Users Guide

Introduction

This document describes the activities that you can perform with the Dell Server Deployment Pack (DSDP) Version 3.1 for

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (Configuration Manager).

NOTE: This document contains information about 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. For accessing documents on support site, visit

Accessing

Documents From The Dell Support Site or see Dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/04/Product/server-deployment-pack-

v3.1-sccm.

What's new in this release

• Support for 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers.

• Support for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Version 1606.

• Support for deployment of Windows 2016.

• Support for Dell Driver CAB files.

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.

• Consolidate launch points to various wizards to perform a typical server deployment on-site server installation.

• Support up to sixteen global and dedicated RAID hot spares.

• Support Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Version 1606, 2012 SP2, 2012 R2 SP1, 2012 R2, 2012 SP1, or 2012

releases.

• Import Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) using the PowerEdge Deployment ToolKit Configuration Wizard. Make sure that you

import DTK package only from the site server and not from the admin console.

• Import Dell driver packages from the Configuration Manager Admin Console.

• Deploy the operating system by using x64 and x86 boot images (DTK with 64-bit support is required).

NOTE: For all supported operating systems, see the Supporting operating systems section in

Dell Server Deployment

Pack Version 3.1 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide

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.