Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for 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 13^th, 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 3.1

•  Support for Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers.
•  Filter logs based on the description you have provided in the Search field when working with viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs.
•  Support for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface boot mode.
•  Viewing information on criticality of firmware.
•  Scheduling export of system configuration.
•  Support to create Custom Collection while importing servers.
•  Selective firmware update.
•  Inventory Export for CMC is supported in this release, which is used by Dell Repository Manager for creation of repository.
•  Support for Dell driver cab files.
•  Removal of “Dell Server Deployment Pack” dependency.
•  Removal of “Dell Connections License Manager” dependency.

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