Dell Client Integration Pack Version 2.0 Manual

Dell Client Integration Pack

Version 2.0 for Microsoft

System Center Configuration

Manager

User’s Guide

Notes

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Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

What is New in This Release of DCIP for ConfigMgr. . . 7

Key Features and Functionalities

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Supported Operating Systems and Dell Devices . . . . 10

2 Using DCIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Creating Dell Windows PE Boot Image . . . . . . . . . 13

Creating Dell Client Driver Packages

Importing Dell Client Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CCTK Self-Contained-Executable (SCE) file

Importing OMCI

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Managing and Updating Distribution Points

Creating a Task Sequence

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Creating a Task Sequence Using the Dell Client Deployment Template

Creating a Custom Task Sequence . . . . . . . . . 20

Editing a Task Sequence

Configuring your System BIOS

Exporting the BIOS configuration file

Applying SCE on the Target System

Advertising a Task Sequence

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Contents 3

Best Practices For Advertising a Task Sequence

Deploying a Task Sequence

Importing System Information

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Computer Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Reboot To PXE / USB Custom Action. . . . . . . . . . . 27

3 Dell Warranty Information Utility . . . . . 31

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring the Warranty Utility

Configuring the Registry

Configuring A Database File

Generating Reports

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Copying CSV Results to a Database . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Exporting Service-Tags From ConfigMgr to a CSV File

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Disabling Logging

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4 Intel vPro OOB Management

Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Software Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Launching the AMT Plug-in

Database and Password Configuration

USB Provisioning

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Provisioning Using your USB Device

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4 Contents

Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Configuring Power Profile

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Configuring the Boot Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Configuring BIOS Settings

Setting BIOS Passwords

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Operations

Generating Reports

Application Preferences

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Performing Power Management

Establishing KVM Sessions

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Scheduling Reports

Retrieving Reports

DB and Passwords

KVM Setup

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Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Task Queue

Tas k Q u eue

Configuring WinRM

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5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Authenticode Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Windows XP Installation Fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

KVM Over Wireless

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Hardware Inventory Report Memory Speed is reported as Zero

Max Password Length Change

KVM Power Control - Boot to OS in S3

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Contents 5

6 Related Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Obtaining Technical Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

6 Contents

1

Introduction

This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (DCIP for ConfigMgr).

What is New in This Release of DCIP for ConfigMgr

This release of DCIP for ConfigMgr supports the following features:

Table 1-1. New Features

Feature Description

OMCI Integration This feature enables ConfigMgr to use the features

available on Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI) such as remote management applications, accessing managed node information, manage client state, receiving alerts for client events. For more

Importing OMCI

.

Dell Warranty Information Utility

Intel AMT vPro OOB Management

information on OMCI integration, see

This feature monitors warranty information of all Dell client computers on your network by collecting the warranty information of Dell Client computers from the Dell support website and storing them on the ConfigMgr. For more information on the Dell Warranty Information Utility, see

This is an Out-of-band (OOB) management feature using Intel AMT. It is supported through a standalone application running on the SCCM server. This feature provides the core functionality, to manage client systems remotely and automatically regardless of the state of the operating system. For more information on Intel AMT vPro OOB Management, see

Extensions

Dell Warranty Information Utility

Intel vPro OOB Management

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Introduction 7

Table 1-1. New Features

Feature Description

Client Configuration Toolkit 2.0

Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) is a packaged software offering that provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell client systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, and Precision in an operating system present environment. The configuration of target machine can be setup using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI). CCTK is designed to run under various operating systems environment namely-, Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE), Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 in an unattended manner. Starting with CCTK version 2.0, end users can create a self-contained executable (SCE) package using CCTK GUI interface for configuring target systems in a one to many environment. DCIP version 2.0 allows end users to import custom generated SCE Packages for use within their deployment task sequence. For more information on CCTK integration, see

Key Features and Functionalities

Table 1-2. Key Features and Functionalists

Importing CCTK

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Feature Description

Configuring Windows Pre-Installation (PE) environment

Creating and Importing Dell Client Driver Packages

This feature enables ConfigMgr to configure and push your customized operating system image on your client system using the features available on DCIP. For more information on configuring your Windows PE environment, see

This feature enables ConfigMgr to configure and push your customized driver packages onto your client system. For more information on creating Dell client driver packages, see

8 Introduction

Creating Dell Windows PE Boot Image

Creating Dell Client Driver Packages

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Table 1-2. Key Features and Functionalists

Feature Description

OMCI Integration This feature enables ConfigMgr to use the features

available on Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI) such as remote management applications, accessing managed node information, manage client state, receiving alerts for client events. For more

Importing OMCI

.

Dell Warranty Information Utility

Intel AMT vPro OOB Management

information on OMCI integration, see

This feature monitors warranty information of all Dell client computers on your network by collecting the warranty information of Dell Client computers from the Dell support website and storing them on the ConfigMgr. For more information on the Dell Warranty Information Utility, see

This is an Out-of-band (OOB) management feature using Intel AMT. It is supported through a standalone application running on the SCCM server. This feature provides the core functionality to manage client systems remotely and automatically regardless of the state of the operating system. For more information on Intel AMT vPro OOB Management, see

Extensions

Dell Warranty Information Utility

Intel vPro OOB Management

.

