Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration For Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Version 2.0.
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Contents 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7 What is New............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Existing Features and Functionalities.......................................................................................................................
Licensing For DLCI Using Dell Connections License Manager.............................................................................. 17 Configuring Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration With Connections License Manager........................................ 18 Configuring Target Systems................................................................................................................................... 18 To enable CSIOR for earlier server generations:.......................................
Modifying Credentials of Lifecycle Controllers on the ConfigMgr Database.................................................. 40 Viewing And Exporting Lifecycle Controller Logs For A Collection........................................................................ 40 Platform Restore for a Collection............................................................................................................................41 Exporting the System Profiles in a Collection.........................................
Dell Provisioning Web Services Configuration for IIS 6...................................................................................60 Dell Provisioning Web Services Configuration for IIS 7 0 or IIS 7 5.................................................................60 Dell Auto-Discovery Network Setup Specification................................................................................................ 61 Upgrade Or Repair Issues..................................................................
1 Introduction Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Configuration Manager) and Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (Configuration Manager) enables the administrators to leverage the remote enablement capabilities of Dell Lifecycle Controller, available as part of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).
New Feature Functionality Storage controllers with 12G servers. New storage controllers are supported. Licensing for Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Enables licensing for DLCI. Licensing is based on number of nodes. Operating System Deployment You can deploy non-Windows operating systems; Red Hat Enterprise Linux Verison 6.2, VMware ESXi 5 HDD, VMware ESXi 5 U1 HDD from Configuration Manager. Existing Features and Functionalities Table 2.
Feature Functionality Connect to Dell FTP for Firmware updates You can now connect to the FTP site to download firmware updates for a system or collection. You can also schedule a firmware update for a collection. For more information, see: • • Comparing And Updating Firmware Inventory. Comparing And Updating Firmware Inventory For Systems In A Collection.
Supported Operating Systems For information on supported operating systems, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration 1.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide at www.dell.com/support/manuals Supported Microsoft .NET Versions For information on supported Microsoft .NET versions, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 1.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide at www.dell.com/support/manuals.
Use Case Scenarios 2 This section describes typical use cases and tasks that you can perform with Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr). Common Prerequisites Before working on the user scenarios, it is recommended that you complete the following prerequisites. • In Configuration Manager 2007, make sure that the system is discovered and present under Computer Management → Collections → All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers.
Creating Editing And Saving A RAID Profile Of A System You can create, edit, and save the RAID profile of a system and apply it when you deploy an operating system to a collection of systems under the All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers on the Configuration Manager console. Prerequisites • Common Prerequisites • RAID controller and firmware that supports Local Key Management Workflow 1. Launch the System Viewer utility on the Configuration Manager console for a particular system.
Deploying Operating System on Collection You can use Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager to deploy an operating system on a collection of systems under the All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers on the Configuration Manager console. You can deploy non-Windows operating systems; Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.2, VMware ESXi 5 HDD, VMware ESXi 5 U1 HDD from Configuration Manager. Prerequisites • Common Prerequisites. • Install Dell Server Deployment Pack version 2.
• • – Is installed as a license, enabled, and initialized. – Has minimum free space of 384 MB is available. Network Share: – Permissions and firewall settings are provided for the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller to communicate with the system that has the network share. – Has minimum free space of 384 MB is available. Administrator privileges on the iDRAC of the target systems.
– Has minimum free space of 384 MB is available. • If you are importing from an iDRAC vFlash card, make sure that the card is installed and has the backup image in the SRVCNF partition. This image is from the same platform that you are importing. • If you are importing from a network share, make sure that the network share where the backup image file is stored is still accessible.
Viewing and Exporting Lifecycle Controller Logs Before You Begin Before you begin viewing or exporting the Lifecycle Controller logs for a single system or a collection: • If the Lifecycle Controller on the target systems is running other tasks such as firmware update, operating system deployment, firmware configurations, exporting a system profile or importing a system profile, wait for the tasks to complete before you retrieve the logs.
Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration 3 This chapter discusses the various operations that you can perform after you install Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration on Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (Configuration Manager.) Before you begin using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager, ensure that the target system is auto-discovered and present in the All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers collection on the Configuration Manager console.
Configuring Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration With Connections License Manager Prerequisites Confirm that these prerequisites are available: • Site Server or Configuration Manager console components of Configuration Manager 2007 or Configuration Manager 2012 are installed and configured. • Connections License Manager application is installed and configured with a valid license. • Net Framework 4.0 is installed To configure Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration with Connections License Manager. 1.
