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 Dell Command | Configure graphical user interface..................................... 8
Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Microsoft Windows system........................................ 8
Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Linux............................................................................ 8
Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure ................................................................................. 8
Accessing the Dell Command | Configure GUI................................................................................... 9
Creating a BIOS package using the GUI...............................................................................................9
Configuration options................................................................................................................... 10
Configuring the setup, system, and hard disk drive passwords................................................... 11
Clearing setup, system and hard disk drive passwords................................................................ 11
Password protection screen..........................................................................................................12
Configuring the autoon option.....................................................................................................12
Configuring the bootorder option................................................................................................12
Configuring the primarybatterycfg option................................................................................... 14
Configuring the advbatterychargecfg option...............................................................................15
Configuring the peakshiftcfg option.............................................................................................16
Configuring the keyboardbacklightcolor option..........................................................................17
Advanced System Management..........................................................................................................17
Setting the noncritical threshold values........................................................................................17
BIOS option validation.........................................................................................................................18
Validating a multiplatform package or saved package................................................................ 18
Validating a local system package................................................................................................ 19
Exporting the BIOS configuration.......................................................................................................19
Exporting the SCE (.EXE) file..........................................................................................................19
Exporting the configuration without setting values.................................................................... 20
Target system configuration.............................................................................................................. 20
Applying a INI or CCTK file........................................................................................................... 20
Applying a shell script on Linux.................................................................................................... 20
Applying a SCE file......................................................................................................................... 21
Log details in Package History............................................................................................................ 21
Viewing a log file........................................................................................................................... 22
Deleting log details........................................................................................................................22
Providing feedback on Dell Command | Configure ................................................................... 22
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