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Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
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Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager (DLCI) provides agent-free, OS and hypervisor agnostic configuration and update of Dell 12th and 11th generation PowerEdge servers. Through automated processes, IT Administrators can reduce steps, time, and cost in configuring servers from a bare-metal state and preparing remote 1-to-Many operating system (OS) deployment.
What's New in 2.0.1
- Support for Dell 12th generation PowerEdge servers
- Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
- Deploy Non-Windows operation systems - VMware ESXi 5 HDD, VMware ESXi 5 U1 HDD, RedHat Enterprise Linux Version 6.2
- Enables licensing for DLCI. Licensing is based on the number of nodes.
Business Benefits
- Leverage your existing systems management investment to accurately deploy operating systems on Dell servers and blades
- Save a trip to the office by remotely deploying a variety of Windows Server operating systems, globally
- Mitigate the potential for human errors through use of an easy-to-use GUI-based tool that automates the manual tasks of configuring hardware with platform/OS-appropriate drivers
- Improve Data Center efficiency and cost-control simply by maintaining standard sets of configurations that will help boost workforce productivity
- Capture a single pane view of your firmware and hardware inventory; it’s a convenient one-step process
- Quickly replicate your best “spec system” hardware configuration across multiple servers
- Configure and validate server security to keep your systems, and your business, running smoothly
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 2.0.1
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 1.3
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 1.2
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 1.1
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 1.0