To enable CSIOR for 12 G servers: 1. Select F2 during the post to enter System Setup. 2. Select iDRAC Settings and click Lifecycle Controller. 3. Select Collect system inventory on Restart (CISOR.) Auto-Discovery And Handshake The auto-discovery and handshake feature enables the iDRAC on target systems to locate the provisioning service and establish communication with the Site Server. The Dell Provisioning service provisions a management account and updates Configuration Manager with the new system.
9. Click OK to close the Task Sequence Editor. 10. Advertise the task sequence that you have edited. For information on how to advertise a task sequence, see the Dell Server Deployment Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User’s Guide available at support.dell.com/manuals. 11. Create a Lifecycle Controller Boot Media. For more information, see Creating a Lifecycle Controller Boot Media. Applying Drivers From the ConfigMgr Repository To apply drivers from the ConfigMgr repository: 1.
Creating a Task Sequence Media Bootable ISO Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for ConfigMgr does not depend on a Pre-execution Environment (PXE) to boot a collection of systems with an Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller to the task sequence ISO available on a Common Internet File System (CIFS) share. You must provide credentials to access this ISO on the CIFS share. For information on creating a task sequence, see Dell Server Deployment Pack Version 2.
• 4. Skip CN check - Clear this option to enhance security; authenticate system names and prevent impersonation. The common name (CN) need not match the host name of the target system. Clear this option only for trusted target systems. Click OK to launch the System Viewer Utility. For more information on using the System Viewer Utility, see Using the System Viewer Utility.
3. Provide the credentials to login to the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console and view or edit the details of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller configuration of the system. You can provide credentials authenticated on the active directory. Launching the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Console from the Task Viewer To launch the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console from the Task Viewer: 1. Launch the Task Viewer by clicking the Dell icon on the task bar.
Button Action View Log Click this to view the log file that contains the details of the tasks that are running. Send to Taskbar Click this to minimize the Task Viewer and send it to the task bar. Additional Tasks You Can Perform With Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Configuring Security To configure security for DLCI, you must: • Validate a Dell factory-issued Client Certificate on (iDRAC).
C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\DPS\ProvisionWS\bin\import.exe –CIuserID [New Console Integration Admin User ID] To set the password: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\DPS\ProvisionWS\bin\import.exe -CIpassword [New Console Integration Admin Password] Using the Graphical User Interface You can also use the Graphical User Interface (GUI) to change the security configurations. Use the following command to open the GUI screen: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\DPS\ProvisionWS\bin\import.exe -DisplayUI Using Import.
You can also import an existing profile and modify the configurations using the Array Builder. For more information on importing a profile, see Importing a Profile. 1. Launch the Array Builder by clicking Create a RAID Profile in the RAID Configuration screen in the System Viewer Utility. When you launch the Array Builder a default embedded controller is created. 2. Enter the configuration rule name in the Configuration Rule Name field. 3. Select the error handling rule from the drop-down menu.
Deleting a Controller To delete a controller: 1. Select the controller and click Controllers Delete Controller. A warning informing that all the attached arrays and disks will be deleted is displayed. 2. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel. Variable Conditions To provide the ability to use the same RAID configuration in multiple logical configurations, variable evaluation is provided so that a different configuration for arrays and logical drives can be applied to different situations.
Adding a New Array To add a new array: 1. Under a variable condition, select a variable condition and click Arrays→ New Array. The Array Settings window is displayed. 2. Set the required RAID level from the Desired RAID Level drop-down menu. 3. On RAID levels 50 and 60, enter the span length of the array. 4. Click OK to apply the array, or Cancel to return to Array Builder. Editing an Array To edit an array: 1. Select the array and click Arrays→ Edit Array. The Array Settings window is displayed.
Deleting a Logical Drive To delete a logical drive: 1. Select the logical drive and click Logical Drives→ Delete Logical Drive. A message is displayed to confirm the delete operation. 2. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel. Disks (Array Disks) Disks can be part of arrays (or the non-RAID disks node) and are of the following types: • Standard disks - These are the basic, non-defined disk type that make up the storage on arrays.
Using the Configuration Utility 4 This section describes the various operations that you can perform with the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility. You can use the Config Utility from the ConfigMgr console to: • Create a new Lifecycle Controller boot media to deploy operating systems remotely. For more information, see Creating a Lifecycle Controller Boot Media. • Configure hardware and deploy the operating system on the target systems in the collection.
