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
Table 4. Broadcom profile settings
S.No Target Server Setting Profile Settings What is Applied
1. Dual Port NIC (partition
disabled)
Dual Port NIC
Dual Port Quad Partition NIC
Dual Port Quad Partition NIC
Partition is enabled when the
system reboots.
2. Dual Port NIC (partition
disabled)
Dual Port NIC Dual Port NIC
Port level settings are applied
when the system reboots.
3. Dual Port NIC (partition
disabled)
Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port Quad Partition NIC
Partition is enabled when the
system reboots.
4. Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port NIC
Dual Port Quad Partition NIC
Dual Port Quad Partition
5. Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port NIC Nothing is applied as there is
no match between the target
server setting and profile
setting.
6. Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port Quad Partition
4. Click Next to apply an iDRAC profile.
NOTE: If there is an error while applying a NIC/CNA profile, the operating system deployment process continues to
the next step. While applying an attribute using Config Utility, it does not check the dependent attributes value.
After the hardware configuration task is complete, use Network Adapter Comparison Report in Config Utility to
check if the attributes have been applied successfully.
Applying FC HBA profiles and FC SAN boot attributes on a collection
You can apply FC HBA profiles and FC SAN boot attributes from Configuration utility. You can create a FC HBA profile in the
System Viewer utility, and provide the FC SAN boot attributes as a CSV file while applying the settings in Configuration utility.
Applying a FC HBA profile on a collection
About this task
To apply a FC HBA profile on a collection, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Click Browse and select the FC adapter port profile that you created by using the System Viewer utility. This profile is applied
during the hardware configuration process. For more information on creating FC HBA profiles, see Creating an FC HBA profile.
2. After you select FC adapter port profile, you can validate if the configuration is applied based on the following rules mentioned
in Table 5:
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