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Upgrade IPMIutil for 1855 Blade Support and Other New Features

02 Oct 2007 |

Deployment Solution for Dell Servers leverages the IPMIutil project for interaction with Dell servers via their Base Management Controllers. The supplemental file available for download with Deployment Solution for Dell Servers contains a copy of IPMIutil 1.9.8.

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Speeding up Power Control Discoveries with Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 3.0

16 Aug 2007 |

Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 3.0 has the ability to communicate with BMC and DRAC devices on Dell Server hardware via the Deployment Console.

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How to Update a Utility Partition Image in Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 3.0

09 Aug 2007 |

Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 3.0 no longer requires that users supply utility partition images from DSA CDs, but instead ships with the utility partition image that ships with the DTK.

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Installing Japanese Windows OSs using Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 3.0

08 Aug 2007 |

Installing a Japanese version of Microsoft's Windows Operating System using Deployment Solution for Dell Servers and the Linux preboot has a "gotcha" that in some cases might cause some confusion.

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How to Use Dell Jobs in a Non-PXE Environment.

15 Feb 2007 |

In environments where security is a major issue, many network administrators have elected to not use PXE on their servers. This doesn't mean, however, that Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 2.0 SP1 cannot be used to perform configurations.

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Create a New Dell-Enabled PXE Image

14 Feb 2007 |

Deployment Solution for Dell Servers v2.0 SP1 when installed on DS 6.8 not only injects Dell specific drivers and services into your default PXE boot images, but also gives you the option of incorporating these tools into any Linux or WinPE PXE

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Use Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 2.0 SP1 to add Arbitrary Drivers to Scripted OS Install

14 Feb 2007 |

Deployment Solution for Dell Servers version 2.0 SP1 has a feature that allows you to integrate any arbitrary driver into a scripted OS install. Using this mechanism is compatible with driver auto detection as well.

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Customize BIOS/DRAC/BMC Configuration on a "Per Machine" Basis

14 Feb 2007 |

Whenever a configuration file is captured using a Deployment Solution for Dell Servers job, the default behavior is to have one configuration file for each model of server.

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Monitor Your Server's Sensor Values in Real Time

15 Jan 2007 |

Suppose you have a server that is having some heat issues or perhaps other problems that are related to its onboard sensors.

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Troubleshooting WinPE Driver Problems

10 Jan 2007 |

Sometimes when working with specialized hardware, such as SCSI controllers, strange NICs, or other obscure hardware, buggy drivers can seem impossible to get around. I have had this problem for a long time and found a utility online that will help diagnose these problems.

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