Deployment Tips – Drivers Pack Wrap Up!

So, following the deployment tips series about drivers, here’s a wrap up of all posts:

• Intel PROSet/Wireless
  Intel PROSet/Wireless Drivers for IT Administrators
• Dell Drivers Packs
  Dell Drivers Packs for Enterprise Client OS
• HP Drivers Packs
  HP Drivers Packs for IT Administrators
• Lenovo ThinkPad Drivers
  Lenovo ThinkPad Drivers Pack for SCCM

Deployment Tips – Dell Drivers Packs for Enterprise Client OS

Following the previous post about Intel PROSet/Wireless drivers for IT Administrators, here’s also a nice website, this time from Dell where you can download packs with CABs for Dell Enterprise class systems like Latitude, Optiplex and Precision.

This packs helps to simplify OS deployments on Dell systems using the usual deployment tools like Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) or Microsoft Deployment Kit (MDT).

Dell Command | Deploy - Driver Packs for Enterprise Client OS Deployment

VMware - Getting Your Hosts Up-to-Date with VUM

If you have a large virtual environment, it can be difficult to keep up-to-date with all your hosts. Well...to be true, even in a small-medium environment, vCenter Update Manager (VUM) can really help with and be a time saver.

With VUM you can control all the patches, bugfixes and upgrades from VMware, but it's also possible to get specific updates from your hardware's vendor.

So, in VUM you'll just need to insert a new "Download Source" to get this updates:

HP Depot
http://vibsdepot.hp.com/index.xml

DELL Depot
http://vmwaredepot.dell.com/index.xml


If you need some help to configur VUM in your infrastructure follow this nice guide:
Technologist - Install VMware vCenter Update Manager