Reference Guide

Command line interface

This chapter provides a general overview of the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility. It explains how to run the commands and the

syntax details of the command line options used to configure BIOS settings for client systems.

Running Dell Command | Configure commands

You can run the Dell Command | Configure commands in two ways:

• Using the command prompt.

For more information, see Using the command prompt.

• Using a bootable image.

For more information, see Using a bootable image.

Using the command prompt

To run Dell Command | Configure commands:

1. Click Start → All Program → Dell → Command Configure → Dell Command Configure Command Prompt.

NOTE: If you are using a system running the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system or later, right-click Dell

Command Configure Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.

2. Run the Dell Command | Configure commands.

For more details on Dell Command | Configure commands, see Dell Command | Configure options.

Using a bootable image

To run Dell Command | Configure commands:

1. Copy Dell Command | Configure with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) image to a Compact disc (CD).

For more information, see Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide available at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.

2. Boot the system that you want to configure from the CD.

3. Run the Dell Command | Configure commands. For more details on Dell Command | Configure commands, see Dell Command |

Configure options.

Command syntax overview

Syntax refers to the way a command and its parameters are entered. Command Line Interface (CLI) commands can be arranged in

any order in a command line instance as long as they conform to the basic command line syntax.

Command line syntax

The general usage models of the Dell Command | Configure utilities are as follows:

CCTK --option1=[arg1]