Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center Version 7.2.1 for System Center Configuration Manager and System Center Virtual Machine Manager Unified User’s Guide
- Introduction to OMIMSSC
- OMIMSSC components
- System requirements for OMIMSSC
- Deploy OMIMSSC
- OMIMSSC licensing
- Enrolling Microsoft console in OMIMSSC
- Managing OMIMSSC and its components
- Backup and Restore OMIMSSC Appliance
- Uninstalling OMIMSSC
- Upgrading OMIMSSC for SCVMM
- Rebooting OMIMSSC Appliance
- Logging out of OMIMSSC Appliance
- Managing profiles
- Discovering devices and synchronizing servers with MSSC console
- Views in OMIMSSC
- Managing Operational Templates
- Predefined Operational Templates
- About reference server configuration
- Creating Operational Template from reference servers
- Creating Operational Template from reference Modular Systems
- Viewing Operational Template
- Modifying Operational Template
- Configuring system specific values (Pool values) using Operational Template on multiple servers
- Deleting Operational Template
- Assigning Operational Template and running Operational Template compliance for servers
- Deploying Operational Template on servers
- Assigning Operational Template for Modular Systems
- Deploying Operational Template for Modular System
- Unassigning Operational Template
- About reference Modular System configuration
- Preparing for operating system deployment
- Creating clusters using Operational Template
- Firmware update in OMIMSSC
- Managing devices in OMIMSSC
- Provisioning devices from OMIMSSC
- Configuration and deployment
- Use cases
- Creating Operational Templates
- Installer folders
- Assign Operational Templates
- Deploy Operational Templates
- Windows OS component for the OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM
- Windows component for the OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM
- Non-Windows component for the OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM/SCVMM
- Discovery in enrolled MSSC
- Importing server profile
- Export server profile
- Viewing LC logs
- Collect LC logs
- Part replacement
- Polling and notification
- Launch iDRAC
- Launch Input Output Module
- Resolving synchronization errors
- Synchronizing OMIMSSC with enrolled Microsoft console
- Deploy Azure Stack HCI cluster
- Trouble shooting scenarios
- Resources required for managing OMIMSSC
- Verifying permissions for using OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM
- Verifying PowerShell permissions for using OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM
- Install and upgrade scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Enrollment failure
- Failure of test connection
- Failure to connect to OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM
- Error accessing console extension after updating SCVMM R2
- IP address not assigned to OMIMSSC Appliance
- SCVMM crashes while importing OMIMSSC console extension
- Failed to login to OMIMSSC console extensions
- SC2012 VMM SP1 crashing during update
- OMIMSSC admin portal scenarios
- Discovery, synchronization and inventory scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Failure to discover servers
- Discovered servers not added to All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers collection
- Failure to discover servers due to incorrect credentials
- Creation of incorrect VRTX chassis group after server discovery
- Unable to synchronize host servers with enrolled SCCM
- Empty cluster update group not deleted during autodiscovery or synchronization
- Failure to perform maintenance-related tasks on rediscovered servers
- Generic scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Firmware update scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Failure of creation of update source
- Failure to connect to FTP using system default update source
- Failure of test connection for local update source
- Failure to create DRM update source
- Failure to create repository during firmware update
- Failure to display comparison report after upgrading or migrating OMIMSSC
- Failure to update firmware of clusters
- Failure of firmware update because of job queue being full
- Failure of firmware update when using DRM update source
- Firmware update on components irrespective of selection
- Failure to display latest inventory information after firmware update
- Failure to delete a custom update group
- Failure to update WinPE image
- Changing of polling and notification bell color after updating the frequency
- Operating system deployment scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Server profile scenarios in OMIMSSC
- LC Logs scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Appendix
- Appendix 2
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

2. In the left pane, select Software Library > Operating Systems > Task Sequence.
3. Right-click the task sequence that you want to edit and click Edit.
The Task Sequence Editor window is displayed.
4. Click Add > Dell Deployment > Apply Drivers from Dell Lifecycle Controller.
The custom action for your Dell server deployment is loaded. You can now make changes to the task sequence.
NOTE: When editing a task sequence for the first time, the error message, Setup Windows and Configuration
Manager is displayed. To resolve the error, create and select the Configurations Manager Client Upgrade package. For
more information about creating packages, see the Configuration Manager documentation at technet.microsoft.com.
NOTE: When editing a task sequence on SCCM 2016 and 2019, the missing objects references messages do not list the
Setup windows and ConfigMgr package. Hence, you must add the package and then save the task sequence.
Setting a default share location for the Lifecycle Controller boot
media
To set a default share location for the Lifecycle Controller boot media:
1. In Configuration Manager , select Administration > Site Configuration > Sites
2. Right-click <site server name> and select Configure Site Components, and then select Out of Band Management.
The Out of Band Management Component Properties window is displayed.
3. Click the Lifecycle Controller tab.
4. Under Default Share Location for Custom Lifecycle Controller Boot Media, click Modify to modify the default share
location of the custom Lifecycle Controller boot media.
5. In the Modify Share Information window, enter a new share name and share path.
6. Click OK.
Creating a task sequence media bootable ISO
1. In Configuration Manager under Software Library, right-click Task Sequences, and select Create Task Sequence
Media.
NOTE: Ensure that you manage and update the boot image across all distribution points before starting this wizard.
NOTE: OMIMSSC does not support the Standalone Media method to create Task Sequence Media.
2. From the Task Sequence Media Wizard, select Bootable Media, select Allow unattended operating system
deployment option, and click Next.
3. Select CD/DVD Set, and click Browse and select the location to save the ISO image.
4. Click Next.
5. Clear the Protect Media with a Password check box and click Next.
6. Browse and select PowerEdge server Deployment Boot Image.
NOTE: Use the boot image created using DTK only.
7. Select the distribution point from the drop-down menu, and select the Show distribution points from child sites check
box.
8. Click Next.
The Summary screen is displayed with the task sequence media information.
9. Click Next.
The progress bar is displayed.
10. On completion of creation of the image, close the wizard.
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Preparing for operating system deployment