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Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.2 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of ...
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Contents 1 Introduction...........................................................................................................4 2 Prerequisites........................................................
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Introduction Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.2 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide provides information on software prerequisites and requirements to i...
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Prerequisites About this task Before you install Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration, complete the following: Steps 1. Configure an account for use with discovery and handshake. For more information...
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NOTE: Make sure that firewall of the system does not block the WMI connection. Steps 1. To access the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) remotely using dcomcnfg.exe, provide user permissions to...
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Alternatively, the Configuration Manager user becomes a member of the SMS_Admin group, and you can grant Remote Enable to the existing permissions of the group. Validating user permissions from the De...
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Before installing DPS, the DLCI installer checks if the admin console is installed. If the admin console is not installed, the installer displays an error message. The installation does not continue u...
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Servers, where ESXi are deployed, are moved to another collection Managed Dell Lifecycle Controller (ESXi). If DHCP lookup fails while deployment, then the server times out and it is not moved into Ma...
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Windows 2008 R2 Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8 Enterprise Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x64) Microsoft .NET version 4.0 For Co...
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Operating Systems Dell Provisioning Service Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows 8.1 x64 Edition Windows 8 x64 Edition Windows 7 x64 Edition Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1 Windows Ser...
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Operating Systems Dell Provisioning Service Windows 7 x64 Edition Windows Vista SP1 x64 Business Edition Windows Vista x64 Business Edition Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Window...
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Steps 1. In Control Panel, click Security and then click Windows Firewall. 2. Click Change Settings, and then click Exceptions. 3. In Exceptions, select Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to ena...
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Installing DLCI for Configuration Manager The Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Configuration Manager installer contains two components — Dell Lifecycle Controller Utility (DLCU) and De...
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To install Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager 1. Go to dell.com/support/home. 2. Under General Support, click the relevant product link. The Product Support page is displa...
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3. Perform one of the following: a. On a site server, enter an account (with required privileges) for use by Dell Provisioning Service to access Configuration Manager, on all newly discovered systems ...
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4. Click Next. The Ready to Install the Program screen is displayed. 5. Click Install. The progress bar is displayed. After installation, the completion message is displayed. 6. Click Next. 7. In Inst...
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Site = Read Package = Read, Delete, and Create Installing Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager on a UAC-enabled system 1. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run As Admini...
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Prerequisites for upgrading Before you upgrade to Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration version 3.2 for Configuration Manager, ensure to upgrade the firmware on the target systems. If the blade server...
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The license agreement is displayed. 4. Accept the license agreement and click Next. The Custom Setup screen is displayed. 5. Select one or both the components. Follow the steps provided: Installing DL...
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Steps 1. Run Dell_Lifecycle_Controller_Integration_3.2.0_for_Configuration_Manager.exe from the folder where you have extracted it. 2. Click Next. The installer displays three options. 3. Select the M...
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Troubleshooting Errors during Dell Provisioning Service (DPS) installation on system If you specify incorrect system name or user credentials for accessing the site server while installing DPS on a sy...