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client_sccm.book Page 2 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Notes NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, PowerEdge™, and Dell OpenManage™ are trademarks of Dell Inc.
client_sccm.book Page 3 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is New in This Release of DCIP for ConfigMgr . Key Features and Functionalities . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Supported Operating Systems and Dell Devices 2 Using DCIP . 7 . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Creating Dell Windows PE Boot Image . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
client_sccm.book Page 4 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Best Practices For Advertising a Task Sequence . . . . . . . . . . Deploying a Task Sequence . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Importing System Information Computer Association . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Reboot To PXE / USB Custom Action. 3 . . . . . . . . . . Dell Warranty Information Utility Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
client_sccm.book Page 5 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring Power Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring the Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Setting BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Performing Power Management . Establishing KVM Sessions.
client_sccm.book Page 6 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 6 Related Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obtaining Technical Assistance . 6 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . .
client_sccm.book Page 7 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 1 Introduction This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (DCIP for ConfigMgr). What is New in This Release of DCIP for ConfigMgr This release of DCIP for ConfigMgr supports the following features: Ta b l e 1 - 1 .
client_sccm.book Page 8 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Ta b l e 1 - 1 . New Features Feature Description Client Configuration Toolkit 2.0 Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) is a packaged software offering that provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell client systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, and Precision in an operating system present environment. The configuration of target machine can be setup using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI).
client_sccm.book Page 9 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Ta b l e 1 - 2 . Key Features and Functionalists Feature Description OMCI Integration This feature enables ConfigMgr to use the features available on Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI) such as remote management applications, accessing managed node information, manage client state, receiving alerts for client events. For more information on OMCI integration, see Importing OMCI.
client_sccm.book Page 10 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Ta b l e 1 - 2 . Key Features and Functionalists Feature Description Client Configuration Toolkit 2.0 Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) is a packaged software offering that provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell client systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, and Precision in an operating system present environment.
client_sccm.book Page 11 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM • Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server Premium Edition English • Windows Server 2003 Windows Storage Server 32bit English • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition • Windows Server 2008 DataCenter Edition • Windows XP Professional English • Windows XP x64 Professional Client English Supported Dell Client Computers Table 1-3.
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client_sccm.book Page 13 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 2 Using DCIP Before you begin using DCIP for ConfigMgr, ensure that the target Dell client systems are auto-discovered and present under All Systems on the ConfigMgr console. For more information on auto-discover through ConfigMgr, see the Microsoft TechNet article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc507089.aspx.
client_sccm.book Page 14 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 6 Download the Dell WinPE Driver CAB file from the Dell Support site at support.dell.com. 7 On the ConfigMgr console, go to Site Database Computer Management Operating System Deployment 8 Right-click Boot Images Dell WinPE Import Package Import Dell WinPE CAB package. The Dell Client WinPE Boot Image Wizard screen is displayed.
client_sccm.book Page 15 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 2 On the ConfigMgr console, go to ConfigMgrSite Database Computer ManagementOperating System Deployment Driver Packages Dell Client CAB Package Import Dell Client CAB Package. The Dell Client Driver Import Wizard screen is displayed. 3 Browse and select the system driver CAB and the operating system architecture for creating driver packages, and click Finish.
client_sccm.book Page 16 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 6 Right-click the newly imported driver packages, and update and manage the distribution points. You have successfully created a Dell client driver packages. Proceed to manage and update distribution points. Importing Dell Client Packages You can import several client packages like CCTK and OMCI.
client_sccm.book Page 17 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM NOTE: If the following error message is displayed: Invalid SCE file. Please select another .exe to continue, repeat step 3. 5 Click Close. After the process is complete, a new package is created. NOTE: To see the details of the newly created package, browse to Packages Dell Client Packages on the ConfigMgr console. The newly created package is under the Dell Client packages node.
client_sccm.book Page 18 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM The OMCI package is installed under Dell Client Packages. 12 Right click OMCI and click Manage Distribution Points. 13 The Manage Distribution Point Wizard screen is displayed. Proceed through the wizard to manage the distribution points. Managing and Updating Distribution Points You should update the distribution points before creating a task sequence.
client_sccm.book Page 19 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM • Create a Dell-specific task sequence, which has a set of pre-specified actions, using the Dell Client Deployment template. • Create a custom task sequence where you can add custom actions to the task sequence.
client_sccm.book Page 20 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 8 Select an operating system package from the Operating system package to use drop-down menu. 9 Select a sysprep.inf info file from the Package with Sysprep.inf info: drop-down menu. 10 Click Create. A confirmation message is displayed. You have successfully created a Dell-specific task sequence using the Dell Client Deployment template.
client_sccm.book Page 21 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 2 Click AddDell Client DeploymentDell Client Configuration. This loads the custom action for your Dell client system deployment. 3 Click Ok to continue or Cancel to quit. 4 If you click OK, the Create Client Deployment Task Sequence window is displayed. You can now make changes to the task sequence accordingly. Configuring your System BIOS The Configure BIOS option is enabled on the task sequence after adding the Dell Client Configuration.
