Dell Server Deployment Pack Version 3.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5 What's new in this release..................................................................................................................... 5 Dell Server Deployment Pack features overview................................................................................. 5 Console and operating system support matrix for Dell Server Deployment Pack.............................
Exporting to XML........................................................................................................................... 25 Importing XML............................................................................................................................... 25 Saving to package......................................................................................................................... 25 Creating task sequences for RAID, DRAC, and iDRAC..................................
Introduction 1 This document describes the activities that you can perform with the Dell Server Deployment Pack (DSDP) Version 3.0 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (Configuration Manager). NOTE: This document contains information on requirements and the supported software necessary for working with DSDP. 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.
Console and operating system support matrix for Dell Server Deployment Pack The following table provides information about the operating systems supported by Dell Server Deployment Pack for Configuration Manager. Table 1. Compatible operating systems supported by Dell Server Deployment Pack for WinPE Configuration Manager Version WinPE Version Operating System Deployment Configuration Manager 2012 3.0 • • Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Configuration Manager 2012 4.
Before using Configuration Manager 2 Before you begin using the Configuration manager, ensure the following: • Import the DTK packages if you are upgrading DSDP using the option Remove Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) utilities and Windows PE drivers or installing DSDP for the first time. NOTE: You can import the DTK package only from a Configuration Manager site server and not from the admin console.
NOTE: In Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, there are only Windows PE 4.0 drivers , so only 64–bit operating systems' deployment is supported as DTK 4.4 does not support 32–bit version of Windows PE 4.0 drivers. In Configuration Manager 2012 R2, there are only Windows PE 5.0 drivers, so only 64–bit operating systems’ deployment is supported as DTK 5.0 does not support 32–bit version of Windows PE 5.0 drivers. In Configuration Manager 2012, there are only Windows PE 3.
Using the Dell Server Deployment Pack on systems running Configuration Manager 2012, 2012 SP1, or 2012 R2 3 This section provides information on how to use Dell Server Deployment Pack on systems running Configuration Manager 2012, 2012 SP1, or 2012 R2. Importing a DTK package 1. Download the latest DTK cab file from dell.com/support. NOTE: Make sure that you import a DTK Package from the site server and not from the admin console. 2. Launch the Configuration Manager Console. 3.
The selected DTK version, Windows PE version, and architecture is displayed in DTK selected for import section. 5. Click Next. 6. In Boot Image Selection screen is displayed. 7. In Boot Image Properties, follow steps 3 to 8 in the Creating a Boot Image for Deploying Dell PowerEdge Servers section for creating a boot image. Creating a boot image for deploying Dell PowerEdge servers 1. Launch Configuration Manager Console. 2.
8. Right-click each of the newly created boot images and perform the update and manage distribution points operations. The drivers imported from DTK are injected into WinPE. This process depends on the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and ADK. It is recommended that you read the limitations documented for these products before creating a boot image. For example, technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825070.
Distributing content and updating distribution points 1. Launch Configuration Manager Console. 2. In the left pane, select Software Library > Overview > Application Management > Packages > Dell PowerEdge Deployment. 3. Right-click PowerEdge Deployment Toolkit Integration and click Update Distribution Points. A message box prompting for a confirmation is displayed. 4. Click OK to update the distribution points. 5. Right-click PowerEdge Deployment Toolkit Integration and click Distribute Content.
5. Select the boot image that you want to use from the drop-down list. NOTE: It is recommended that you use the Dell custom boot image that you created. 6. Under Server Hardware Configuration, select the hardware items that you want to configure in this task sequence. 7. Under Operating System Installation, select the operating system installation type. The options are: • 8. 9.
Adding diskpart clean to task sequence 1. In Task Sequence Editor, click Add > General > Command Line. 2. In the Name text box, enter Diskpart Clean as the name for the command line. 3. Select the input command line option diskpartclean.bat. 4. Select package Dell PowerEdge Deployment > Dell PowerEdge Custom Reboot Script 2.1.
NOTE: If an existing device has the same name, it is over-written. 7. In the Summary window, review the content and click Next. The wizard imports the computers from the file and displays a confirmation message. Creating the bootable media for OS deployment 1. In the left side of Configuration Manager, right-click Task Sequences and select Create Task Sequence Media. 2. In the Select Media window, selectBootable Media. 3.
5. Select Save to a file in the toolkit package for this custom action when I click OK in the pop-up message, and then click OK. 6. Save the file in the default directory. An example of default directory: \\\sms_\OSD\lib\Packages \Deployment\Dell\PowerEdge\DTK\Template\Configs\Syscfg. 7. Click Apply to save the edited file to the task sequence. 8. Select Set from the Action: drop-down menu. The Configuration file/Command line parameters field is enabled.
NOTE: For information about the .ini file format, see the “Sample File Formats” section in the latest Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals. 1. Click View to see the existing syscfg.ini file. 2. In the Configuration File Editor window, edit the syscfg.ini file, select the Save these changes to the existing file in the toolkit package when I click OK option and click OK. Edit This is a sample raidcfg.ini file.
Alternatively, you can select the option from the drop-down to create an XML file from the start. Configuring iDRAC 7 and iDRAC 8 using XML input To configure idrac 7 and idrac 8 using XML input: 1. Right-click the task sequence and click Edit. 2. In the left side of the Task Sequence Editor, under Configure Hardware > Step 1 , click set iDRAC7 Config (xml file) > Action Settings tab.
