Install Guide

For more information, see the following documents available at www.dell.com/OpenManageManuals:
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Version <Version Number> User's Guide
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Version <Version Number> Quick Start Guide
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide
• Lifecycle Controller Integration Best Practices
Dell OpenManage Essentials
Dell recommends using Dell OpenManage Essentials as replacement for IT Assistant. Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) provide improved
capabilities such as:
• Discovering and inventorying the systems.
• Monitoring systems’ health.
• Viewing and managing system alerts.
• Performing system updates.
• Viewing hardware inventory and compliance reports.
For more information regarding Dell OpenManage Essentials, contact service provider.
iDRAC Service Module
The iDRAC Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on a Dell’s 12
th
generation and later
PowerEdge servers. Using the iDRAC Service Module you can congure the features on the supported operating system. The iDRAC
Service Module provides additional Server Management data to iDRAC and presents one-to-many consoles with access to Systems
Management data through operating system interfaces.
The iDRAC Service Module also complements the iDRAC interfaces such as the GUI, RACADM CLI, and WSMAN with additional
monitoring features. For more information, see iDRAC Service Module <Version Number> Installation Guide available at www.dell.com/
Support/Home.
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample conguration les that you can use
to deploy and congure the Dell systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large number of
systems on a pre-OS environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes. Using DTK you can install
operating systems on Dell systems in BIOS or Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.
In addition to the command-line utilities used to congure various system features, DTK also provides sample scripts and conguration les
to perform common deployment tasks and documentation. These les and scripts describe the use of the DTK in Microsoft Windows Pre-
installation Environment (Windows PE) and Linux environments. For more information, see the following documents available at
www.dell.com/OpenManageManuals:
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> User's Guide
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> Command Line Interface Reference Guide
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> Installation Guide
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