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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Introduction to Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
(DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager
Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (Configuration Manager) enables
the administrators to leverage the remote enablement capabilities of Dell Lifecycle Controller, available as part of the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).
Configuration Manager is used in this document with reference to the following products:
• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Version 1610
• Microsoft System Center 2012 SP2 Configuration Manager
• Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager
• Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
• Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager
• Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
NOTE:
This document contains information on the prerequisites and supported software necessary for installing DLCI version 3.3 for
Configuration Manager. If you are installing this version of DLCI for Microsoft Configuration Manager after a long time after its
release date, check to see if there is an updated version of this document at Dell.com/support/home.
At a high level, the remote enablement capabilities include:
• Autodiscovery
• Hardware configuration
• Firmware comparison and updates
• Remote operating system deployment for a collection of Dell systems
What's new in this release
This release of DLCI for Configuration Manager provides support for the following features:
Table 1. New features and functionalities
New feature Description
Support for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
Version 1610
Allows you to install DLCI 3.3 for Configuration Manager Version
1610
Support for Agent-free properties Displays the Dell Lifecycle Controller Agent-free properties for
configuration manager
Support for deployment of Windows 2016, ESXi 6.0 U2 and
RHEL 6.8
Allows you to install Windows 2016, ESXi 6.0 U2 and RHEL 6.8
operating systems
Support for 64–bit firmware update Supports 64–bit Dell Update Packages
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