2. • In Configuration Manager 2012, under Devices. Right-click on All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility. NOTE: You can launch Config Utility for any collection. 3. In the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility window, select Create new Lifecycle Controller Boot Media on the left-hand pane. 4. Click Browse and select the bootable ISO that you created. For more information, see Creating a Task Sequence Media Bootable ISO. 5.
• Enables you to select the bootable media to deploy the operating system. Deploying Operating Systems You can deploy Windows and non-Windows operating systems on a collection and the Operating system deployment is only supported for deploying operating systems on multiple servers. During the operating system deployment, the status and progress of installation is displayed in the DLCI task viewer.
• pam_krb5 • krb5-workstation • perl-DBD-SQLite For deploying ESXi, use the Dell customized ISO available at support.dell.com . Provide the ISO share on a NFS share. This share is used by DLCI to extract the ISO and create a custom ISO. The custom ISOes are saved on the same share. It is recommended that the machine having NFS share is not exposed to the internet. DLCI clears all the partitions on the target system before installing any nonwindows operating system.
In this case, the Next button is disabled and you can directly click Reboot targeted collection. The hardware configuration tasks are submitted based on the selections you made in the previous steps and you can view the status of tasks on Task Viewer. 14. If you wish to deploy the operating system: • To deploy Windows operating systems: Select Windows Operating System, then select the advertisement to advertise the task sequence to the collection, and the operating system for deployment on the collection.
• 2. Firmware inventory profile — to compare against an existing profile and update the firmware of the system. Click Browse and navigate to the location where you have saved the profile. Click Next. The screen displays the firmware details of the servers in your collection and also the baseline version of the firmware. 3. Select the servers, which you want to update with newer firmware and click Next. The next screen displays the firmware download progress. 4.
S.No Target Server Setting Profile Settings What is Applied Port level settings are applied when the system reboots. 4. 3. Dual Port NIC (partition disabled) Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Partition is enabled when the system reboots. 4. Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port NIC Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port Quad Partition 5.
3. S.No Target Server Profile Settings What is Applicable 5. Rack, Tower, or Blade systems Advanced LAN Settings attributes only All Advanced LAN Settings attributes are applied to Rack and Tower systems. Only vLAN ID and vLAN priority attributes are applied to Blade systems. 6. Rack, Tower, or Blade systems Common IP Configuration attributes only Common IP Configuration attributes 7.
– Specify the User Name and Password to the CIFS share where your catalog resides if you want to update the firmware inventory from the catalog. You do not need to specify the user name and password if you are viewing or comparing against the catalog. NOTE: To update the firmware inventory, you must point to a local repository. • FTP: ftp.dell.com — to connect to a catalog on the Dell FTP site to compare the firmware inventory. • 5.
NOTE: For the yx1x systems, the Slot Length and Slot Type fields may show the status as Not Applicable instead of Unknown. Verifying Communication With Lifecycle Controller Use the following steps to verify the credentials of the discovered systems with Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller: 1. From the Configuration Manager console, do the following: • 2. In Configuration Manager 2007, under Computer Management → Collections. • In Configuration Manager 2012, under Devices.
6. After the update is complete, click Export to CSV to export the results in CSV format. Provide the location on your local drive. or Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the results to the clipboard and save it in plain text format. Modifying Credentials of Lifecycle Controllers on the ConfigMgr Database To modify the credentials on the ConfigMgr database: 1. From the Configuration Manager console, do the following: • • From the Configuration Manager 2007 console: 1.
Platform Restore for a Collection You can use this option on the Config Utility to perform the following tasks: • Export the system profiles in a collection. For more information, see Exporting the System Profiles in a Collection. • Import the system profiles in a collection. For more information, see Importing the System Profiles in a Collection. • Manage profiles for a collection. • Configure Part Replacement properties for a collection.
Configuring Part Replacement Properties For A Collection The steps to configure Part Replacement properties for a collection of systems are similar to that of configuring the properties for a single system. However, the check for valid licenses for the collection of systems is performed only after you complete configuring the other properties and submit the task.
• Partition — the partition number on the port. • Personality — the personality that the target system originally had on that partition. • Personality Applied — the personality that was applied from the NIC/CNA profile to that partition. • Min. Bandwidth — the minimum bandwidth that the partition originally had. • Min. Bandwidth Applied — the minimum bandwidth that was applied to the partition. • Max. Bandwidth — the maximum bandwidth that the partition originally had. • Max.