client_sccm.book Page 22 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM • Report — Click Export Report to export the configuration settings as read-only .html file. If you have configured the system or setup password in the exporting file, see Password Protection Dialog box. • Configuration file — Click Export Configuration to export the configuration settings as a .cctk or .ini file. If you have configured the system or setup password in the exporting file, see Password Protection Dialog box.
client_sccm.book Page 23 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Using the Standalone Application You can apply SCE on the target system using the CCTK standalone application in one of the following ways: • Double-click the SCE, or • From the command prompt, navigate to the directory where SCE is located, and type the name of the SCE file. Example: C:\Windows\CCTK\SCE>"" SCE silently installs the settings on the target system.
client_sccm.book Page 24 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM • Apply operating system from an original installation source 3 After selecting from the above options, click Ok. You have successfully applied an operating system image. Apply Driver Packages To apply driver packages: 1 From the left hand side of the Task Sequence Editor, under Deploy Operating System click Apply Driver Package. 2 Browse and select the Dell Client Driver Packages.
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client_sccm.book Page 26 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 1 On the DCIP for ConfigMgr console, under Operating System Deployment, right-click Computer AssociationImport Computer Information. The Import Computer Information Wizard is displayed.
client_sccm.book Page 27 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 4 The Data Preview window opens where you can verify the configuration information you have entered. Click Next. 5 The Choose Target Collection window opens.
client_sccm.book Page 28 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM • Create a task sequence using the Dell Client Deployment template for Reboot to PXE/USB Custom Action to be created automatically. • Edit a task sequence for Reboot to PXE/USB Custom Action to be created automatically. For more information, see “Editing a Task Sequence." • Click AddDell DeploymentReboot to PXE/USB to create the Reboot to PXE/USB Custom Action manually.
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client_sccm.book Page 31 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Dell Warranty Information Utility 3 Overview The Dell Warranty Info Tool helps to retrieve the Dell Warranty Information for a list of systems. The systems are specified with their service tags.
client_sccm.book Page 32 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM NOTE: These parameters can either be configured in a file or in a registry using the setup_config command. For more information on configuring registry, see Configuring the Registry. 8 Input the service tags to the utility. You can input the service tags through: • A Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing service tags, one service tag per line. Run the command DellWarrantyInfo.exe get_info MyTags.
client_sccm.book Page 33 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM To get warranty information of service tags that are present in the ConfigMgr inventory by using configuration options present in admin.cfg, run the following command: DellWarrantyInfo.exe get_info internal_sccm config_file=admin.cfg NOTE: For the get_info command, if the config file is not specified, the configuration options from the registry are used.
client_sccm.book Page 34 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Reporting Services of the ConfigMgr To use the reporting services of ConfigMgr: 1 Install SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). a On the ConfigMgr console, go to Site Database Site Management (site_name)Site Settings Site Systems. b Right-click on your target system and click New Roles. c Select Specify a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for this site system on the internet check box and enter your domain name under it.
client_sccm.book Page 35 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Copying CSV Results to a Database You may run the Dell Warranty utility to get output results in a .CSV format and then later copy the .CSV result file to a database. This can be achieved using csv_to_db command. The connection string specified in the config file or registry is used. • To copy contents of a WarrantyInfo_results.csv file to a database using registry config parameters, enter the following command DellWarrantyInfo.
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client_sccm.book Page 37 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions 4 Overview Intel vPro OOB management extensions provides an out-of-band management solution through a stand-alone application on the system running on Dell Client Integration Pack (DCIP) for ConfigMgr. The application allows you to remotely manage client systems regardless of the state, the system power or operating system is in.
client_sccm.book Page 38 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Task Queue Software Prerequisites Before setting up Intel vPro OOB on your computer: • Prepare Active Directory Domain Services for out-of-band management. For more information see the Microsoft TechNet article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161814.aspx. • Provision your system running DCIP for ConfigMgr to run Intel Active Management Technology (AMT).
client_sccm.book Page 39 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Launching the AMT Plug-in You can launch the AMT plug-in by: • Clicking Start All ProgramsDell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft ConfigMgr Dell AMT Plugin. Or • From within ConfigMgr: – Select Computer Management and then click the Action menu and choose Dell - Intel AMT Plugin from the drop down list. or – Right click Computer Management Dell - Intel AMT Plugin.
client_sccm.book Page 40 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM Provisioning Using your USB Device Deploying Intel vPro OOB management platforms using remote configuration requires a digital provisioning certificate to be procured by the client systems. To export your certificate hash to the client systems using a USB storage device: 1 Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in. 2 On the DCIP’s Home screen, click USB Provisioning. The USB Provisioning window is displayed.
