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
If necessary, you can change the iDRAC credentials of the target system before you launch the System Viewer utility to perform
various tasks.
To change the iDRAC credentials and launch the System Viewer utility:
1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012 under Device Collections, right-click a
Dell yx1x system or later and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch System Viewer.
The iDRAC Authentication Information screen displays the default credentials known to the Configuration Manager.
2. Clear Use Credentials Known to Configuration Manager (Default) and do one of the following:
• Do not modify the existing account — This option is selected by default, clear this option to provide credentials, else
existing credentials are maintained. Make sure that you enter valid credentials for iDRAC. You can provide credentials
authenticated on the active directory.
NOTE:
You can enter only specific special characters in the user name field. For more information on the special characters
that you can use in the iDRAC user name field, see the iDRAC documentation available at Dell.com/support/home.
• Skip CA check — This option is selected by default, clear this option to secure communication between the Configuration
Manager and the target systems. Clearing this option will check that the certificate on the target system is issued by a
trusted certificate authority (CA). Clear this option only if you trust the target systems.
• Skip CN check — Clear this option to enhance security; authenticate system names and prevent impersonation. The
common name (CN) need not match the host name of the target system. Clear this option only for trusted target systems.
3. Click OK to launch the System Viewer utility.
For more information on using the System Viewer utility, see Using the System Viewer Utility.
Configuration utility
The Configuration Utility allows you to perform various operations from the source system to the entire collection of Dell systems
discovered under
All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers on the Configuration Manager console. This utility works on a one-to-many
relationship and uses the Remote Enablement feature of the Lifecycle Controller present on Dell systems. You can perform various
operations on all the target systems at one time.
To launch the Configuration Utility:
1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012 under Device Collections, right-click on
All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility.
NOTE: You can launch Configuration Utility for any collection.
2. In the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility window, the left-hand pane lists the following options:
• Overview
• Create Lifecycle Controller Boot Media
• Hardware Configuration and Deploy operating system
• Firmware Inventory, Compare, and Update
• Hardware Inventory
• Session Credentials, Verify Communication
• Modify Credentials on Lifecycle Controllers
• View Lifecycle Controller Logs
• Platform Restore
• Network Adapter Comparison Report
For more information on using the Configuration Utility, see Using the Configuration Utility.
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