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 boot image you create (DOS doesn't need any modifications).

To begin, open PXE Configuration Utility.

1. Click "New" and Type in the name for your new environment.
2. Select your Operating System and Processor Options.
3. Click "Create Boot Image"
4. Under the "OEM Extensions" section change the selection from "<none>" to "<default>". If you run into problems with your images not building properly, you may fall back on selecting "Dell".
5. Continue building the image, and once the image is built and saved you are...

If you've ever looked at the Resource Manager for a computer resource, you will notice a listing for the Network Interface Cards (NICs). One example might be:

NIC 1: IP Address - 10.0.0.1
NIC 2: IP Address - 159.140.186.172 - The address that NS Uses

What is not very clear is why the IP address for the NIC that the NS talks to, and that I can PING, is NOT listed as the TOP or PRIMARY one?

Shedding Some Light

There is a stored procedure which, when the Resource Manager screen is selected, returns SORTED (this is very important) results.

When it comes to IP Addresses, 10.0.0.1 comes way before 159.140.186.172. This is why, even though it is not the IP address that the NS is communicating on, it appears to be the primary NIC.

For more technical details, see
http://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article...

Q:
The number of systems supported by the latest version of Dell Client Manager is extremely limited. I noticed when using the OpenManage console that the list of supported model types is only about 43.

The guide says: "Management capabilities for certain older models as well as Dell Inspiron notebooks and Dimension desktops are limited to discovery only."

The only reason I ask is that the older version of OpenManage worked with most of the systems in our environment and I'm surprised that the capabilities of the tool are now so limited.

Does this mean that we can only do tasks like BIOS updates and alert notifications for supported systems? Are there plans to include legacy systems as well? Is there a way to manually extend the system list to other version?

Thanks

A:
Great questions, Mauricem.

Currently, Dell OpenManage does not support the Inspiron and Dimension line of...

Q:
Hello all,

I am looking to repackage some of my applications. DS 6.5 contains the scaled down SetupCapture and MSI Editor. I would like to know if any one has been successful in using those products. If those were not used what "economical" products have you had success with?

HJ