Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

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Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for ConfigMgr (DLCI) provides agent-free, OS and hypervisor agnostic configuration and update of Dell 12^th and 11^th 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 2.1

• Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
• Support for Windows Server 2012 deployment
• Support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 (Admin Console)
• Support for LC2 version 1.1.5
• Support for installing Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration on a Configuration Manager where SMS provider is installed on a system other than the site server system.

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

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