Using the Import Server Utility 5 This section describes the various activities that you can perform using the Import Server Utility. This utility is installed when you install Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. For information on installing Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for ConfigMgr, see the Installation Guide.
– 4. New Line: 72.16.1.5 – New Line: 172.16.1.45 Click Next. The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Authentication process verifies the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller credentials you have provided when you install Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager against each of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller IP addresses you have specified. The grid displays the IP Address, name of the server, and the status of the authentication.
, = , =. For Example: , InstallOSVer=Win2K3,CountDisks=5 , InstallOSVer=Win2K8,CountDisks=4 , CountDisks=4,RAIDController=H700 5. Click Next. The screen displays a comparison report of the variable values already present in the system and the variable values present in the .CSV file. The following details are displayed: • Name — The name of the system.
Using The System Viewer Utility 6 This chapter describes the operations that you can perform with the System Viewer Utility. You can use the System Viewer Utility to: • View and edit the hardware configuration. For more information, see “Viewing and Editing Hardware Configuration”. • View and edit the RAID configuration. For more information, see Viewing and Configuring RAID. • Create and edit Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller configuration profiles for your system.
Creating A New Profile 1. In BIOS Configuration, select Create a New Profile and click Next. 2. The BIOS Attributes tab displays the BIOS attributes and current settings of the system. The Boot Sequence tab displays the boot sequence information of the system. 3. In the BIOS Attributes tab, select the attributes to be included in your profile by selecting the checkbox against each attribute. If you check Select All, all the attributes in the list are selected.
Editing An Existing BIOS Attribute To edit an existing BIOS attribute, see step 2 to step 5 of Editing An Existing Profile. Changing The BIOS Boot Sequence And Hard Disk Drive Sequence To change the BIOS boot sequence and hard disk drive sequence: 1. In the BIOS Configuration screen, select Create a New Profile or Edit an Existing Profile, and click Browse to browse for the profile. 2. Click on the Boot Sequence tab. The current BIOS boot sequence and hard disk drive sequence is displayed. 3.
6. You can add a user account or edit an existing user account. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller has 16 users out of which you can configure 15. • To add a new user account, select a user account that is not configured. • To edit a user account, select the account on the grid and click Edit, or double-click the user account. The Edit User screen is displayed.
For information on NICs supported by Lifecycle Controller, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller Unified Server Configurator/ Unified Server Configurator-Lifecycle Controller Enabled User’s Guide available at support.dell.com/manuals. For information on CNAs supported by Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 1.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Readme available at support.dell.com/manuals.
• Configure port settings — to configure the port settings. Proceed to the next step if you want to configure the port settings yourself. • 5. Copy settings from port — to copy the port settings from a port that is already configured. Proceed to step 7 if you are copying the port settings. You need to choose the personalities for each partition on the port, enter bandwidth and configure settings for each personality. One port can have up to four partitions with one personality assigned to each partition.
Editing a NIC or CNA Profile To edit a NIC/CNA profile: 1. On the System Viewer Utility, click Network Adapter Configuration. 2. Select Edit an Existing Profile. 3. Click Browse and navigate to the location where you have saved the NIC profiles. 4. Select the profile that is saved as a .XML file and click Next. 5. Select the adapter you want to edit and click Configure. For more information on configuring the adapter, see Configuring Adapters. 6.
• start now — to start the update. • start on next reboot — to start the update when the target system reboots. • schedule update — to set a date and time for the update. If the updates are scheduled in sequence within an hour of each other; then a warning message is displayed. Comparing Hardware Configuration Profile This feature enables you to compare and report the BIOS or Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller configuration profiles that are applied on a system.
Column Description only in the case of a collection of systems and not a single system. 3. No. This is the sequence number of the log. Category The category of the Lifecycle Controller Log. For example, Configuration Service, iDRAC, Inventory, and so on. ID This is the ID associated with an error message. Click the hyperlink to get more information on the error and the recommended action. You can periodically download the latest message registry from the Dell support website available at support.
4. On the Lifecycle Controller page, click the Error Messages and Troubleshooting List link under Remote Services One-to-many-Server Management. 5. Click English and on the Error Messages and Troubleshooting List page, click the Download link. 6. Extract the emsgs_en.zip file to an empty folder. 7. Copy all the files and folder under the extracted folder to the following folder location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminUI\XmlStorage\Extensions\DLCPlugin\emsgs_en. 8.
