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
Viewing the hardware inventory.......................................................................................................................................45
Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller.......................................................................................................... 46
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection....................................................................................... 46
Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers..................................................................................................................47
Modifying credentials of Lifecycle Controllers on the Configuration Manager database.............................................47
Platform restore for a collection.......................................................................................................................................48
Exporting the system profiles in a collection...............................................................................................................48
Importing the system profiles in a collection...............................................................................................................48
Configuring Part Replacement properties for a collection.......................................................................................... 48
Comparing NIC or CNA profiles against systems in a collection....................................................................................... 49
5 Using the Import Server Utility...................................................................................... 51
Importing Dell servers....................................................................................................................................................... 51
Importing system variables...............................................................................................................................................52
6 Using the System Viewer Utility....................................................................................54
Viewing and editing BIOS configuration........................................................................................................................... 54
Creating a new profile................................................................................................................................................ 54
Editing an existing profile........................................................................................................................................... 55
Adding a new attribute...............................................................................................................................................55
Editing an existing BIOS attribute...............................................................................................................................55
Changing the BIOS or UEFI boot sequence and hard disk drive sequence.................................................................55
Viewing and configuring RAID..........................................................................................................................................56
Configuring iDRAC profiles for a system.......................................................................................................................... 56
Creating an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile....................................................................................56
Editing an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile.......................................................................................57
Configuring NICs and CNAs for a system.........................................................................................................................57
Creating a NIC or CNA profile....................................................................................................................................58
Scanning a collection..................................................................................................................................................58
Configuring adapters..................................................................................................................................................59
Configuring NIC and iSCSI parameters...................................................................................................................... 59
Editing a NIC or CNA profile.......................................................................................................................................60
Configuring FC HBA cards for a system...........................................................................................................................60
Creating an FC HBA profile........................................................................................................................................60
Editing an FC HBA profile........................................................................................................................................... 61
Comparing and updating firmware inventory.................................................................................................................... 61
Comparing hardware configuration profile....................................................................................................................... 63
Viewing Lifecycle Controller logs......................................................................................................................................63
Downloading and updating the 11th and 12th generation message registry................................................................ 64
Downloading and updating the 13th generation message registry..............................................................................65
Viewing the hardware inventory for the system...............................................................................................................65
Platform restore for a system.......................................................................................................................................... 66
Prerequisites to export or import a system profile......................................................................................................66
Exporting the system profile...................................................................................................................................... 66
Importing the system profile.......................................................................................................................................67
Configuring part replacement properties for a system............................................................................................... 68
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