Owner's Manual

Introduction

This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Server

Deployment Pack Version 2.0 for Microsoft System Center Configuration

Manager (Configuration Manager.)

What’s New in Version 2.0

• Support for Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

• Support for 12th generation of PowerEdge servers.

• Support for Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) v3.5 to v4.0.

• Task sequence optimized in Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and later.

• Support to extract Dell driver packages directly from ISO images stored

locally or on the network.

Dell Server Deployment Pack Features Overview

You can perform the following tasks using the Dell Server Deployment Pack:

• Configure the server's Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC), integrated

Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), RAID, and BIOS using INI files

and Command Line Interface (CLI) options. You can also configure RAID

using the

Array Builder Wizard

• Create a Dell specific boot image that is used in the operating system

deployment.

• Import and apply driver installation packages for specific Dell servers.

•C

onsolidated 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 2007 SP1,

R2, SP2, R3, and Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

releases.

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