Users Guide

Before using Configuration Manager

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. For more information about importing a DTK package for

Configuration Manager Version 1606, 2012 SP2, 2012 R2 SP1, 2012 R2, 2012 SP1, or 2012, see Importing a DTK Package for

hardware configuration and OS deployment.

• Distribute and update 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 Online Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager.

NOTE: You can import the DTK .exe and CAB file from a Configuration Manager site server.

Dell Server Deployment Pack provides consolidated launch points to various wizards to perform a typical server deployment. To

access the wizards sequentially, right-click the 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

NOTE: Always launch the Configuration Manager console with administrator privileges.

Recommended Dell Deployment Toolkit version for Dell Server

Deployment Pack

DSDP with DTK version 5.4 supports the following Configuration Manager versions:

• Configuration Manager Version 1606

• Configuration Manager 2012 SP2

• Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1

• Configuration Manager 2012 R2

• Configuration Manager 2012 SP1

• Configuration Manager 2012

NOTE:

Configuration Manager Version 1606 supports WinPE 10; Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2

SP1, and Configuration Manager 2012 R2 supports WinPE 5.0; Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 supports WinPE 4.0.

NOTE:

In Configuration Manager Version 1606, there are only Windows PE 10.0 drivers, so only 64–bit operating systems’

deployment is supported as DTK 5.4 does not support 32–bit version of Windows PE 10.0 drivers.