client_sccm.book Page 41 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 10 Browse and select the Certificate File you want to apply on your client systems for iAMT provisioning. 11 Enter a suitable friendly name for the certificate file. 12 Click Export.... Client Configuration Allows you to control various AMT settings on the target client systems.
client_sccm.book Page 42 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM NOTE: If your client systems are not connected to the network, you have to run the task again. • Run At — the package is queued in the Task Queue. NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks. Configuring the Boot Order Change or configure the boot order on the targeted client-systems. 1 Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in.
client_sccm.book Page 43 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 9 Search for client systems you want to apply the Boot Order changes. 10 Select the client systems you want to apply the Boot Order changes and click Add. 11 Click Next. The Schedule Task tab is displayed. 12 You can either choose to apply the changes immediately or schedule it to run at a later time. 13 Provide a brief description of the changes you are applying and click Finish.
client_sccm.book Page 44 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 6 Select the Reboot after applying changes check box if you want to reboot after applying changes. 7 You can load predetermined/default BIOS values through the BIOS Attribute Config Source: • BIOSAttributeConfig.xml — load BIOS settings from the BIOSAttributeConfig.xml file contained in the install folder. • Defaults — load the factory settings. 8 Click Next. The Select Clients tab is displayed.
client_sccm.book Page 45 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 1 Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in. 2 On the DCIP’s Home screen click Client Configuration. 3 On the Client Configuration window, click BIOS Passwords. The BIOS Passwords tab is displayed. 4 Select one of the following options: • Clear — clear either the Admin or System password. NOTE: To clear the Admin password you have to clear the System password as well.
client_sccm.book Page 46 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 13 Depending on your schedule, select one of the following options: • Run now — the BIOS password configuration is immediately applied and displays the Running status in the Task Queue. NOTE: If your client systems are not connected to the network, you have to run the task again. • Run At — the BIOS password configuration is queued in the Task Queue. NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks.
client_sccm.book Page 47 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 9 You can either choose to apply the task immediately or schedule it to run at a later time. 10 Provide a brief description of the task you are applying and click Finish. 11 Depending on your schedule, select one of the following options: • Run now — the power management changes are immediately applied and displays the Running status in the Task Queue. NOTE: If your client systems are not connected to the network, you have to run the task again.
client_sccm.book Page 48 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM • OOB Manageability — you can see the AMT Management Engine configuration for client systems. • Provisioning — view the provisioning status of all the client systems in the network. • Battery Health — view the battery health of all the AMT enabled client systems on the network. • Hardware Inventory — collect the inventory information of all the client systems on the network.
client_sccm.book Page 49 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 2 Search for the list of client systems you want to view the reports on. 3 Select the client systems you want to view the reports. Click Add. 4 Click Next. 5 The Retrieve Report tab is displayed. 6 Print, Copy, or Export the report. NOTE: The report is exported as a .xlsx file. NOTE: Retrieving reports requests a report for whatever data has been collected by the scheduled reports.
client_sccm.book Page 50 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 5 Click Save and Finish. KVM Setup This feature allows you to configure and setup your Keyboard, Video, and Monitor (KVM) sessions. NOTE: Before a remote KVM session can be established, KVM must be enabled through the Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) interface. 1 Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in. 2 On the DCIP’s Home screen, click Client Configuration.
client_sccm.book Page 51 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM • Debug — detailed logging for troubleshooting unexpected issues. 5 Click Browse to choose the location where your log files are created. 6 To view existing logs click Open Containing Folder. 7 Click Save and Finish Task Queue This feature allows you to limit the number of task requests saved and displayed in the Task Queue window. NOTE: 1 Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in.
client_sccm.book Page 52 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM • Re-Run — to re-run an existing task which has failed on client systems while skipping those client systems on which the task has run successfully. If a Task was completed without any errors, then Re-Run will restart all client systems in the Task. • Retrieve — executes the Retrieve (instead of the Schedule) path of a report task. • Edit — edit tasks that are pending (waiting to be run).
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client_sccm.book Page 55 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 5 Troubleshooting This section contains troubleshooting information for the Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (DCIP for ConfigMgr). Authenticode Signature If authenticode signature takes longer than usual to start because .Net is searching for the signature, follow the steps mentioned in support.microsoft.com/kb/936707/.
client_sccm.book Page 56 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM lost during the transfer process. To re-establish the connection, the user must select ConnectionStart. Also note that when control of the wireless link is automatically reverted back as a result of the Link Preference Timeout expiring, there is no loss of connectivity. There are individual timeout values for the each shutdown/reboot operation (defined in KVMView app.
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client_sccm.book Page 59 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:17 AM 6 Related Reference In addition to this guide, there are other product guides you should have for reference. You can find the following guides on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. • The Dell Client Configuration Toolkit User's Guide describes the installation and use of the client configuration toolkit (CCTK) to configure various BIOS features for Dell business client platforms.
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