Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager And System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Version 3.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................5 What Is New.............................................................................................................................................................5 Key Features And Functionalities.........................
Database and Password Configuration..................................................................................................................24 USB Provisioning....................................................................................................................................................24 Provisioning Using A USB Device....................................................................................................................24 Client Configuration.......................
Introduction 1 This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager (DCIP for Configuration Manager.) NOTE: DCIP 3.1 is not backward compatible with older versions of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. It is recommended to use DCIP 2.0 with Configuration Manager 2007.
Intel AMT vPro OOB Management This is an Out-of-band (OOB) management feature using Intel AMT. It is supported through a standalone application running on the Configuration Manager server. This feature provides the core functionality to manage client systems remotely and automatically regardless of the state of the operating system. For more information on Intel AMT vPro OOB Management, see Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.
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Using DCIP With Configuration Manager 2 Before you begin using DCIP for Configuration Manager, ensure that the target Dell client systems are auto-discovered and present under All Systems on the Configuration Manager console. For more information on auto-discover through Configuration Manager, see the Microsoft TechNet article at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682144.
Creating Dell Client Driver Packages To create Dell client driver packages: 1. Download the operating system CAB file from support.dell.com. 2. Launch Configuration Manager console. 3. Click Software Library. 4. Expand Overview → Operating Systems. 5. Right-click Driver Packages and click Dell Client Integration Pack → Import Client Driver Package. The Dell Client Driver Import Wizard screen is displayed. 6. Click Browse to select the Dell Driver Pack file (.CAB). 7.
3. Expand Overview → Application Management. 4. Right click Packages, then click Dell Client Integration Pack → Import Dell CCTK SCE Package 5. Click Browse and navigate to the location of the CCTK SCE file. NOTE: The CCTK SCE file is generated by exporting customized settings from the CCTK. For more information, see Dell Client Configuration Toolkit User’s Guide on support.dell.com/manuals. 6.
4. Right-click Client Custom Reboot Script and click Distribute Content. The Distribute Content Wizard screen is displayed. 5. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions to distribute content to the distribution points. 6. If the packages were not distribute while they were being created, repeat step 3 and step 4 to ensure that the client system is able to access the packages during an operating system installation.
Configuring The System BIOS The Configure BIOS option is enabled on the task sequence after adding Dell Client Configuration. Make sure that CCTK version 2.0 or later is installed on a the target system to create a BIOS Package. NOTE: While configuring the BIOS, if more than one CCTK package exists then the latest CCTK package is selected. The older packages are available under Dell Client Packages, to select an older package, click Browse and select the older package while configuring the Task sequence.
Applying SCE On The Target System You can apply SCE on the target system in one of the following ways: • Using the Configuration Manager application package. For more information, see Importing CCTK. • Using the CCTK standalone application. For more information, see Using the Standalone Application.
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. The list of driver packages available in the Dell Deployment Pack is displayed. 3. Select a package for Dell client system and click Apply. You have successfully added drivers.
Dell Warranty Utility 3 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.
f) Connection string for the Configuration Manager database. g) WMI Namespace for Configuration Manager. h) Fully Qualified Domain Name or IP address of the system hosting Configuration Manager. Saving The Configuration To The Registry To save the Warranty Utility configuration to the registry, enter the following command Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe setup_configin the Warranty Utility.
The warranty information of the Dell client systems are retrieved and saved in the desired output format. If the desired output format is .csv, or .xml, the files are saved in the current directory. 2. If the system on which Warranty Utility is installed has access to Configuration Manager and is unable to connect to the internet (including through proxy): a) Launch the Warranty Utility. For more information, see Launching The Warranty Utility. b) Configure the Warranty Utility.
Copying CSV Results To A Database To copy the warranty information from a .CSV file to the Configuration Manager database use the csv_to_db command. NOTE: The connection strings specified in the configuration file or registry is used. To copy the warranty information to the Configuration Manager: • Using the configuration settings saved to the registry, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe csv_to_db .
