Setup Guide

Installing Dell Server Deployment Pack for the first time
on the system
Perform the following steps if you are installing Dell Server Deployment Pack for the first time on the system:
1. Go to Dell.com/support and then click Drivers & Downloads.
2. Download the Dell_Server_Deployment_Pack_v3.1_for_Configuration_Manager_Axx.exe (where xx is the Dell
Server Deployment Pack release number).
3. Run the .exe file and specify a path to extract the contents of the self-extractable zip file.
For example, C:\DSDP
The Dell_Server_Deployment_Pack__v3.1_for_Configuration_Manager.exe file is extracted to the
Dell_Server_Deployment_Pack_v3.1_for_Configuration_Manager folder in the specified path.
4. Open the command prompt using the Run As Administrator option, navigate to the location of the executable file, and launch the
executable file.
The Welcome screen for Dell Server Deployment Pack is displayed.
5. Click Next.
The license agreement is displayed.
6. Accept the license terms after reading them, and click Next.
If the Configuration Manager console is running, then a message is displayed that the Configuration Manager must be closed for the
installation to continue.
7. Click Next to close the Configuration Manager console automatically.
The Ready to Install the Program screen is displayed.
8. Click Install.
The Installing Dell Server Deployment pack for Configuration Manager progress screen is displayed and after the installation is
complete, the Installation Completed Successfully screen is displayed.
9. Click Finish.
Upgrading Dell Server Deployment Pack
NOTE: You can upgrade to DSDP 3.1 from DSDP 3.0.
NOTE: The task sequences created in a previous version of Dell Server Deployment Pack does not work. For information
on how to make these task sequences work, see the “Troubleshooting“ section in the Dell Server Deployment Pack
Version 3.1 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User’s Guide at Dell.com/support/manuals.
NOTE: To upgrade the Configuration Manager, on which DSDP is installed, to the newer version available, first upgrade
the Configuration Manager to the newer version and then upgrade DSDP to the latest version. However, before you
upgrade the console, Dell recommends that you delete all the Dell boot images that were created by using the earlier
versions.
Perform the following steps to upgrade to Dell Server Deployment Pack version 3.1:
1. Download and extract the executable file. For information, see step 1 to step 3 of Installing dell server deployment pack for the first
time.
2. Run the executable file.
A message to confirm whether you want to upgrade to a newer version is displayed.
3. Click Yes.
The Welcome screen is displayed.
4. Click Next.
The license agreement is displayed.
5. Accept the license terms after reading them, and click Next.
If Configuration Manager console is running, then a message is displayed that the Configuration Manager must be closed for the
installation to continue. Close the Configuration Manager Console and proceed with the installation.
6. Click Yes.
The Remove/Retain Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) utilities and Windows PE drivers screen displays the following options:
• Retain Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) utilities and Windows PE drivers — Select this option to retain the DTK utilities and
Windows PE drivers imported in to Configuration Manager during the previous installation of Dell Server Deployment Pack.
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