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Table Of Contents

Upgrading Dell driver CAB files...................................................................................................................................20

Configuring target systems...............................................................................................................................................21

To enable CSIOR for earlier server generations:..........................................................................................................21

To enable CSIOR for Dell’s 12th and later generation of PowerEdge servers:............................................................. 21

Auto-discovery and handshake......................................................................................................................................... 21

Applying Drivers from the task sequence......................................................................................................................... 22

Applying drivers from Lifecycle Controller..................................................................................................................22

Importing DLCI Dell server driver packages................................................................................................................22

Viewing the condition for a fallback step....................................................................................................................23

Creating a task sequence.................................................................................................................................................23

Creating a Dell specific task sequence..............................................................................................................................23

Creating a custom task sequence.................................................................................................................................... 24

Editing a task sequence....................................................................................................................................................24

Configuring the task sequence steps to apply operating system image and driver package.............................................24

Applying the operating system image...............................................................................................................................24

Adding Dell driver packages............................................................................................................................................. 25

Deploying a task sequence...............................................................................................................................................25

Creating a task sequence media bootable ISO................................................................................................................. 25

System Viewer utility........................................................................................................................................................25

Configuration utility..........................................................................................................................................................26

Launching the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console....................................................................................27

Launching the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Console from the Task Viewer.......................................... 27

Task Viewer......................................................................................................................................................................27

Additional tasks you can perform with Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration......................................................................28

Configuring security................................................................................................................................................... 28

Validating a Dell factory-issued Client Certificate on the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller for auto-

discovery....................................................................................................................................................................28

Pre-authorizing systems for auto-discovery...............................................................................................................28

Changing the administrative credentials used by Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager.....29

Using the Graphical User Interface.............................................................................................................................29

Using the Array Builder...............................................................................................................................................29

4 Using the Configuration Utility......................................................................................35

Creating a Lifecycle Controller boot media.......................................................................................................................35

Setting a default share location for the Lifecycle Controller boot media.................................................................... 36

Configuring hardware and deploying the operating system..............................................................................................36

Deploying operating systems......................................................................................................................................36

Hardware configuration and OS deployment workflow.............................................................................................. 38

Updating firmware during OS deployment................................................................................................................. 39

Configuring hardware during OS deployment.............................................................................................................40

Configuring RAID........................................................................................................................................................40

Applying a NIC or CNA profile on a collection.............................................................................................................40

Applying FC HBA profiles and FC SAN boot attributes on a collection........................................................................41

Applying an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile on a collection.............................................................43

Exporting the system profiles before and after hardware configuration.....................................................................44

Comparing and updating firmware inventory for systems in a collection..........................................................................45