Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center Version 5.1 User’s Guide November 2019 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5 What’s New.......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Key Features And Functionalities....................................................................................................................................
Logging...........................................................................................................................................................................22 Remote Provisioning.........................................................................................................................................................23 Prerequisites for Remote Provisioning...................................................................................................................
1 Introduction This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center on systems running Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.
Distribution points Simplified steps to manage and update the distribution points to push drivers and other application on to the client systems in your network. Dell Command | Software Gallery Select from list of currently available Dell system management applications and create them in Configuration Manager.
Supported Server Operating Systems ● ● ● ● Windows Windows Windows Windows Server Server Server Server 2019 2016 2012 R2 2012 Introduction 7
2 Install, Uninstall, and Upgrade Dell Command | Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center Manage install, uninstall, and upgrade procedures for Dell Command | Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center. Before conducting any of the procedures described here, review the list of Supported operating systems.
2. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration. 3. Expand Overview > Site Configuration, and click Sites. 4. Right-click the site you want to configure, and then select Configure Site Components > Software Distribution. The Software Distribution Component Properties screen is displayed. 5. Click the Network Access Account tab. 6. Select the Specify the account that accesses network locations option, and then click Set. 7.
Upgrading Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center Upgrade to the current version of Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center is not supported for versions older than Dell Command | Integration Pack version 3.0. For more information, see Installing Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center. NOTE: During the upgrade, DCIP is uninstalled. If the upgrade process is interrupted, the DCIP uninstall cannot be rolled back.
3 Using Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center Before you begin using Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center, make sure that the target Dell client systems are registered as Configure Manager clients and present under All Systems on the Configuration Manager console. For more information on configuring clients through Configuration Manager, see the Microsoft TechNet article at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682144.
NOTE: Ensure that Microsoft Windows Deployment Kit is installed before proceeding with this feature. 1. Launch the Configuration Manager console. 2. Click Software Library. 3. Expand Overview > Operating Systems. 4. Right-click Boot Images and click Dell Command | WinPE Driver Library Import. The WinPE Driver Library Import Wizard opens. 5. Select a driver library source: ● Dell Update/Support site—Select either the Use current internet proxy settings or the Use custom proxy settings option.
5. Select a driver library source: ● Dell Update/Support site—Select either the Use current internet proxy settings or the Use custom proxy settings option. If you choose the custom option, also enter a proxy server URL or IP address and a proxy port number. If you are using proxy authentication, enter a username and, optionally, a password. The Dell Command | Deploy Driver Pack Catalog is downloaded from the Dell support site.
6. Select a distribution point from the list available under Select the distribution points to manage and update to distribute the package automatically once it is created. 7. Click OK. If a package already exists in the Configuration Manager, a message is displayed asking if you want to recreate or continue. If you select No, the process does not recreate the package. Otherwise, the package is removed from Configuration Manager, and a new package is created.
NOTE: If you select the Configure BIOS check box and a Dell Command | Configure package has been previously created, then a task sequence template is created while configuring the system BIOS. The Dell Command | Configure package is selected by default and the command line to run the SCE on the target system is populated automatically. However, if a Dell Command | Configure package has not been created then a message that no Dell Command | Configure package has been detected is displayed.
● Shell script — The shell script is used to configure a Linux system.The shell script is generated at the same location to which the SCE file is exported, and contains the same configuration as that of the SCE file. Exporting Options Without Setting Values You can export certain options without specifying any values. The options are asset and propowntag. To export asset and propowntag without specifying any values, select the Apply Settings check box of the corresponding option and export.
1. From the left-hand side of the Task Sequence Editor, under Deploy Operating System, click Apply Operating System Image. 2. Choose from the following options: ● Apply operating system from a captured image ● Apply operating system from an original installation source 3. Click Browse and select the operating system image or package. 4. Under Select the location where you want to apply this operating system select the Destination and Drive Letter. 5. Click OK.
NOTE: To manually add distribution points that do not automatically appear in the Select the target distribution points list box, see Managing and Updating Distribution Points. 11. Use the default UNC destination path or browse to a preferred one, then click Next. 12. Review your selections in the Summary window, then click Finish. The Progress window displays.
4 The Dell Command | Intel vPro Out Of Band Application The Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band application provides an out-of-band management solution through a stand-alone application on the system running Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center. The application allows you remotely to manage client systems regardless of the system power or operating state.
Configuring WinRM on Client Systems If WinRm has not been configured on any client systems with which you are working that were not provisioned via the Remote Provisioning feature, do the following command at an administrative command prompt: NOTE: Configure the client system’s firewall to accept WinRM commands. NOTE: To retrieve the current WinRM settings, use the following command: winrm get winrm/config. If you are using a Group Policy Object-controlled setting, the command will display this information.
NOTE: Any Dell client systems that end up in the vPro-AMT Provisioned - Compliant device collection will also appear in the Available clients list for the operations in the Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band application.
Unsubscribing All Subscriptions Use the Unsubscribe All button to remove all subscriptions from all clients in cases where indications operations are negatively impacting network performance and you want to reduce congestion. 1. Launch Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band application. 2. Click the settings icon in the upper right-hand of the screen. On the Settings screen, the Indications tab is displayed. 3. Click Unsubscribe All.
