To send a boot image to distribution points, after installation is complete launch the ConfigMgr Admin Console, and explore "Boot Images" under Operating System Deployment. You will see a new Folder titled "Dell PowerEdge Server Deployment." The Dell™ PowerEdge™ Server Deployment Boot Image (x86) is fully configured and contains all the mass storage and network interface card (NIC) drivers required for the supported Dell hardware. Send this boot image to the desired distribution points.

Driver Packages

Import driver packages from the Dell Server Deployment Pack (DSDP) to easily manage drivers for Dell hardware:

1. Mount the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation (version 5.5.0, A00 or higher) DVD, either using physical media, Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC), or mount the ISO directly using a third-party utility (such as Virtual CloneDrive).
2. Expand Operating System Deployment, right-click Driver Packages, and select the following option:
   
   
   
   
3. Select the drive letter that contains the Dell OpenManage™ DVD to view the Import Dell Driver Package Wizard:
   
   
   
   
4. As you can see from Step 3, we selected the Dell PowerEdge™ 2950 server, and the drivers for Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, both x86 and x64. Click Finish to import drivers for the selected systems. After the import is complete, you will see the new driver package nodes as follows:
   
   
   
   
5. As you can see from the image in Step 4, we now have two driver packages: one for PowerEdge 2950 for Windows Server 2008 x64 and one for PowerEdge 2950 for Windows Server 2008 x86. The driver packages can now be easily used in any OS deployment task sequence.

Create a New PowerEdge Server Deployment OSD Task Sequence

To Create a new Task Sequence:

1. Right-click Task Sequences, and select the following option:
   
   
   
   
2. The Create Server Deployment Task Sequence dialog appears. Populate the required data, as shown here:
   
   
   
   
3. Click the Create button to create a new task sequence shell, and then edit the new task sequence; it will appear as follows:
   
   
   
   

You have now created a PowerEdge Custom Task Sequence. You will need to fill in some detail in a few of the steps. We'll show some screen shots of the Dell Custom task sequences and give a brief description of each. For full detail, please consult the DDP User Guide.

Dell Custom Task Sequences

The Set Bios Config TS Step allows you to "view" the default .ini, and edit it, or you can import an existing .ini. You can also customize logging and specify variable replacement based on task sequence, computer, and collection variables.



The Set RAID Config TS step allows you to "view" the default .ini, and edit it, or you can import an existing .ini. You can also customize logging and specify variable replacement based on task sequence, computer, and collection variables. And you can go to the next level and use the RAID Config Wizard (see the next image).



The Raid Config Wizard (aka Array Builder) allows you to configure the array and specify configurations based on how many disks exist.



The Set BMC Config TS step allows you to "view" the default .ini, and edit it, or you can import an existing .ini. You can also customize loggin, and specify variable replacement based on task sequence, computer, and collection variables.



The Set DRAC Config TS step allows you to "view" the default .ini, and edit it, or you can import an existing .ini. You can also customize logging and specify variable replacement based on task sequence, computer, and collection variables.