Administrator Guide

Using SCCM and WSI
SCCM and WSI are the methods that are used by IT administrators to centrally manage their systems and software applications.
Dell Optimizer supports SCCM and WSI for configuration and deployment. For more information about SCCM, see
www.docs.microsoft.com and WSI, see www.vmware.com.
Instructions for creating the Dell Optimizer application
package
Follow these steps to create a Dell Optimizer package that you can deploy on a selected client system in the Enterprise.
NOTE: The steps may differ slightly based on the SCCM version that you are using.
1. Download the Dell Optimizer files required for installation.
2. In the Configuration Manager console:
• Open the Software Library page and click Overview > Application Management.
• Right-click Applications and select Create Application.
3. In the Create Application wizard:
• Select Manually and specify the application information.
• Enter the application name as Dell Optimizer 1.0, and click Next in the Application Catalog.
• Click Add in the Deployment Types page.
• In the Create Deployment Type wizard, select the Type as script installer and click Next.
• Enter the deployment type, and click Next.
• Enter the location of the Dell Optimizer files in the content location.
• Enter the Installation Program as “DellOptimizer.exe” /s.
• In the Detection Methods tab, click Add clause.
• The detection rule is as follows:
Setting Type: Registry
Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D66A3355-
FEA4-4F60-8BAF-D6CBEDB396D8}
• Click OK to close the Detection Rule window and click Next in the Create Deployment Type wizard.
• Specify the user experience as follows:
a. Installation behavior: Install for system.
b. Login Requirement: Whether a user is logged on.
c. Installation Program Visibility: Normal.
• Click Next in the Requirements tab.
• Click Next in the Dependencies tab.
• Click Next in the Summary and verify that the Deployment Type is created successfully.
• Close the Create Deployment Type wizard.
4. In the Create Application wizard, click Next in the Deployment Types tab, click Next in the Summary tab and confirm that the
application is created successfully.
Instructions for deploying application
After creating the package, use the following instruction to deploy it to selected clients:
1. Right-click the application and select Deploy.
2. Select the device collection on which you want to install Dell Optimizer.
3. Ensure that the Automatically distribute content for dependencies option is checked, click Next.
4. In the Content tab, click Add to select the distribution point.
5. In the Deployment settings tab, have the following:
• Action: Install
• Purpose: Required
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