Owner's Manual

Overview
This guide provides information on software prerequisites and requirements to install and uninstall Dell Server
Deployment Pack (DSDP) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (Configuration Manager).
Before you begin configuring the server, make sure that you have set up the server and the environment using Microsoft
System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Microsoft
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, or Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2. See the
Microsoft TechNet site at technet.microsoft.com for details.
Prerequisites and Requirements
NOTE: This document contains information on requirements and the supported software necessary for installing
DSDP and this document is packaged in the DSDP installable. If you are installing this version of DSDP after a long
time after its release date, check to see if there is an updated version of this document on the support site. For
accessing documents on support site, see Accessing Documents From The Dell Support Site or see dell.com/
support/Manuals/us/en/04/Product/dell-srvr-dplymnt-pck-v2.1-for-systm-center-config-mangr.
• Familiarity with deploying operating systems using supported Configuration Manager versions.
• Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 or later, installed on the server. For details on how to download and install
Configuration Manager, see the Microsoft TechNet site at
technet.microsoft.com.
• At least 100 MB of free disk space to install and use DSDP.
• KB articles are referred; for Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 installed on a site server operating system Windows
Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP1, or Windows Server 2008, see Microsoft KB 978754.
• KB articles are referred; for Configuration Manager 2012 or Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 R3 installed on a site
server operating system Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP1, or Windows Server 2008, see
Microsoft KB 979492.
• Network Access Account configured to run the Configuration Manager task sequences on the client system. For
more information see, Configuring Network Access Account.
• Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is specified. For more information, see Specifying a Fully Qualified Domain
Name.
• .NET 4.0 is installed on the system where you want to install DSDP.
• For other requirements, see Troubleshooting.
• Ensure that these site server configurations are supported:
– The following configurations support these options:
* When Configuration Manager and SMS provider are installed in the same system.
* When Configuration Manager and SMS provider are installed in different systems.
– Site server with all Configuration Manager components installed on the same system and DSDP is installed in
the same system.
– Site server and SMS provider, with DSDP installed in the site server.
– Central administrative site, primary site server, and secondary site server, with DSDP installed in the primary site
server.
– Site server and admin console, with DSDP installed in both site server and admin console.
You must have administrator login credentials on servers that are used for setting up SMS provider and site servers.
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