Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 Version 4.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5 What Is New...........................................................................................................................................5 Key Features And Functionalities.......................................................................................................... 5 Supported Client Operating Systems and Dell Devices...................................
Configuring Power Profile............................................................................................................ 28 Configuring the Boot Order......................................................................................................... 28 Configuring BIOS Settings............................................................................................................ 29 Setting BIOS Passwords.................................................................................
Introduction 1 This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 on systems running Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager, and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. NOTE: Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 versions 4.0 and 4.1 are not backward compatible with older versions of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.
Dell Command | Configure 3.x Configure the BIOS of Dell client systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell Precision in an operating system-present environment using the Dell Command | Configure Self Contained Executable (SCE) package. Intel vPro Out Of Band Plugin An out-of-band management feature using Intel Active Management Technology (AMT). It is supported through a standalone application running on the Configuration Manager server.
Using Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 2 Before you begin using Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 , make sure that the target Dell client systems are provisioned and present under All Systems on the Configuration Manager console. For more information on provisioning through Configuration Manager, see the Microsoft TechNet article at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682144.
NOTE: If you are using the Local Driver Library option, you must download the Dell Command | Deploy (WinPE) Driver Library file fromdell.com/downloads before following the steps in this section. If you are using the Dell Update/Support site option to insert driver libraries into a WinPE package, you do not need to download the driver library file in advance of the process described below. NOTE: Ensure that Microsoft Windows Deployment Kit is installed before proceeding with this feature. 1.
A log file of the import process is maintained at %PROGRAMDATA%\Dell\CommandIntegrationSuite \Logs\ DriverPackageLogs for troubleshooting purposes unless you enter a tick in the Delete WinPE boot image logs for this session check box. 14. When the process has completed, click Close. The WinPE boot image is updated to include the selected Dell drivers.
11. Under Specify a UNC destination path, click Browse and then navigate to a location at which to store the Dell driver packages. To replace your changes with the default UNC path, click Restore to default path. NOTE: For Microsoft Windows XP operating systems, the Storage Driver Package option in the Task Sequence Editor is enabled.
NOTE: If the following error message is displayed Invalid SCE file, then select a valid SCE package in step 5. When 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 Configuration Manager console. The newly created package is under Dell Client Packages. 8. After the wizard completes, the Dell Command | Configure SCE Software Package is created under Packages.
4. Right-click Task Sequences, then click Dell Command | Integration Suite → Create Operating System Deployment Task Sequence. 5. Enter the name of the task sequence in Task Sequence Name field. 6. Under Client Hardware Configuration, select the hardware items that you want to configure in this task sequence. The Client Operating System Deployment Task Template window is displayed.
Prerequisites For Exporting The following are the prerequisites for exporting: • The BIOS options is configured. • The Apply Settings check box of the option is selected. Export the configuration in the following formats: • Self-Contained Executable (SCE) — Click Export Configuration.exe on the Create Configuration screen to export the configuration settings as an SCE (.exe file). A Validation Password dialog box is displayed prompting the user to provide an optional password.
Using The Standalone Application You can apply SCE on the target system using the Dell Command | Configure 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\DCC\SCE>"" SCE silently installs the settings on the target system. When the installation completes, SCE generates a text file with the same name at the same location.
Apply Driver Packages To apply driver packages: 1. From the left 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 your Dell client system and click Apply. You have successfully added drivers.
Dell Intel vPro Out Of Band Plug-in 3 Dell Command | ntel vPro Out of Band Plug-in provides an out-of-band management solution through a stand-alone application on the system running Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012. The application allows you remotely to manage client systems regardless of the system power or operating state.
• Export the provisioning certificate hash to all the AMT client systems you want to manage through your system running Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012. For more information, see USB Provisioning. • For In-Band shutdown to work correctly, the system running Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 must have Windows Powershell version 2.0 installed, and WinRM configured. For more information on configuring WinRM, see Configuring WinRM.
• Indications • KVM • Task Queue • Logging Account Setup You can set up and configure the account through which you want to manage your AMT enabled client systems. 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. Click the settings icon. 3. On the Settings screen, The Account Setup tab is displayed. 4. You can configure the following settings: • 5. Configure the Operating System account information.
• Retention Days — The number of days client events are stored in the database, ranging from a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 180 days. Events are removed once the retention day period is met. • Retry Days — The number of days the indications service attempts to connect the AMT service on the client. Both the default and maximum number of retry days is 3. • Attempts Per Day — The number of times in a day the indications service attempts to connect the AMT service on the client.
For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. On the Home screen, click the settings icon. 3. On the Settings screen, click Task Queue. The Task Queue tab is displayed. 4. To have your Task Queue automatically refresh, switch Refresh Automatically to On. 5. Set the History Limit to the number of tasks you wish to retain in the database (1 – 1000). NOTE: Only completed, canceled, or aborted tasks are removed as new tasks are created. 6. Click OK.
3. Under USB Key click Browse and point to the location of the USB storage device. 4. Select the file format for your USB storage device. 5. Select the Enable remote configuration of user consent policy option if you want to allow the administrator to override the client system's user consent policy. 6. Select the type of Hash Algorithm required for your out-of-band management environment. 7.
