Hi everybody, it's Mari with Dell Technologies. Thank you for joining us today as we take a look at the Dell Command Integration Suite for System Center. In this video, we’ll go over the installation of the Dell Command Integration Suite, explore its features within System Center, and demonstrate how to create a driver package for the new Dell XPS 13 9365 using the tools we install.
Let's begin by downloading the Dell Command Integration Suite from Dell.com/command. Once downloaded, I'll go ahead and launch the installer, which will extract the necessary files. After agreeing to the prompts, I'll launch the installer, and it will guide us through the installation process. The installation can only be performed on a System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) site server or a workstation with the Configuration Manager admin console installed.
If you’re not comfortable installing it on your primary site server, you can install it on any workstation in your domain to get familiar with the tools. Once installed, we launch the SCCM console as an administrator.
In the SCCM console, under Software Library > Operating Systems > Driver Packages, you’ll see the Dell Command System Driver Library Import. We’ll use this tool to create a driver package for the XPS 13 2-in-1. This tool simplifies what would normally be a 2-3 week process of driver package creation into a few minutes of clicking.
To start, we select the Dell Command System Driver Library Import button. The import wizard will ask us to select a library source, and we’ll have the tool go out to Dell.com to get the metadata for the drivers. Once we choose our operating system and filter for the XPS 13 model, we can select the driver package for the XPS 13 9365 and begin the download. We’ll also choose to distribute the package automatically to the distribution points.
The tool will download a CAB file with the drivers, extract them, and import each driver into SCCM, categorizing and packaging them for distribution. After the process is complete, the driver package is ready for use.
Now, let's add the driver package to a task sequence. We go to Operating Systems > Task Sequences and add the driver package to the appropriate sequence for our system. To ensure the correct model is targeted, we can apply a WMI query to filter the devices and apply the driver package only to the specified model.
To recap, we’ve successfully installed the Dell Command Integration Suite, created a driver package in just a few minutes, and added it to a task sequence for deployment. This process saves significant time and effort compared to the traditional method.
Thank you for watching! If you have any questions, feel free to comment below, and stay tuned for more videos where we’ll cover other features of the Dell Command Integration Suite.
