{"id":8572,"date":"2006-09-24T18:03:00","date_gmt":"1999-11-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=8572"},"modified":"2006-09-24T18:03:00","modified_gmt":"1999-11-29T20:00:00","slug":"update-for-the-sms-2003-inventory-tool-for-dell-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=8572","title":{"rendered":"Update for the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool For Dell Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?familyid=92a9bb94-1806-487b-a697-92492bf8cc8e&amp;displaylang=en\">posted<\/a> an updated version of the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Updates.\u00a0 This is necessary in order to download the latest catalogs from Dell.\u00a0 This free feature pack will enable administrators to report on, manage and update BIOS, firmware and drivers on their Dell servers.\u00a0 It works pretty simiarly to the SMS software updates engine used to deploy Microsoft secuirty updates.\u00a0 This is the quote from the Microsoft post:<\/p>\n<p><em>&quot;SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Updates is an add-on to SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) that enables customers to use the SMS 2003 Software Update Management feature to update their Dell servers. Customers will be able to deploy BIOS, firmware, and driver updates to their Dell servers using the same process that they use for deploying security and other updates with SMS. <br \/>SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update includes the following components: <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Setup \u2013 Windows Installer based setup that allows SMS administrator to install all required components on the SMS site server. <\/em> <\/li>\n<li><em>Inventory Tool for Dell update (scan tool) \u2013 this tool is being built using SDK components provided by Dell Inc. It scans a Dell server for installed and missing updates, just like MBSA scans the computer for Microsoft security updates. <\/em> <\/li>\n<li><em>Sync tool for Dell update \u2013 this tool downloads a catalog from Dell\u2019s website on a recurring schedule. 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