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October 28th, 2016 16:00
Dell application and BIOS downloads for enterprise deployment
Hi there
We recently made the move from HP workstations to Dell. Those familiar with HP SoftPaq Download Manager know you can use it to easily specify models and automatically download the latest related software, drivers to use for enterprise deployment (in our case, using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit), and also includes info on how to silently deploy applications.
After a bit of searching around, it appears the closest equivalent to that for Dell are the Driver Packs which must be downloaded manually for each product (though I did find a blog with a PS script to somewhat automate the process). That said, unless I'm missing something, Driver Packs do not appear to include BIOS updates or traditional factory installed Dell applications (Precision Optimizer, Power Manager, etc).
I have to imagine Dell has some type of solution to accomplish this. If so, could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks!