Deployment Guide

Introduction

Dell Command | Configure is a packaged software application that provides BIOS configuration capability

to business-client platforms. You can configure the client systems in two methods: Using the Graphical

User Interface (GUI) or using 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 2.2.1, CCTK is rebranded as Dell Command | Configure.

Accessing Dell Command | Configure installer

The Dell Command | Configure installation file is available as a Dell Update Package (DUP) at dell.com/

support. To download the DUP:

1. Go to dell.com/support and browse to the Drivers and Downloads page.

2. Select the client system.

3. Select the operating system, and then select Systems Management as the category.

4. Select Dell Command | Configure from the options, and then click Download.

Installation prerequisites

The prerequisites are listed in the following table:

Table 1. Installation prerequisites

Systems Requirements

Windows

• The Dell Command | Configure installation file, Systems-

Management_Application_<SWB>_WN32_3.1.0.<BUILD

NUMBER>_A00.exe available at dell.com/support .

• Workstation running supported Microsoft Windows operating system.

• Administrator privileges on the system to install Dell Command |

Configure .

• Microsoft .NET 4.0 or later, to install and run Dell Command | Configure

GUI.

NOTE: Select Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later on the Turn

Windows features on or off screen on systems running Windows

Vista or later operating systems.

Linux

• The Dell Command | Configure installation file, command_configure-

linux-3.1.0-<buildnum>.tar.gz available at: opt/dell/toolkit/bin.

• Workstation running supported Linux operating system.

• Red Hat Package Managers (RPMs) provided in the Dell Command |

Configure installation file.

• Root login privileges.