Monday, March 10, 2014

how to Get Dell servers Warranty Status using SCCM 2012 console

how to Get Dell servers Warranty Status using SCCM 2012 console:
The DWCET will extend the capabilities of the ConfigMgr 2012 console allowing you to easily get the warranty status of any system. I’ve written this tool in PowerShell and it has been tested on Windows Server 2012 with a ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 console installed. Running the setup file will do the following:
1. Create two new folders called:
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in the following location:
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\XmlStorage\Extensions\Actions
2. Copy the DellWarranty.xml file to both of the newly created folders above
3.Finally, it will copy the Get-DellWarrantyGUI.ps1 and uninst.exe to the DWCETprogram folder.

Installing DWCET
Download DWCET 

Download the ZIP file from the link above, extrax the DWCET_setup.exe from the archive and run it. It will require administrative permissions to perform the installation.
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When the installation is completed, you’ll have to relaunch all open ConfigMgr 2012consoles for this tool to work.
Using DWCET in your environment
In order to get the warranty status for a system, go to Assets and Compliance -> Overview -> Devices and select a device. You’ll now have two options to launch the tool, either from the context menu or from the ribbon menu. See the pictures below:
Context menu
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Ribbon menu
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1. Once you’ve launched the tool, a window will appear.
2. Click on Get Warranty and wait for a couple of seconds. The warranty status for the selected device will now be shown, see the picture below:
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3. Click on Close.
If DWCET was not able to connect through WMI to the selected device, an error will be shown.


1 comment:

  1. 1 – Would I be able to edit the script to add identify the Model of the Machine?
    2 – Would we be able to use this to create a collection in SCCM to report all machines that is currently Active or Expired?

    http://www.4shared.com/file/EZQeLu3ece/Get-DellWarrantyGUI.html

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