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Contents 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 5 Accessing Dell Command | Configure installer.................................................................................................................... 5 Installation prerequisites......................................................................................................................................................
Upgrading Dell Command | Configure using Snap package............................................................................................... 19 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............................20 Integrating the Dell Command | Configure directory structure into an ISO file using Microsoft Windows PE 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 . Dell Command | Configure supports following Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.
NOTE: • When the system does not have a WMI-ACPI compliant BIOS, the limited functionality is available. Update the BIOS with a compatible version, if available. For more information, see Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance section in Dell Command | Configure User’s Guide. Installation Prerequisites for Linux The Dell Command | Configure installation package is available at: dell.com/support for RHEL and Ubuntu Desktop.
• Windows 8.1 Pre-installation Environment (32-bit and 64-bit) (Windows PE 5.0) • Windows 8 Pre-installation Environment (32-bit and 64-bit) (Windows PE 4.0) • Windows 7 SP1 Pre-installation Environment (32–bit and 64-bit) (Windows PE 3.1) • Windows 7 Pre-installation Environment (32–bit and 64-bit) (Windows PE 3.
2 Installing Dell Command | Configure on systems running Microsoft Windows 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. You can install Dell Command | Configure from the DUP using the GUI or perform a silent and unattended installation. You can perform both the installations using DUP or the MSI file. NOTE: Microsoft .NET 4.
• 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.
Installing Dell Command | Configure in silent mode using DUP Perform the following steps to install Dell Command | Configure in silent mode: 1. Browse to the folder where you have downloaded the Dell Update Package (DUP) and then open the command prompt. 2. Run the following command: Dell-Command-Configure__WIN_4.0._A00.EXE. NOTE: For more information on using commands, type the following command: Dell-CommandConfigure__WIN_4.0._A00.EXE.
3 Installing Dell Command | Configure on systems running Linux NOTE: Dell Command | Configure GUI is not supported on systems running the Linux operating system. 1. 2. From dell.com/support, download the tar.gz file. NOTE: • If you have downloaded the package for RHEL, then you have the RPMs available in the package. • If you have downloaded the package for Ubuntu Desktop, then you have the Debians available in the package. Install the RPMs/Debians in the package.
Installing Dell Command | Configure on systems running Ubuntu Desktop You can install Dell Command | Configure 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-4.0-.tar.gz. 2. Untar the file using the following command: tar -xvzf command-configure_4.0.0-.ubuntu16_amd64.tar.gz 3. command-configure_4.0.0-.
4 Uninstalling Dell Command | Configure on systems running Microsoft Windows Do the following: • Click Start → Control Panel → Programs And Features. Select Dell Command | Configure, and then click Uninstall.
5 Uninstalling Dell Command | Configure on systems running Linux To uninstall Dell Command | Configure on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, or 6, you must run different RPMs. Related links: • Uninstalling Dell Command | Configure on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 • Uninstalling Dell Command | Configure on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 • Uninstalling Dell Command | Configure on systems running Ubuntu Desktop 16.
3. To verify that the Dell Command | Configure is uninstalled in your system, run dpkg –l | grep command-configure If Dell Command | Configure details are not displayed, then the uninstallation is successful.
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 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 systems, you cannot install Dell Command | Configure in silent mode.
Upgrading in the default folder 1. Browse to the folder in which you have extracted the Dell Command | Configure installer from the Dell Update Package (DUP). 2. Run the following command: msiexec.exe /i Command_Configure.msi /qn The Dell Command | Configure components are silently installed in the following locations: • For 32-bit systems, C:\Program Files\Dell\Command Configure • For 64-bit systems, C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure Upgrading in a custom folder To specify a custom upgra
7 Upgrading Dell Command | Configure on systems running Linux 1. From dell.com/support, download the Dell Command | Configure .tar.gz file and save it on your system. 2. Upgrade the version of Dell Command | Configure on the system. NOTE: Uninstalling and upgrading Dell Command | Configure on systems running supported Linux operating systems leaves empty files and folders on the system. The files and folders do not have any functional impact.
3. To upgrade, run the following command: dpkg -i srvadmin-hapi_9.1.0-1_amd64.deb dpkg -i command-configure_4.0.0-.ubuntu16_amd64.deb 4. To verify the current Dell Command | Configure version, go to the default installation path and run: ./cctk --version Upgrading Dell Command | Configure using Snap package To install Dell Command | Configure from a local directory, 1. Log in to the Gateway system. Default username/password: admin/admin 2.
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.
Creating a Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 64-bit image 1. Browse to C:\Program Files(x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64. 2. Open the command prompt with administrator privileges. 3. Run the following command: cctk_x86_64_winpe_10.bat C:\winpe_x86_64 C:\Progra~2\Dell\Comman~1. 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 10.0 32-Bit Image 1. Browse to C:\Program Fi
• Creating Microsoft Windows PE 4.0 64-bit image • Creating Microsoft Windows PE 4.0 32-bit image Creating a Microsoft Windows PE 4.0 64-bit image 1. Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64. 2. Open the command prompt with administrator privileges. 3. Run the following command: cctk_x86_64_winpe_4.bat C:\winpe_x86_64 C:\Progra~2\Dell\Comman~1. 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 a
NOTE: Make sure that the path used in the command is that of the Command Configure folder. The ISO image and the WIM file are created in the following folder • For a 32-bit system; C:\winPE_x86\WIM • For a 64-bit system; C:\winPE_x86_64\WIM Related Link: • Creating Microsoft Windows PE 3.0 64-bit image • Creating Microsoft Windows PE 3.0 32-bit 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: 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
9 Reference In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals. In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides: • Dell Command | Configure User’s Guide • Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site You can access the required documents using the following links: • For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.
