Dell Command | Configure Version 3.1.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5 Accessing Dell Command | Configure installer................................................................................... 5 Installation prerequisites....................................................................................................................... 5 Important information................................................................................
Upgrading Dell Command | Configure on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7................ 18 Upgrading Dell Command | Configure on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ............... 18 8 Dell Command | Configure for Microsoft Windows PE.............................. 20 Creating a bootable image preinstallation environment using Microsoft Windows PE 4.0, 5.0, and 10.0...............................................................................................................................
1 Introduction Dell Command | Configure is a packaged software application that provides BIOS configuration capability to business-client platforms. Configure the client systems using one of the two methods: using the Graphical User Interface (GUI) or the Command Line Interface (CLI). This guide provides the installation instructions for Dell Command | Configure . NOTE: Dell Command | Configure was formerly Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK). After CCTK version 2.2.
Systems Requirements • • Red Hat Package Managers (RPMs) provided in the Dell Command | Configure installation file. Root login privileges. Important information Common scenarios for Hardware Application Programming Interface (HAPI) installation include: • If you have installed only the Dell Command | Configure CLI, you must also install HAPI version 8.2 on the system. • If the system does not have HAPI installed, when you run a Dell Command | Configure command, HAPI is automatically installed.
Installing Dell Command | Configure on systems running Microsoft Windows 2 You can install Dell Command | Configure from the downloaded Dell Update Package (DUP) using the GUI, or perform a silent and unattended installation. You can perform both types of installation using the DUP or a .MSI file. NOTE: Microsoft .NET 4.0 or later must be installed on the client system for Dell Command | Configure GUI installation.
The folder contains the following files: • 1028.mst • 1031.mst • 1034.mst • 1036.mst • 1040.mst • 1041.mst • 1043.mst • 2052.mst • 3076.mst • Command_Configure.msi • mup.xml 5. • package.xml To access the Dell Command | Configure installation wizard, double-click Command_Configure.msi. 6. Run the installation wizard. For more information, see Running the installation wizard. After you install Dell Command | Configure , you can use the GUI or the CLI to configure the client systems.
7. Click Yes. The Installing Dell Command | Configure screen is displayed. When the installation completes, the installation wizard completed screen is displayed. 8. Click Finish. If the Dell Command | Configure GUI is successfully installed, the shortcut for the GUI is displayed on the desktop. Installing Dell Command | Configure in silent mode using DUP Perform the following steps to install Dell Command | Configure in silent mode: 1.
To specify the installation language, use the command line option, TRANSFORMS= .
Installing Dell Command | Configure on systems running Linux 3 NOTE: Dell Command | Configure GUI is not supported on systems running the Linux operating system. 1. From dell.com/support, download the command_configure-linux--.tar.gz file. 2. Untar the file using the following command: tar -zxvf command_configure-linux-.tar.gz 3. Install the RPMs in the file.
Installing Dell Command | Configure using a Deb package You can install Dell Command | Configure in Dell Embedded PCs running Ubuntu Desktop operating system using the Deb package downloaded from dell.com/support. See Accessing Dell Command | Configure installer. 1. From dell.com/support, download the command_configure-linux--.tar.gz. 2. Untar the file using the following command: tar -zxvf command_configure-linux--.tar.gz 3.
Uninstalling Dell Command | Configure on systems running Microsoft Windows 4 Do the following: • Click Start → Control Panel → Programs And Features. Select Dell Command | Configure, and then click Uninstall.
Uninstalling Dell Command | Configure on systems running Linux 5 To uninstall Dell Command | Configure on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, or 6, you must run different RPMs.
NOTE: You must uninstall Dell Command | Configure before uninstalling the dependent packages. 1. To uninstall Dell Command | Configure and remove configuration files as well as temporary files, run the following command: dpkg --purge command-configure 2. To uninstall Hapi and remove configuration files as well as temporary files, run the following command: dpkg --purge srvadmin-hapi 3.