7. Click OK. Remote Provisioning Remote provisioning allows you to remotely perform AMT provisioning of Intel vPro-enabled clients. NOTE: Read the Remote Provisioning feature documentation in full before attempting to use Remote Provisioning. Prerequisites for Remote Provisioning To use the remote provisioning feature, ensure the following: ● You are a domain admin user who has administrator privileges on Active Directory, Certification Authority, and Configuration Manager.
NOTE: Receipt of your server certificate file from the CA may take several days. 3. To import the acquired server certificate file once you have received it from the CA, click Create PFX File. 4. Fill out the Create a Personal Information Exchange (PFX) File form, providing the path to your server certificate file, and a PFX File Password. 5. Click Create PFX File. Configuring the Remote Provisioning Feature 1. Launch the Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band application. 2.
2. You may need to manually update the membership of the device collections or restart the Configuration Manager Admin Console to refresh the device collections. NOTE: Any Dell client systems that the software places in the vPro-AMT Provisioned - Compliant device collection will also appear in the Available clients list for the operations in the Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band application.
● Memory subsystem failure The indications feature has the following functionality: ● Settings — Set up configuration data for the feature ● Policies — Associate filters with a policy that can be applied to one or more clients ● Configure Subscriptions — Associate policies with clients on the network, and then apply the policies to the clients ● Subscription status — View and manage subscriptions ● Events — View, manage, and export events Recommended And Optional Filters Some indications are message intens
Editing A Policy 1. Click Indications > Policies in the left pane. 2. Select the policy you want to edit. 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.
● Policy Filters ● Clients — If one client is included in the subscription, its Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) will be listed in the table. To see a list of client FQDNs included in the subscription if there are two or more, click the Multiple . . . hyperlink in the column. To refresh the Subscriptions table, click the refresh button. Creating A Subscription NOTE: You must have already created at least one policy and have clients available before you can create a subscription. 1.
NOTE: You cannot apply a subscription that includes one of the Optional filters when an another subscription containing one of the message intensive filters is active. NOTE: If an Unsubscribe All task is in progress, you will not be able to subscribe, unsubscribe, or stop subscriptions. NOTE: If the Indications service (DellAweSvc) is not running, you will not be able to subscribe, unsubscribe, or stop subscriptions. Check the status of the service on the Services console. 1.
3. Click STOP SUBSCRIPTION. Events The Events screen displays a list of indications that are returned once a subscription has been applied. From this screen you can not only view the list of events, but also export the list to a *.csv file. Should you no longer need to track specific types of events, you can add the event Message ID to a Blacklist; the events will continue to occur, but they will no longer be stored until you remove them from the Blacklist.
New events containing the removed Message IDs are no longer discarded, and will appear in the Event list. Exporting Events To export a list of events to a *.cvs file: 1. Click Indications > Events in the left pane. 2. Select the events to export by placing a check mark in the appropriate boxes. 3. Click EXPORT . . . . 4. Navigate to the location to which you want to save the event list file, and click Save. The selected events are saved to the *.cvs file.
● Disabling boot devices by selecting or deselecting the check-box next to the Boot Device. 4. Select one of the configuration options: ● 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.
NOTE: If the Dell client systems are not connected to the network, run the task again. 12. Provide a name to the task and click Next. The Summary tab is displayed. 13. Click Finish. The Task Queue window is opened and depending on how you scheduled the task, it starts running immediately or will be queued. Setting BIOS Passwords The feature allows you to manage your BIOS passwords, set passwords, clear passwords, or change the length requirements for the passwords. 1.
Establishing KVM Sessions This feature allows you to remotely view the primary or secondary (if present) monitors of your client systems with an Intel Graphics card. For more information, see your client systems documentation on dell.com/support/manuals. NOTE: Before a remote KVM session can be established, enable KVM through the Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) interface. NOTE: After a period of inactivity if the KVM session times out, re-establish the KVM session.
3. After selecting Wipe Client Data, you can perform one of the following actions: ● Schedule — to schedule a time for client system's hard disk wipe. For more information, see Scheduling Wipe Client Data. NOTE: To schedule a Remote Wipe Client Data operation, the client must be accessible through the network. ● Retrieve — to retrieve status of client system's hard disk wipe. For more information, see Retrieving Wipe Client Data Status.
The Summary tab is displayed. 8. Click Finish. Generating Reports This feature allows you to generate and view detailed reports on Out-Of-Band Manageability, Provisioning, Battery Health of laptop client-systems, and Hardware Inventory reports for single or multiple-client systems. These reports can be exported as a spreadsheet. 1. Launch the Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band application. 2. On the Home screen click Reports. 3.
4. Click Next. 5. You can either choose to apply the Task immediately or schedule it to run later. Depending on your schedule, select one of the following options: ● Run now — the Retrieve report task is immediately applied and displays the Running status in the Task Queue. NOTE: If your client systems are not connected to the network, run the task again. ● Run At — Retrieve report task is queued in the Task Queue. NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks. 6.
5 Troubleshooting This section contains troubleshooting information for the Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center.
In order to maintain the KVM link, ME is first given control of the wireless link. The timeout is set by default to 10 minutes to provide ample time for the system to complete the reboot process. ME will maintain control even after the OS has rebooted if the reboot completes in under 10 minutes. To give control back to the OS immediately, the user must select Tools > Link Preference > OS owns Wireless. In that case, the KVM connection is lost during the transfer process.
11. Click Apply.
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 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.
