Concept Guide

• Consolidated launch points to various wizards, to perform a typical server deployment on site server
installation.
• Enhanced support for up to sixteen global and dedicated RAID hot spares.
• Support for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012, 2012 SP1, 2007 R2, SP2, and R3
releases.
• Support for importing of Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) using the PowerEdge Deployment ToolKit
Configuration Wizard. Make sure that you import DTK package only from the site server and not from
the admin console.
• Support for importing Dell driver packages from the Configuration Manager Admin Console.
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Support for deployment using x64 boot images (DTK with 64-bit support is required).
For more information, see Dell Server Deployment Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for System Center Virtual Machine
Manager
Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager helps to
automate and simplify hardware configuration, and deploy operating systems (OS) that are supported on
11th generation, 12th generation, and 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers.
The following are the advantages of using DLCI for SCVMM:
• Reduces amount of time and effort required for one-to-many OS deployments.
• Offers agent-free and out-of-band hardware configuration, patching and deployment through the
System Center 2012 SP1/R2 Virtual Machine Manager console, by using Dell’s embedded server
management technology, integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller
(LC).
By using DLCI for SCVMM, you can do the following:
• Installing the product without configuring DCLM (Dell Connections License Manager) for license key
enforcement. Customers should purchase the licenses as proof of compliance.
• Using the Update Centre for a simplified, and enhanced user experience to achieve multistep work
flow in a single window.
• Automatic grouping of rack and modular servers into virtual groups based on cluster, chassis, hosts,
and unassigned server groups at discovery phase.
• Managing hosts by synchronizing SCVMM hosts with DLCI for SCVMM appliance.
• Providing credentials for integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), Chassis Management
Controller (CMC), and Proxy servers that are used for multiple workflows.
• Accessing Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1/R2 Virtual Machine Manager.
• Installing as a Virtual Appliance (software model) for a simplified implementation and initial
configuration with SCVMM.
• Checking the Dell PowerEdge server compliance to ensure that the required firmware revision is
installed.
• Performing auto-discovery and handshake to enable iDRAC with LC on bare-metal servers. This helps
to locate the SCVMM console through the DLCI for SCVMM appliance.
• Discovering unassigned Dell PowerEdge servers manually while using static IP for the iDRAC with LC
network.
• Viewing key inventory details of discovered servers, which helps IT Administrators to
select appropriate servers to deploy in the datacenter.
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