Users Guide

Contents
1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5
What’s new in this release..................................................................................................................... 5
Supported systems and operating systems..........................................................................................6
Other documents you may need......................................................................................................... 6
Accessing documents from Dell support site................................................................................ 6
2 Command | Configure graphical user interface............................................. 8
Accessing Command | Configure from Microsoft Windows system..................................................8
Accessing Command | Configure from Linux......................................................................................8
Files and folders of Command | Configure..........................................................................................8
Accessing the Command | Configure GUI...........................................................................................9
Creating a BIOS package using GUI..................................................................................................... 9
Configuration options................................................................................................................... 10
Configuring the setuppwd and syspwd passwords......................................................................11
Clearing setup and system passwords.......................................................................................... 11
BIOS setup or system password screen....................................................................................... 12
Password protection screen..........................................................................................................12
Configuring the autoon option.....................................................................................................12
Configuring the bootorder option................................................................................................13
Configuring the primarybatterycfg option................................................................................... 14
Configuring the advbatterychargecfg option...............................................................................15
Configuring the peakshiftcfg option.............................................................................................15
Advanced System Management......................................................................................................... 16
Setting the noncritical threshold values....................................................................................... 16
BIOS option validation.........................................................................................................................17
Validating a multiplatform package or saved package.................................................................17
Validating a local system package.................................................................................................17
Exporting the BIOS configuration.......................................................................................................18
Exporting the configuration without setting values.....................................................................18
Target system configuration...............................................................................................................18
Applying a INI or CCTK file............................................................................................................18
Applying a shell script on Linux.....................................................................................................19
Applying a SCE file.........................................................................................................................19
Log details in Package History............................................................................................................20
Viewing a log file........................................................................................................................... 20
Deleting log details....................................................................................................................... 20
3 Troubleshooting................................................................................................. 21