This video describes how to set up and configure Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager.
Which is also known as DLCI for SC2012 VMM.
Note that there is no dependency on Dell Connections License Manager from DLCI version 1.1 for SC2012 VMM onwards.
Before you begin with the setup, download DLCI_VMM_Appliance from the support site and extract it to get the virtual hard disk image for creating the virtual machine.
In Hyper-V Manager, click New and then click Virtual Machine.
This brings up the New Virtual Machine Wizard.
In this window click Next and provide the name of the virtual machine, and the location where you want to save the virtual machine.
Then, click Next.
Select Generation 1 for the virtual machine you are creating, and click Next.
Assign minimum memory of 4096 MB and then click Next.
Connect the virtual machine to an appropriate virtual switch in the network and then click Next.
Select Use an existing virtual hard disk option and browse to the virtual hard disk image that was extracted earlier and then click Next.
Check the configuration set for the virtual machine and click Finish.
The virtual machine is created.
Right click the virtual machine and select Settings.
Select Processor and increase the Number of virtual processors count to two.
Click Okay and start the virtual machine.
The Cent operating system is loaded.
Please wait as this may take a while.
Log in as admin, and please wait while the appliance loads.
Enter the password and confirm the password to log in to the virtual machine, and then press Enter.
Select Configure Network option, and press Enter.
Now select DNS configuration and rename the hostname.
After this, select Okay, and then select Save&Quit to save the changes.
The settings are saved and applied, bringing you back to the home screen of the virtual machine.
Also note down the link for appliance.
Then open a browser from management station and type the appliance link.
To add the URL as a trusted site, click Continue to this website not recommended, click Add and in Trusted sites, click Add and close the dialog box.
Now, enter the password that was set in the virtual machine created earlier and click Log In.
This brings up the Set up and Configuration wizard.
Now click Next, and then click Download Installer to download the DLCI Integration Gateway for SC2012 VMM Installer.
Once the DLCI_Integration_Gateway.exe file is downloaded, run the file and click Next.
The Integration Gateway file should be installed on an Integration Gateway system, which should also have SCVMM console installed.
Read through the license agreement, and if you agree to the license terms, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next.
Read through the copyright information and click Next.
Then check if all the prerequisites are installed and click Next.
If the prerequisites are not installed, then click Install Prerequisite and then click Next.
And for the complete list of prerequisites please refer to the DLCI for SC2012 VMM Installation Guide at Dell.com.
Or use the link in the description of the video.
Provide the credentials of a user account who is a domain user, part of System Center Virtual Machine Manager administrator group, and local administrator group.
Then, click Next.
Click Next.
Click Next again.
And finish the installation.
Coming back to the Set up and Configuration wizard, click Next.
Provide the Integration Gateway account credentials for SCVMM Administrator Account such that the user is a member of domain user group,
and System Center Virtual Machine Manager administrator group.
Provide the same credentials of a user account for Integration Gateway Account
which was used earlier while installing the Integration Gateway such that the user is a member of System Center Virtual Machine Manager,
member of domain user group, System Center Virtual Machine Manager administrator group, and local administrator group.
Then, click Next.
Please wait, till the process is completed, and then click Apply.
Click Download Installer to download the installer for console add-in.
And then click Finish to complete the Set up and Configuration.
The registration details are displayed.
Now double-click the console add-in file.
And click Next.
Read through the license agreement and select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
Read through the copyright information and click Next.
If you want to change the default location to create the program files of Console Add-in, click Change.
Click Next.
Click Install
and finish the installation.
Open the Virtual Machine Manager in System Center Virtual Machine,
click Settings
and then Import Console Add-in.
Browse to the path where the console addin zip file is installed, select the compressed folder and click Open.
Make sure the status of the console add-in file is valid.
Click Next.
In the Summary page, click Finish and complete importing the console.
Now Click Fabric.
And double-click DLCI Console and launch DLCI for SC2012VMM.
Provide your Delegated or Administrator user of System Center Virtual Machine Manager credentials and log in to DLCI for SC2012VMM.
For more information on Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager, visit Dell.com.