6 Upgrading Dell Command | Configure on systems running Microsoft Windows You can upgrade Dell Command | Configure using a Dell Update Package (DUP) or the MSI file. NOTE: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or later must be installed on the client system to ensure a successful Dell Command | Configure GUI installation. NOTE: If Microsoft Windows User Account Control (UAC) is enabled on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.
• From the command prompt, browse to the directory where you extracted the file, and then run the following command: msiexec.exe /i Command_Configure.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=VOMUS The installlation wizard screen is displayed. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade. NOTE: For a silent upgrade, run the following command: msiexec.exe /i Command_Configure.
7 Upgrading Dell Command | Configure on systems running Linux For minor upgrades like upgrading Dell Command | Configure (formerly Dell Client Configuration Toolkit) version 3.0 to Dell Command | Configure 3.1: 1. From dell.com/support, download the command_configure-linux--.tar.gz file and save it on your system. 2. Untar the file using the following command: tar -zxvf command_configure-linux-.tar.gz. 3.
1. rpm -Uvh --nodeps srvadmin-hapi-8.2.0-1650.7979.el6.x86_64.rpm 2. rpm -Uvh command_configure-linux-3.1.0-.el6.x86_64.
8 Dell Command | Configure for Microsoft Windows PE Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) provides a standalone preinstallation environment that is used to prepare a system for Windows installation. For client systems that do not have an operating system installed, you can create a bootable image that contains Dell Command | Configure to run the Dell Command | Configure commands on Windows PE. To create Windows PE 2.0 and 3.
Integrating the Dell Command | Configure directory structure into an ISO file using Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 1. Install the Windows 10 operating system. 2. Download and install Windows ADK for Windows 10 operating system. 3. Create a Windows PE 10.0 image. Related links: • Creating Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 64-bit image • Creating Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 32-bit image Creating a Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 64-bit image 1. Browse to C:\Program Files(x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64. 2.
NOTE: Make sure that the path used in the command is that of the Dell Command | Configure folder. 4. Browse to C:\winpe_x86_64\WIM and copy the ISO image. Creating a Microsoft Windows PE 5.0 32-bit image 1. Browse to C:\Program Files\Dell\Command Configure\X86. 2. Open the command prompt with administrator privileges. 3. Run the following command: cctk_x86_winpe_5.bat C:\winpe_x86 C:\Progra~1\Dell \Comman~1.
Creating a bootable image preinstallation environment using Microsoft Windows PE 2.0 and 3.0 1. From the Microsoft website, download and install Windows AIK on the client system. 2. From dell.com/support, download and install Dell Command | Configure . 3. Integrate the Dell Command | Configure directory structure into an ISO file (for Windows PE 2.0 and 3.0) to create a bootable ISO image.
Creating a Microsoft Windows PE 3.0 64-bit image 1. Run cctk_x86_64_WinPE_3.bat C:\WinPE3_64bit C:\Progra~2\Dell\Comman~1. NOTE: Make sure that the path used in the command is that of the Dell Command | Configure folder. 2. Browse to C:\WinPE3_64bit\WIM and burn the image. Creating a Microsoft Windows PE 3.0 32-bit image 1. Run cctk_x86_winpe_3.bat C:\WinPE3_32bit C:\Progra~1\Dell\Comman~1. NOTE: Make sure that the path used in the command is that of the Dell Command | Configure folder. 2.
NOTE: To prepare a bootable image for a 64-bit supported system, from the command prompt, browse to the following directory: • For 64-bit system; \Windows AIK\Tools\amd64 • For 32-bit system; \Windows AIK\Tools\i86 Otherwise, \Windows AIK\Tools\PEtools. 2. Run the command: oscdimg –n —b\etfsboot.com \ISO . For example, oscdimg –n –bc:\winPE_x86\et
Reference In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/ dellclientcommandsuitemanuals. • Dell Command | Configure User’s Guide • Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide Accessing documents from Dell support site You can access the required documents in one of the following ways: • Using the following links: – For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/SoftwareSecurityManuals – For OpenManage documents — Dell.
