Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User's Guide
- Introduction to Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
- Use case scenarios
- Common prerequisites
- Editing and exporting the BIOS configuration profile of a system
- Comparing and updating the firmware inventory
- Creating, editing, and saving a RAID profile of a system
- Deploying operating system on collection
- Exporting server profile to iDRAC vFlash card or network share
- Importing server profile from iDRAC vFlash card or network share
- Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs
- Working With NIC or CNA Profiles
- Working with Fibre Channel profiles
- Selecting Fibre Channel storage area network in boot sequence
- Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
- Licensing for DLCI
- Dell Deployment ToolKit
- Dell Driver CAB files
- Configuring target systems
- Auto-discovery and handshake
- Applying Drivers from the task sequence
- Creating a task sequence
- Creating a Dell specific task sequence
- Creating a custom task sequence
- Editing a task sequence
- Configuring the task sequence steps to apply operating system image and driver package
- Applying the operating system image
- Adding Dell driver packages
- Deploying a task sequence
- Creating a task sequence media bootable ISO
- System Viewer utility
- Configuration utility
- Launching the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console
- Task Viewer
- Additional tasks you can perform with Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
- Configuring security
- Validating a Dell factory-issued Client Certificate on the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller for auto-discovery
- Pre-authorizing systems for auto-discovery
- Changing the administrative credentials used by Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager
- Using the Graphical User Interface
- Using the Array Builder
- Using the Configuration Utility
- Creating a Lifecycle Controller boot media
- Configuring hardware and deploying the operating system
- Deploying operating systems
- Hardware configuration and OS deployment workflow
- Updating firmware during OS deployment
- Configuring hardware during OS deployment
- Configuring RAID
- Applying a NIC or CNA profile on a collection
- Applying FC HBA profiles and FC SAN boot attributes on a collection
- Applying an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile on a collection
- Exporting the system profiles before and after hardware configuration
- Comparing and updating firmware inventory for systems in a collection
- Viewing the hardware inventory
- Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller
- Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection
- Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers
- Platform restore for a collection
- Comparing NIC or CNA profiles against systems in a collection
- Using the Import Server Utility
- Using the System Viewer Utility
- Viewing and editing BIOS configuration
- Viewing and configuring RAID
- Configuring iDRAC profiles for a system
- Configuring NICs and CNAs for a system
- Configuring FC HBA cards for a system
- Comparing and updating firmware inventory
- Comparing hardware configuration profile
- Viewing Lifecycle Controller logs
- Viewing the hardware inventory for the system
- Platform restore for a system
- Comparing FC HBA profile against a target system
- Troubleshooting
- Configuring Dell provisioning web services on IIS
- Dell auto-discovery network setup specification
- Troubleshooting the viewing and exporting of Lifecycle Controller logs
- Deploying the operating system on Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers using WinPE 3.0
- Issues and resolutions
- ESXi or RHEL deployment on Windows systems moves to ESXi or RHEL collection, but not removed from Windows Managed Collection
- Related documentation and resources
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Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
This chapter discusses the various operations that you can perform after you install DLCI on Configuration Manager.
Before you begin using DLCI for Configuration Manager, ensure that the target system is auto-discovered and present in the All Dell
Lifecycle Controller Servers collection on the Configuration Manager console.
DLCI for Configuration Manager enables you to perform the following operations on all Dell systems under a collection:
• Configure the target systems. For more information, see Configuring target systems.
• Apply drivers on the task sequence. For more information, see Applying Drivers from the task sequence.
NOTE: Select the Apply Drivers from Lifecycle Controller check box if you want to apply drivers from Lifecycle
Controller while deploying operating systems.
• Create a task sequence media. For more information, see Creating a task sequence media bootable ISO.
• Use the System Viewer utility on specific systems in a collection. For more information, see System Viewer utility.
• Use the Config Utility on a collection of Dell systems. For more information, see Configuration utility.
• Launch the iDRAC console by right-clicking on any system discovered under All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers on the
Configuration Manager console, or any system on the Task Viewer. For more information, see Launching the integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller console.
• Use the Task Viewer to view the status of tasks handled by DLCI for Configuration Manager. For more information, see Task
Viewer.
Licensing for DLCI
This release of DLCI is licensed. For more information on licensing; In Configuration Manager select Assets and Compliance →
Overview → Device Collections → Dell Lifecycle Controller → License Instructions.
Dell Deployment ToolKit
The Dell Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you can use to
deploy and configure the Dell systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large
number of systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes.
Using DTK you can install operating systems on Dell systems in BIOS or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.
NOTE: If the folders containing boot critical drivers are not present, then the wizard displays an error message.
Dell Driver CAB files
A cabinet (.cab) file is a compressed file that contains other distribution files, such as drivers and system files.
The Dell Driver CAB file provides new levels of flexibility for creating and deploying customized boot images.
Importing Dell driver files
1. Download the latest DTK file from Dell.com/support.
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