Introduction 9

Table 1-2. Key Features and Functionalists

Feature Description

Client Configuration Toolkit 2.0

Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) is a packaged software offering that provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell client systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, and Precision in an operating system present environment. The configuration of target machine can be setup using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI). CCTK is designed to run under various operating systems environment namely-, Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE), Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 in an unattended manner. Starting with CCTK version 2.0, end users can create a self-contained executable (SCE) package using CCTK GUI interface for configuring target systems in a one to many environment. DCIP version 2.0 allows end users to import custom generated SCE Packages for use within their deployment task sequence. For more information on CCTK integration, see

Importing CCTK

Supported Operating Systems and Dell Devices

For information, on the supported configurations for ConfigMgr, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161860.aspx.

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Supported Operating Systems for DCIP

• Windows 7 32-bit Professional English

• Windows 7 64-bit Professional English

• Windows 7 32-bit Ultimate English

• Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate English

• Windows Vista 32-bit Business English

• Windows Vista 32-bit Ultimate English

• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition English

• Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition English

• Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server R2 Premium Edition English

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• Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server Premium Edition English

• Windows Server 2003 Windows Storage Server 32bit English

• Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition

• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition

• Windows Server 2008 DataCenter Edition

• Windows XP Professional English

• Windows XP x64 Professional Client English

Supported Dell Client Computers

Table 1-3.

Latitude Series OptiPlex Series Dell Precision Series

Latitude XT2

Latitude XT2 XFR

Latitude 2120

Latitude Z600

Latitude E5410

Latitude E5510 OptiPlex XE Dell Precision M6600

Latitude E5400 OptiPlex 980 Dell Precision M2400

Latitude E5420 OptiPlex 780 Dell Precision M6300

Latitude E5420m OptiPlex FX160 Dell Precision M2300

Latitude E5520m OptiPlex 160 Dell Precision M6400

Latitude E5520 OptiPlex 960 Dell Precision 390

Latitude E4310 OptiPlex 760 Dell Precision 690

Latitude E6320 OptiPlex 360 Dell Precision R5400

Latitude E6420 ATG Dell Precision R5500

Latitude E6420 XFR Dell Precision T7500

Latitude E6520 Dell Precision T5400

Latitude E6510 Dell Precision T5500

Latitude 2110 Dell Precision T3500

OptiPlex 380 Dell Precision M4500

OptiPlex 580 Dell Precision M4300

OptiPlex 970 Dell Precision M6500

OptiPlex 990 Dell Precision M4400

OptiPlex 390 Dell Precision M4600

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Table 1-3.

Latitude Series OptiPlex Series Dell Precision Series

Latitude XT3 Dell Precision T1600

Latitude E6410 Dell Precision T3400

Latitude E6410 ATG Dell Precision T1500

Latitude E6400 XFR Dell Precision T7400

Latitude E6220

Latitude 2100

Latitude 13

Latitude E5400

Latitude E5500

Latitude E4300

Latitude E6500

Latitude E4200

Latitude XT

Latitude E6400

Latitude E6400 ATG

Latitude D530

12 Introduction

2

Using DCIP

Before you begin using DCIP for ConfigMgr, ensure that the target Dell client systems are auto-discovered and present under All Systems on the ConfigMgr console. For more information on auto-discover through ConfigMgr, see the Microsoft TechNet article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc507089.aspx.

You can use DCIP for ConfigMgr to perform the following tasks:

• Create Dell Windows PE boot image

• Create Dell client driver packages

• Import Dell client packages

• Create a task sequence

• Reboot to PXE or USB custom action

Creating Dell Windows PE Boot Image

Creating Dell Client Driver Packages

Importing Dell Client Packages

Creating a Task Sequence

Reboot To PXE / USB Custom Action

Creating Dell Windows PE Boot Image

To create a Dell Windows PE boot image:

Go to

1

2

3

4

5

support.dell.com

Select your product, which should ideally be the client system you are targeting.

Select your operating system.

In the

Creating Dell Client Driver Packages

To create Dell client driver packages:

1

Download the operating system

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CAB

file from

support.dell.com

.

2

On the ConfigMgr console, go to

ConfigMgrSite Database Computer ManagementOperating System Deployment Driver Packages CAB Package

The

Dell Client Driver Import Wizard

3

Browse

and select the system driver

architecture for creating driver packages, and click

NOTE: On the Dell Client Driver Package Import wizard, if you select the XP

Driver CAB, a checkbox Create WinXP Storage Driver Packages is displayed. It is recommended that you select this checkbox. This creates XP Storage Driver Package under the Dell XP Storage Driver Packages folder under the Driver Packages in ConfigMgr console.

•

For the

XP Driver CAB Driver CAB folder. In this case, leave the checkbox Storage Driver Package this step in the task sequence.