NOTE: See the Dell Deployment Toolkit CLI Guide for information on parameters for -bootseq option. Retrieving boot device IDs 1. Create a task sequence using DSDP: a. b. c. d. 2. Launch the Create Dell Task Sequence wizard. In Server Hardware, select Set BIOS config. Select the appropriate boot image, credentials, and other inputs. Click Create and Save the Task Sequence. Edit the task sequence and from the Action drop-down list, select Get. a. b. c. d. e.
For information on the ini file format, see “Sample File Formats” in the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.4 Command Line Interface Reference Guide. You can access the guide from this URL: www.dell.com/support/Manuals. The Array Builder .xml window is displayed. 3. Select Save to a file in the toolkit package for this custom action when I click OK and click OK to return to the Task Sequence Editor window. 4. Click OK. 5. Save the file in the default directory.
These array configuration rules are defined using a graphical, logical layout that allows you to visualize how your array controllers are configured. Rules are processed in the order displayed in the Array Builder tree, so you know exactly which rules have priority. You can also apply configuration rules based on task sequence variables detected on the server. This allows you to define different configurations to different servers even if the detected hardware is identical.
system regardless of configuration 4. Under Variable Matching Criteria, you can set a rule to apply this configuration only if it matches certain criteria that you select. Select Apply this configuration only when variable to enable the rule setting options. 5. Click OK. Editing a controller To edit a controller, select the controller and click Controllers > Edit Controller. On the Controller Configuration window, you can make changes to your controller. Deleting a controller 1.
Deleting a variable condition 1. Select the variable condition and click Variables > Delete Variable Condition. A message that all the attached arrays and disks are deleted is displayed. 2. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel. Arrays Array nodes include both RAID arrays and non-RAID disk groups (indicated by the different icons for RAID arrays and non-RAID disks). By default, a non-RAID disk group is created when a controller is created.
Adding a new logical drive 1. Select the array and click Logical Drives > New Logical Drive. The Logical Drive Settings window is displayed. 2. Under Create a logical drive, enter the exact number of gigabytes the logical drive must contain. 3. Click OK to create the logical drive or click Cancel to return to Array Builder. Editing a logical drive 1. Select the logical drive and click Logical Drives > Edit Logical Drive. The Logical Drive Settings window is displayed.
• Hot spare (only for the current array) • Global hot spare (all arrays) Deleting a disk To delete a disk, click on the disk and select Disks > Delete Disk. Exporting to XML This menu item allows you to save the current configuration in an XML file to a location of your choice. To make sure that this configuration file is used, save it into the package. Else, the configuration is saved to a variable. To export the current configuration to an XML file, click Export to XML.
Option Suboptions Description RAID Configuration (command None line) Use this option if you want to manually configure the RAID tokens using the CLI. RAC Configuration (DRAC 5) For more information about the BIOS option, see . For more information about the BIOS option, see . rac5cfg.ini Use the existing rac5cfg.ini file to configure DRAC 5. For a similar example, see .
Option Suboptions Description idrac8cfg.ini Use the existing idrac8cfg.ini file to configure iDRAC 8. For a similar example, see . The hardware component sequences are displayed in the Task Sequence Editor after configuring the system BIOS, RAID, DRAC, and iDRAC.
3. Select Retain network folder settings from a prior step, if available to copy any available network folder settings from the previous step or to configure the network folder settings proceed to step 4. 4. Enter a valid network/local path to save the file. 5. Enter the domain and account name to access the path. 6. Enter and confirm the password. 7.
Methods for deploying a task sequence Now that the task sequence is ready, use any of the following methods to deploy the task sequence you have created: • Deploy through a CD • Deploy through a USB • Deploy through PXE For more information on how to deploy a task sequence using the preceding methods, see the Configuration Manager Online Help.
Troubleshooting 4 NOTE: Before you run the sample commands provided in the troubleshooting section, see the DTK documentation and if required recreate the commands based on machine configuration. An error occurs while trying to apply RAID on a system using command line interface When you try to apply RAID using Command Line Interface on a system where an earlier version of RAID is already configured, an error is displayed.
2. Select the Diskpart clean tab. Click Browse to select Dell PowerEdge Custom Reboot script package. 3. In the left pane, from Add drop-down menu, click General, and then click Set Task Sequence Variable. 4. Add Set Site Server Address following Restart in Windows PE with the following details: 5. • In Name, type Set Site Server Address. • In Task Sequence Variable, type SiteServer. • In Value, type . For example: ss1.abc.com • Click Apply and then click OK.
Command line options 5 DSDP supports the command line options supported in Dell Deployment Toolkit. For more information on the command line options, usage guidelines, and syntax, see Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.4 Command Line Interface Reference Guide.
Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description -vd -vd=id ac=svdn - vdn= c=id or vdisk vdisk= id action= setvdname vdname= controllerid= id NA NA Sets the name of the specified virtual disk on the specified controller. Example: A:>raidcfg -vd -vd=2 -ac=svdn vdn=xxx -c=2 RAIDCFG Command successful! When using this command in DSDP, remove raidcfg and run the command.
Other Dell documents you might need 6 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 at dell.com/support/ manuals. • The Dell Server Deployment Pack Version 3.0 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide provides information about installing DSDP 3.0 on your system.
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site You can access the required documents in one of the following ways: • Using the following links: – For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/softwaresecuritymanuals – For OpenManage documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals – For Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/esmmanuals – For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.