Viewing Reports Using Report Builder To view reports using report builder: 1. Download SQL Server Report Builder version 2.0 or higher. 2. Open the report using this installed Report Builder and Run the report to view the data.
Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin 4 Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin provides an out-of-band management solution through a stand-alone application on the system running on Dell Client Integration Pack (DCIP) for Configuration Manager. The application allows you to remotely manage client systems regardless of the state, the system power or operating system is in.
On systems running Windows Server 2008 or older: Click Start → All Programs → Dell → Client Integration Pack for Microsoft ConfigMgr 2012 → Dell AMT Plugin. On systems running Windows Server 2012: Launch the Start screen and click Dell AMT Plugin. Database and Password Configuration The window is displayed the first time you launch the . You can configure the following settings:Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin Database and Password Configuration 1.
NOTE: The Hash Algorithm SHA256 and SHA384 are available for setup file version 3 or higher only. 9. Select the OOB Provisioning (enabling will start hello packets immediately) option if you want to send hello packets immediately. 10. Select the Consumable Records option to record the systems that are provisioned. 11. Browse and select the Certificate File you want to apply on your client systems for iAMT provisioning. 12. Enter a name for the certificate file. 13. Click Export....
3. On the Client Configuration window, click Boot Order. The Boot Order tab is displayed. 4. 5. 6. The table on the left side lists all the possible Boot devices. Change the boot order by: – Moving the boot devices up or down the order by clicking on the Up or Down arrows at the bottom of the table. – Disabling boot devices by clicking on the on/off toggle switch. Select one of the configuration options: – One-time configuration — the boot-order is changed for only one reboot cycle.
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: 8. – BIOSAttributeConfig.xml — load BIOS settings from the BIOSAttributeConfig.xml file contained in the install folder. – Defaults — load the factory settings. Click Next. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 9. Search for the client-systems you want to update the BIOS attributes. 10.
8. Search for the list of client systems that you want to change the BIOS passwords. 9. Select the client systems you want to change the BIOS passwords and click Add. 10. Click Next. The Schedule Task tab is displayed. 11. You can either choose to apply the password changes immediately or schedule it to run at a later time. 12. Provide a brief description of the changes your are applying and click Finish. 13.
– Run now — the wipe client disk operations 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. – Run At — wipe client disk operations are queued in the Task Queue. NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks. 7. Provide a brief description of the Task you are applying and click Finish.
6. Search for the client-systems you want apply the Power Management changes. 7. Select the client-systems you want to apply the Power Management changes and click Add. 8. Click Next. The Schedule Task tab is displayed. 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.
Scheduling Reports Generate reports from all the active client systems on the network. To schedule a report: 1. Click Schedule. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 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 and click Add. 4. Click Next. 5. The Schedule Report tab is displayed. 6. You can either choose to apply the Task immediately or schedule it to run at a later time. 7.
3. On the Welcome screen, click DB & Passwords. The DB & Passwords tab is displayed. 4. 5. You can configure the following settings: – Retrieve and select the available SCCM SQL Server option from drop-down list. – Select the type of SQL Server Security (Integrated or Username / Password) you want to set. – Configure your Windows Account settings. – Configure your AMT ME Account settings. Click Save and Finish.
7. Click Save and Finish Task Queue Setup This feature allows you to limit the number of task requests saved and displayed in the window.Task Queue 1. Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in. 2. On the DCIP’s Home screen, click Preferences. 3. On the Welcome screen, click Task Queue. The Task Queue tab is displayed. 4. Set the Task History Limit to the number of tasks you wish to retain in the database (1-500).
Troubleshooting 5 This section contains troubleshooting information for the Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (DCIP for Configuration Manager.) 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/.
Hardware Inventory Report Memory Speed is reported as Zero This is a DMTF issue where memory speed is defined in seconds. SCCM Resource Explorer today reports this as 0. Max Password Length Change Some systems BIOS do not support reducing the Maximum password length down from 32. This is known issue being worked on at the time of release of the product.
Related Reference 6 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.