•

For Microsoft Windows XP operating systems, the in the

Task Sequence Editor during Microsoft Windows XP system deployment to avoid a continuous reboot with the following error: 0x0000007B (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE). For more information on the appropriate storage driver selection, see the Dell Tech Center

www.delltechcenter.com

site at

The

Dell Client Driver Import Wizard

packages are created and stored under the

Dell Client CAB Package Import Dell Client

.

screen is displayed.

CAB

and the operating system

Finish

, if there are no drivers within the

category, the

Import Drivers

step deselected. Select the

is enabled. Select the appropriate storage driver

step imports drivers within the

Select Mass Storage Driver

.

Storage

XP Driver Package

Storage Driver Package

progress is displayed. Driver

System CAB Driver Packages

.

folder according to the operating systems architecture selected. For example, Vista

Driver Packages

system, architecture, and the version of the Vista driver

CAB

driver packages are stored under the

System CAB

folder with the relevant name specifying the operating

CAB



folder in the

Chipset

in the

Apply

and apply

option

file selected.

4

Click

Close

to exit the wizard.

NOTE: Importing of drivers may take a long time. During this period, the

progress bar may not be updated.

5

To update and manage distribution points for the driver packages you imported, on the DCIP for ConfigMgr console, go to

Dell System CAB Driver Packages<

Dell driver pack name>.

Driver Packages

The driver packages window is displayed.

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6

Right-click the newly imported driver packages, and update and manage the distribution points.

You have successfully created a Dell client driver packages. Proceed to manage and update distribution points.

Importing Dell Client Packages

You can import several client packages like CCTK and OMCI.

CCTK Self-Contained-Executable (SCE) file

CCTK SCE file allows you to:

NOTE: CCTK SCE files are only available in Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Version

2.0 and higher.

• customize your configurations

• export a customized configuration to apply the same settings on a target client system

• export both supported and unsupported options

• customized your BIOS configuration

Importing CCTK

To import CCTK SCE packages:

1

On the DCIP for ConfigMgr console, go to

Management

2

Right click

3

Click

Browse

 Software Distribution

Packages Dell Import Dell CCTK Package

and navigate to the location of the CCTK SCE file.

Site Database



Computer



NOTE: The CCTK SCE file is generated when CCTK is installed on the system.

For more information, see Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Version 2.0 User’s Guide on support.dell.com\manuals.

4

Click OK.

If a package already exists on the ConfigMgr, a message is displayed asking if you would like to recreate or continue. If you select process does not recreate the package, otherwise the package is dropped from the ConfigMgr and repackaged with the new SCE file.

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Continue

, the

NOTE: If the following error message is displayed: Invalid SCE file. Please

select another .exe to continue, repeat step 3.

5

Click

Close

.

After 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 ConfigMgr console. The newly created package is under the Dell Client packages node.

You can apply the SCE files on target systems after you distribute them.

Once the Wizard Complete you will have a SCE Software Package create under Dell Client packages. You can associate these packages with their task sequence for pre-OS deployment or use them as software package during post-OS configuration.

Importing OMCI

To import OMCI:

1

Go to

support.dell.com

2

Select your product, which should ideally be the client system you are targeting.

3

Select your operating system.

4

In the

Managing and Updating Distribution Points

You should update the distribution points before creating a task sequence. To update and manage distribution points:

1

On the DCIP for ConfigMgr console, go to

Computer ManagementSoftware DistributionPac kagesDell Client Deployment

2

Under

Dell Client Deployment

Configuration Toolkit

case, we will select

3

Right-click

Points

4

Click points. See the online help or the ConfigMgr documentation for details.

5

Right-click

Update Distribution Points

6

The update the distribution points.

7

On the ConfigMgr console, go to

Computer ManagementSoftware DistributionPac kages Client Configuration Toolkit

client system is able to access the driver packages during an operating system installation.

You have successfully updated and managed the distribution points for the Dell client packages. Proceed to create a task sequence.

Client Custom Reboot Script

. The

Manage Distribution Point Wizard

Client Custom Reboot Script

Confirm Update Distribution Points

.

, two packages are available —

and

Client Custom Reboot Script

.

ConfigMgrSite Database

. Repeat step 3 and step 4 to ensure that the

ConfigMgrSite Database

Client

. For this use

.

and click

screen is displayed. Click

Manage Distribution

is displayed.



Yes



to

Creating a Task Sequence

Task sequences are used to capture an operating system image, configure its settings, and deploy the image on a set of Dell client systems. You can create a task sequence in two ways:

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Dell Client Integration Pack Version 2.0 Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

What is New in This Release of DCIP for ConfigMgr

Key Features and Functionalities

Supported Operating Systems and Dell Devices

Using DCIP

Creating Dell Windows PE Boot Image

Creating Dell Client Driver Packages

Importing Dell Client Packages

CCTK Self-Contained-Executable (SCE) file

Importing OMCI

Managing and Updating Distribution Points

Creating a Task Sequence