Owners Manual
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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.
• 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 2007 SP1, R2, SP2, R3, and Microsoft System
Center 2012 Configuration Manager releases.
• Support for importing of Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) using the Deployment ToolKit Configuration Wizard.
• Support for importing Dell driver packages from the Configuration Manager Admin Console.
• Support for deployment using x64 boot images (DTK with 64-bit support is required.)
Other Dell Documents You Might Need
In addition to this guide and the online help, you might need to refer the following documents to get details on specific
Dell OpenManage products. These documents are available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
• The
Dell Server Deployment Pack Version 2.0 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Install Guide
provides information about installing DSDP 2.0 on your system.
• The
Dell Remote Access Controller 5 Firmware User's Guide
provides comprehensive information about using
the RACADM command line utility to configure a DRAC 5.
• The
Dell Chassis Management Controller User's Guide
provides comprehensive information about using the
controller that manages all modules in the chassis containing your Dell server.
• The
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide
provides information about installation,
configuration, and maintenance of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) on management and
managed systems.
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