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End-to-End Deployment of Updates in SCCM 2012 Using Dell Business Client Catalog
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Introduction
The Dell Business Client Updates Catalog automates the patch process of system updates for Dell
Business Client System in a Microsoft ConfigMgr environment.
The catalog files contain detailed information to determine which updates are required for Dell
Business Client Systems and how to apply them. You can use it with the software update management
functionality of Microsoft ConfigMgr to provide automated BIOS, firmware, driver and Dell application
updates.
Dell Businsess Client Systems are Latitude, Optiplex and Dell Precision workstations.
Scope
This white paper explains how to:
 Import the Dell Client updates Catalog using Microsoft System Center Update Publisher
(SCUP 2011)
 Publish to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM 2012)
 Deploy the updates to the target Dell Business Client Systems
This document is not intended to explain SCCM 2012 or SCUP 2011.
Note: The terms Dell Business Client Catalog, Dell Client Catalog, Dell SCUP catalog, Client Catalog and
SDP catalog are used interchangeably and the meaning remains same.
Prerequisites
The following bullets are prerequisites:
 Install and configure Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2012
 Install and configure Microsoft System Center Update Publisher (SCUP) 2011
 Install and configure Microsoft Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) 3.0 SP1
 Discover target Dell client systems
 Dell Client Catalog (DellSDPCalogPC.cab)
 Dell OpenManage Inventory Agent (DSIA) – (Prerequisite for Dell Business Client
systems)
Note:
 Dell Updates are only provided in English. The catalog is restricted to English language
updates only.
 Dell recommends that this solution is tested using your test environment before
deploying in a production environment.