• System information such as service tag, system type, and so on. • Lifecycle Controller firmware images, system configuration, and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller firmware and configuration. To export the system profile: 1. On the System Viewer Utility, select Platform Restore.
Importing the System Profile This feature enables you to import the backup of the firmware and configuration of a system, and restore it to the same system where the backup was taken from. You can use this feature only if you have taken a backup image of the system profile before. NOTE: If you replace the motherboard of the system, make sure you re-install the hardware back in the same location. For example, install the NIC PCI card in the same PCI slot that you used during backup.
For a 11G server, the utility checks for a valid license of the Dell vFlash SD card on the Lifecycle Controller of the system and for a 12G server, the utility checks for an Enterprise license. If a valid license is present, the Platform Restore screen is displayed. 2. On the Platform Restore screen, select the Configure Part Replacement option and click Next. The Part Replacement attributes are displayed. 3. Select the options for the properties as given in the table below: Table 4.
Troubleshooting 7 This chapter list the issues and steps to troubleshoot them. Configuring Dell Provisioning Web Services On IIS The installer configures the Dell Provisioning Web Services for Internet Information Services (IIS) automatically during installation. This section contains information to configure Dell Provisioning Web Services for IIS manually. Dell Provisioning Web Services Configuration for IIS 6 To configure Dell provisioning web services for IIS 6.0: 1.
9. To enforce SSL and client certificates for the website, see: Dell Auto-Discovery Network Setup Specification For information on auto-discovery error messages, descriptions, and response actions, see the Dell Auto-Discovery Network Setup Specification document at delltechcenter.com Upgrade Or Repair Issues If you have upgraded or repaired the Dell Server Deployment Pack after installing Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for ConfigMgr 1.2 or later: 1. Copy the CustomReboot.vbs from [ConfigMgrRoot]\
Issues and Resolutions Issue 1 Issue: When you deploy an operating system on a target system with Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller configured in a shared network mode, the Windows PE environment may fail to startup on the network drivers, causing the system to restart before reaching the task sequence. Resolution: This is because the network does not assign IP addresses fast enough. To avoid this issue, ensure that you enable Spanning Tree and Fast Link on the network switch.
Resolution: This issue occurs if you use a Windows PE 2.X based boot image created with Windows AIK 1.X for deploying Microsoft Windows 2008 R2. Ensure that the task sequence deploying Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 uses a Windows PE 3.0 or later based boot image created with Windows AIK 2.X or later. For more information, see the Microsoft Technet site at technet.microsoft.com.
Issue 11 Issue : During Discovery and Handshake, the DPS.log displays an empty Site code: followed by a cryptography exception. Resolution: This issue occurs when the account entered to access ConfigMgr does not have permissions to query WMI and retrieve the site code, or when the server cannot authenticate to the Site Server or domain controller. Verify the Dell Provisioning Server user permissions and perform a WBEMTest connection to validate the account, and then reset and rediscover your systems.
Resolution: When you are viewing the RAID configuration for a system using the System Viewer Utility, the information is cached. When you update the RAID configuration of the same system, you must close the System Viewer Utility and reopen it to view the updated RAID configuration. Issue 17 Issue: The Modular systems cannot use the hostname in the path to the CIFS share but monolithic systems can use the hostname. Resolution: For Modular systems you must specify the IP address of the CIFS share.
Issue 23 Issue: Why creating the unattended operating system media take long time in non windows operating system deployment? Resolution: In this step ("Creating the unattended operating system media…"), Dell Lifecycle Controller Utility is creating the unattended operating system media using the NFS share. If NFS share is responding slow, this step takes more time. So, it is recommended to use NFSv3 preferably on a server running Red Hat Linux operating system.
Alert Message Alert State top of the list; Those systems with unassigned licenses are imported to the Unmanaged Dell Lifecycle Controller Collections. Cause Resolution Connections License Manager. The Dell Connections License Manager details are not configured. Warning The Connections License Manager details are not configured. Launch Connections License Manager Configuration Utility and configure Connections License Manager for DLCI.
Related Documentation and Resources 8 For more information on ConfigMgr such as installation, features, and functionalities, see the Microsoft TechNet site at technet.microsoft.com. In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at support.dell.com/manuals. On the Manuals page, click Software→ Systems Management.
