Contents

 

1 Introduction

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What's new in this release

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Dell Server Deployment Pack features overview

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Console and operating system support matrix for Dell Server Deployment Pack

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Distributed Configuration Manager setups on multiple primary site servers

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2 Before using Configuration Manager

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Recommended Dell Deployment Toolkit version for Dell Server Deployment Pack

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3 Using the Dell Server Deployment Pack on systems running

 

Configuration Manager 2012, 2012 SP1, or 2012 R2

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Importing a Dell Driver Cab files

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Upgrading a Dell Driver Cab files

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Creating a boot image for deploying Dell PowerEdge servers

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Enabling command prompt for debugging boot images

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Importing DLCI Dell Server Driver Packages

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Distributing content and updating distribution points

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Configuring the hardware components of your server

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Creating a task sequence

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Creating a Dell specific task sequence

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Creating a custom task sequence

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Editing a task sequence

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Adding diskpart clean to task sequence

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Configuring task sequence actions

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Deploying a task sequence on static IP networks

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Configuring system BIOS

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Configuring system BIOS using XML input

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Configuring iDRAC 7 and iDRAC 8 using XML input

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Configuring Set Boot Order

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Retrieving boot device IDs

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Configuring RAID by using RAID Config (wizard)

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Using the Array Builder

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How Array Builder works

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Controllers

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Variable conditions

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Arrays

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Logical drives (also known as virtual disks)

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Disks (also known as array disks)

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