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f) Connection string for the Configuration Manager database.

g) WMI Namespace for Configuration Manager.

h) Fully Qualified Domain Name or IP address of the system hosting Configuration Manager.

Saving The Configuration To The Registry

To save the Warranty Utility configuration to the registry, enter the following command Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe

setup_configin the Warranty Utility. Enter all the configuration information required to setup the warranty utility, for

more information, see

Configuring the Warranty Utility.

The configuration parameters are stored in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Dell

\ClientIntegrationPack\Warranty

registry location.

NOTE: The password is stored in an encrypted form.

Saving The Configuration To A File

To save the Warranty Utility configuration to a file, enter the following command Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe

setup_config config_file=admin.cfg

(where admin.cfg is the name of the configuration file.)

Enter all the configuration information required to setup the warranty utility, for more information, see Configuring the

Warranty Utility.

NOTE: If the output format is .csv or .xml file, the Configuration Manager connection database string will not be

available.

NOTE: The password is stored in an encrypted form.

Retrieving The Warranty Information

1. If the system on which Warranty Utility is installed has access to Configuration Manager and is able to connect to

the internet (including through proxy):

a) Launch the Warranty Utility.

For more information, see Launching The Warranty Utility.

b) Configure the Warranty Utility.

For more information, see Configuring The Warranty Utility.

c) To retrieve the warranty information through WMI:

* Using the configuration settings saved to the registry, enter the following command:

Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe get_info internal_sccm.

* Using the configuration settings saved to a file, enter the following command:

Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe get_info internal_sccm config_file=

<name of the

file>

The warranty information of the Dell client systems are retrieved and saved in the desired output format. If the

desired output format is .csv, or .xml, the files are saved in the current directory.

d) To retrieve the warranty information through the Configuration Manager database:

* Using the configuration settings saved to the registry, enter the following command:

Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe get_info internal_sccm_db.

* Using the configuration settings saved to a file, enter the following command:

Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe get_info internal_sccm_db config_file=

<name of the

file>