Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack Version 4.1 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide July 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Overview........................................................................................................................ 4 What's new in this release.................................................................................................................................................... 4 Pre-requisites and requirements..........................................................................................................................................
1 Overview This guide provides information about software pre-requisites and requirements to install and uninstall Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack (DSDP) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager—Configuration Manager.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ PowerEdge R6515 PowerEdge R6525 PowerEdge R7515 PowerEdge R7525 PowerEdge C6525 NOTE: The latest iDRAC 9-based PowerEdge servers are supported with your existing Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack Version 4.1. Use the provided DTK v6.4 with your existing DSDP 4.1. No additional upgrade to the deployment pack is required to support the servers.
▪ Configuration Manager and SMS providers are installed in different systems. ○ Site server with all Configuration Manager components that are installed on the same system and DSDP is installed on the same system. ○ Site server and SMS provider, with DSDP installed on the site server. ○ Central administrative site (CAS), primary site server, and secondary site server, with DSDP installed on the CAS and the primary site server. You can install DSDP only on the CAS and primary site server.
Table 1. Compatible operating systems, DTK, and AIK/ADK versions supported by Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack for WinPE (continued) System Center Configuration Manager Version WinPE Version Operating System Deployment Update 1906 for Configuration Manager 10.1 • • • DTK Versions Windows Server 2019 • Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3 (All generations of PowerEdge servers) NOTE: The DTK v6.3 is not supported for latest iDRAC 9based PowerEdge servers 6.
Table 1. Compatible operating systems, DTK, and AIK/ADK versions supported by Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack for WinPE (continued) System Center Configuration Manager Version WinPE Version Operating System Deployment System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 4.0 • • Windows Server 2012 5.5 (11th to 13th generation PowerEdge Windows Server servers) 2008 R2* System Center Configuration Manager 2012 3.0 • Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 • DTK Versions 5.
Upgrading Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack NOTE: You can upgrade to DSDP 4.1 from DSDP 4.0. NOTE: The task sequences created in a previous version of Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack does not work. For information about how to make these task sequences work, see the “Troubleshooting“ section in the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack Version 4.1 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User’s Guide at Dell.com/support/ manuals.
Migrating to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Dell recommends to uninstall DSDP (including any boot images, DTK utilities, and Windows PE Drivers) before you migrate your system to Update 2002 for Configuration Manager, or Update 1910 for Configuration Manager, or Update 1906 for Configuration Manager, or Update 1810 for Configuration Manager, or System Center Configuration Manager 2016, or System Center Configuration Manager 2012.
For example: "DellEMC_Server_Deployment_Pack_4.1_for_Configuration_Manager.exe" /s /x /v /L*v \"a.log \" /qn" 3. To retain boot images, run the following command: "" /s /x /v" CP_REMOVEBOOTIMAGE="NO" /L*v \"a.log\" /qn" For example: "DellEMC_Server_Deployment_Pack_4.1_for_Configuration_Manager.exe" /s /x /v" CP_REMOVEBOOTIMAGE="NO" /L*v \"a.log\" /qn" NOTE: Delete all DSDP task sequences before uninstalling DSDP. You cannot use the task sequences after DSDP is uninstalled.
For example: "DellEMC_Server_Deployment_Pack_4.1_for_Configuration_Manager.exe" CP_WINPESTATE="RemoveWinPE" /qn /L*v a.log Working with the Configuration Manager Admin console The Configuration Manager Admin Console supports installation, uninstallation, and upgrade of Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack and deployment of tasks, such as creating task sequences and creating Dell server driver packages.
Solution: To boot to winPE3.x (32–bit and 64–bit) in BIOS boot mode on 13th generation PowerEdge servers, disable USB 3.0 Setting and Memory Mapped I/O above 4 GB. Other Dell documents you might need In addition to this guide, you must see the following documents to get details on specific Dell OpenManage products. These documents are available at Dell.com/support/manuals. • • • • • • • The Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack Version 4.
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