Owners Manual

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Before you Begin Using Configuration Manager
After a fresh install or upgrade using the option Remove Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) utilities and Windows PE drivers,
make sure that you import a DTK package before going ahead. For more information, see the Importing a DTK Package
section for systems running Configuration Manager 2007 and Importing a DTK Package section for system running
Configuration Manager 2012.
Also, make sure that you have created distribution points and/or updated the appropriate packages to Configuration
Manager distribution points. The Update Distribution Points operation ensures that all packages of the Dell Server
Deployment Pack that you installed are updated on the distribution points. The Distribution operation ensures that the
packages are available on the distribution points for the client systems to access them. To add a distribution point, see
the Configuration Manager Online Help .
Dell Server Deployment Pack provides consolidated launch points to various wizards to perform a typical server
deployment. To access the wizards sequentially, right-click Operating System Deployment node and select Dell
PowerEdge Server Deployment. You can use DSDP for Configuration Manager to perform the following tasks:
• Import a Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK)
• Create Dell boot images for server deployment
• Import Dell driver packages from Dell Systems Management DVD
• Create an operating system deployment task sequence
Recommended DTK version for Configuration Manager
Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 — DTK version 2.6 or later
Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 — DTK version 3.2.1 or later
Configuration Manager 2012 — DTK version 4.0
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