User manual SYMANTEC DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION V 7.1 FOR DELL SERVERS

[. . . ] AltirisTM Deployment Solution for Dell Servers from Symantec Version 7. 1 AltirisTM Deployment Solution for Dell Servers from Symantec User Guide The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version 7. 1 Legal Notice Copyright © 2010 Symantec Corporation. Symantec, the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U. S. The product described in this document is distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation/reverse engineering. [. . . ] Table 4-1 Task Configure Dell Server BIOS Advanced DTK tasks for Dell servers Description You can view and change all of the BIOS configuration settings for a server. See "Configure BIOS - Advanced task type" on page 30. Creating tasks and jobs on Dell servers About Lifecycle Controller tasks for Dell servers 25 Table 4-1 Task DTK tasks for Dell servers (continued) Description You can set the asset tag, network cards, BMC IP, LCD text, and enable or disable the power button. See "Configure BIOS - Simple task type" on page 31. Configure Dell Server BIOS Simple Configure Dell Server DRAC Advanced You can view and change all of the DRAC configuration settings for a server. See "Configure DRAC - Advanced task type" on page 32. Configure Dell Server DRAC Simple You can set the IP address for the management port and choose what DRAC commands run after the configuration is finished. See "Configure DRAC - Simple task type" on page 32. Configure Dell Server RAID Advanced You can view all of the drives, controllers, and disks on your server and then configure any of those drives. See "Configure RAID - Advanced task type" on page 33. Configure Dell Server RAID with You can use a drag-and-drop tool to define multiple Rules RAID configurations. See "Defining rules for RAID configurations" on page 34. About Lifecycle Controller tasks for Dell servers Deployment Solution for Dell provides several predefined task types under the Lifecycle Controller folder. These tasks are mainly used for scripted OS installations without using PXE. See "Performing a scripted OS installation without PXE" on page 37. If you create a job using these tasks, ensure that you create a server job and not a client job. See "About deployment tasks and jobs for Dell servers" on page 23. 26 Creating tasks and jobs on Dell servers Creating a deployment task for a Dell server Table 4-2 Task Lifecycle Controller tasks for Dell servers Description You can boot your server to the pre-OS ISO on the deployment share without using PXE. See "Boot to Dell ISO on network task" on page 41. Boot to Dell ISO on network Boot To ISO On Vflash You can boot your server to the pre-OS ISO that is on the Vflash of the Lifecycle Controller. See "Boot to ISO on Vflash task" on page 40. Close Access To Drivers You can close the access to the drivers that are embedded on the Lifecycle Controller. See "Open access to drivers task type" on page 39. Copy Dell WinPE ISO To Vflash You can copy the WinPE ISO for Dell servers to the Vflash on the Lifecycle Controller of your server. See "Copy Dell WinPE ISO to Vflash task type" on page 40. Open Access To Drivers You can open the access to the drivers that are embedded on the Lifecycle Controller. See "Close access to drivers task" on page 42. Windows 2008 SOI Driver Copy Before you perform a scripted OS installation, you can copy the drivers from the DRAC controller to the RAM drive. This action resolves the issue that Windows does not boot correctly if the drivers are present. See "Copy Windows 2008 SOI drivers task" on page 41. Creating a deployment task for a Dell server You can run the tasks that configure different types of Dell servers. You can also run the tasks that manage the Lifecycle Controller on your servers. See "About deployment tasks and jobs for Dell servers" on page 23. After a deployment task is created, it is listed under the Jobs and Tasks > Deployment and Migration > Dell Servers folder. You can drag and drop tasks to other folders and manually create folders. Creating tasks and jobs on Dell servers Viewing a log file for a task 27 Several tasks can also be combined into one job. [. . . ] Run options tab You can choose to allow other tasks to run while this task is running. You can also choose to end the task after the number of minutes that you specify. The default is 30 minutes. Copy Windows 2008 SOI drivers task This task type lets you copy drivers from the iDRAC to the RAM drive before you perform a scripted OS installation (SOI) of Windows 2008. See "Performing a scripted OS installation without PXE" on page 37. 42 Performing a scripted OS installation Close access to drivers task You can use the Lifecycle Controller drivers to perform a 64-bit SOI. [. . . ]