• Intel® AMT: CorePlatform Optional Filters CAUTION: Use the following Optional Filters with great care, as they can impact network performance. Best use of these filters includes diagnosis of issues by applying a single Optional filter to a specific client for a short period of time.
NOTE: Only inactive policies can be edited. The Edit button becomes active. 3. Click the Edit button. The Edit Policy screen opens. 4. Make any required changes to the policy. NOTE: At least one filter must be selected before the policy can be saved. CAUTION: Use the Optional Filters with great care, as they can impact network performance. Best use of these filters includes diagnosis of issues by applying a single Optional filter to a specific client for a short period of time. 5. Click OK.
• Operation • Modifier — Modifies the Operation. Currently Stop is the only modifier. • Status — The status of the Subscription; if a single client remains in the Pending or Retry state, then the Status of the Subscription will be Complete With Errors. • Policy Name • Policy Filters • Clients — If one client is included in the subscription, its Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) will be listed in the table.
NOTE: You cannot delete an active subscription. 2. Select the subscription you want to delete. 3. Click the Delete button. Applying A Subscription NOTE: You cannot apply a new subscription if the Listener IP Address setting is not set. Click Settings → Indications to set a Listener IP Address. NOTE: You cannot apply a new subscription that contains one or more of the same filters and one or more of the same clients as an existing, active subscription.
• Subscription Name • Operation • Modifier • Status • Client • Policy Filter To refresh the Subscriptions Status table, click the refresh button. Stopping A Subscription If any one or more rows of a subscription are in the Ready, Processing, or Pending Retry state, then you will be able to stop the subscription. Stopping a subscription will not affect any rows of a subscription that are in the Success or Failure states.
a. Click FILTER SETTINGS. The Event Filter Setting screen appears. b. Select a filter method: None, Client, Message ID, Client, or Message ID. c. Click Next, and depending on the filter option you selected, select a Client and/or a Message ID. d. Click Finish. The event list refreshes. Adding Events To The Blacklist To suppress specific types of events (Message IDs) from appearing in the Event list, add them to the Blacklist: 1. Click Indications → Events in the left pane. 2.
Configuring Power Profile Define the various power profiles on the client systems managed by Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band. You can control functions like Wake-up On Lan (WOL), ON, OFF after power loss, and so on, in the different power states (S0 to S5) of your client system. 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. 3. Click Client Configuration → Power Profile.
• One-time boot configuration — If you want the boot-order to be changed for only one reboot cycle. NOTE: The boot-order is permanently changed if this option is not selected. • Continue on error — If you want the task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems when an error occurs, select the Continue on error option. Otherwise, task execution stops on the first client system where an error is encountered. • 5.
7. Click Next. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 8. Search for client systems to which you want to apply the Boot Order changes to. 9. From the Available clients list select the client systems you want to manage and click the button to move your selected systems or press the button to move all the discovered Dell clients into the Selected clients list. 10. Click Next. The Schedule Task tab is displayed. 11. You can either choose to apply the changes immediately or schedule it to run later.
8. From the Available clients list select the client systems you want to manage and click the button to move your selected systems or press the button to move all the discovered Dell clients into the Selected clients list. 9. Click Next. The Schedule Task tab is displayed. 10. You can either choose to apply the password changes immediately or schedule it to run later.
NOTE: Windows firewall can block graceful power request by Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012. 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. Click Operations → Power Management. The Power Management tab is displayed. 3. Select the power control option you want to run on the client-systems from the drop-down list. 4. Click Next. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 5.
Scheduling Wipe Client Data The Wipe Client Data feature remotely erases data on supported client system's hard drives. To schedule a Wipe Client Data: 1. Select Schedule and click Next. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 2. Search for client systems to which you want to schedule a remote data wipe. 3.
NOTE: If your client systems are not connected to the network, run the task again. • Run At — the status is 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 changes you are applying and click Next. The Summary tab is displayed. 8. Click Finish.
The Summary tab is displayed. 7. Click Finish. The Task Queue window is opened and depending on how you scheduled the task, it starts running immediately or will be queued. Retrieving Reports NOTE: Retrieving reports requests a report for the data collected through Scheduled Reports. View existing reports. To retrieve a report: 1. Click Retrieve. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 2. Search for the list of client systems you want to view the reports on. 3.
Troubleshooting 4 This section contains troubleshooting information for the Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 . 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/. Windows XP Installation Fails Installation of Windows XP operating system fails if the mass storage driver to be installed is not selected in the task Sequence.
For more information, see http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/ AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide/DOCS/Implementation%20and%20Reference %20Guide/default.htm. Hardware Inventory Report Memory Speed is reported as Zero This is a DMTF issue where memory speed is defined in seconds. Configuration Manager Resource Explorer today reports this as 0. Max Password Length Change Some system BIOS does not support reducing the Maximum password length down from 32.
10. Deselect the Disable this step option. 11. Click Apply.
Related Reference 5 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 Command | Configure User’s Guide describes the installation and use of the Dell Command | Configure to configure various BIOS features for Dell business client platforms. • The Dell Command | Monitor User’s Guide describes the installation and the use of the Dell Command | Monitor software.
