Dell Command | Configure Version 4.1.
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................5 What’s New In This Release............................................................................................................................................. 5 Other documents you may need......................................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................... 22 Running Dell Command | Configure displays error messages.................................................................................... 22 Running Dell Command | Configure on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows supported system......................................... 22 Running Dell Command | Configure on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.
1 Introduction Dell Command | Configure is a packaged software that provides configuration capability to business client systems. You can configure the client systems using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI). For more information on CLI, see Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at Dell.com/ DellClientCommandSuiteManuals. Dell Command | Configure supports following Windows and Linux operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.
• The Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide provides information about configuring the BIOS options on supported Dell client systems. Additionally, the Release Notes file, which is available as part of the Dell Command | Configure download and at dell.com/ dellclientcommandsuitemanuals, provides the latest available information for the installation and operation of Dell Command | Configure .
2 Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance The Windows (SMM) Security Mitigations Table contains information about the ACPI table that was created for the Windows operating system, which supports Windows virtualization-based security (VBS) features. Dell Command | Configure is WSMT compatible. This is used for configuring the platform features on Dell Client Systems with WSMT enabled BIOS.
3 Dell Command | Configure graphical user interface Dell Command | Configure Graphical User Interface (Dell Command | Configure GUI) displays all BIOS configurations supported by Dell Command | Configure . Using the Dell Command | Configure GUI, you can do the following: • Create BIOS configuration for client systems. For more information, see Creating a BIOS Package using GUI. • Validate the BIOS configuration against the BIOS configuration of the host system.
Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure The following table displays the files and folders of Dell Command | Configure on systems running the Windows operating system. Table 1. Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure Files/Folders Description Dell Command | Configure Command Allows access to the Dell Command | Configure command prompt. Prompt Dell Command | Configure Wizard Allows access to the Dell Command | Configure GUI.
• Configuration options • Configuring the setup, system, and hard disk drive passwords • Clearing setup, system and hard disk drive passwords • Configuring auto on option • Configuring boot order • Configuring primary battery charging • Configuring advanced battery charging • Configuring peak shift battery charging • Configuring keyboard backlight color option Configuration options You can customize the BIOS settings and create a configuration package using the available configuration opti
Options Description Present Value Displays the current value of the option. NOTE: You can view this option if you have loaded the settings of the host system. Apply settings Select the check box to export the option. By default, all the options having a value in the Value to set column are selected. Description Displays a short description of the option. Command Line Options Displays the command line representation of the options. NOTE: You can view this option only in Advance View.
If both the entries match, the a green check mark is displayed next to the Confirm Password text box, else, a red X mark is displayed. 4 Click SUBMIT. 5 To apply the modifications, export the configuration in ,ini or .exe format. See, Exporting the BIOS configuration. Password protection screen While exporting a file or report with system or setup password, a password protection screen is displayed. To export the file with the password as clear text, click Continue.
The boot order screen is displayed with the current boot order type and boot order options. For more information, see Configure boot order. • To create a multiplatform package, you can add devices. • To create a local system package and to open a saved package, you can add devices and edit the existing boot order, if present. NOTE: The multiplatform package supports only the legacy boot order. 4 NOTE: Use the arrow buttons at the bottom of the Boot Order screen to change the boot order of the devices.
The common scenarios for boot order type are: • If boot order type is not specified in the file and if any UEFI devices are present on the system, then the system displays the boot order type as UEFI. • If the boot order type is not specified in the file and if any legacy devices (other than hdd) are present on the system, then the system displays the boot order type as Legacy.
• Create Local System Package • Open a Saved Package NOTE: To open a saved package, click Open a Saved Package, browse to the file location, and then click Open. 2 Click Edit or double-click the option. 3 In the advbatterychargecfg option row, click View/Change in the Value to set column. The Advanced Battery Settings screen is displayed. 4 Enable Advanced Battery Charge.
9 Click OK. 10 To apply the modifications, export the configuration in ,ini or .exe format. See, Exporting the BIOS configuration. NOTE: Select Apply these settings to other days check box to apply the same settings for all days of the week. Configuring the keyboardbacklightcolor option You can configure the keyboard backlight color for the Dell Latitude rugged Extreme systems using the keyboardbacklightcolor option from the System Configuration category.
• Create Multiplatform Package • Create Local System Package • Open a Saved Package NOTE: To open a saved package, click Open a Saved Package, browse to the file location, and then click Open. 2 Click Edit, or double-click the option. 3 In the advsm option row, click View/Change in the Value to set column. The Advanced System Management screen is displayed.
NOTE: You can configure the supported options on the host system even after you validate the local system package. Exporting the BIOS configuration You can export a customized configuration to apply the same settings on a target client system. You can export both supported and unsupported options. You can export certain options (asset and propowntag) without specifying any values.
• To provide a hard disk drive password, click Hard Disk Drive Password, then select the Use the password information below option and type the hard disk drive password. 5 If the target system does not have a setup, system, or hard disk drive password, then select No password is required. 6 The following warning message By exporting this BIOS configuration, your system, setup and hdd passwords will no longer be secure.
NOTE: You cannot run SCE on Windows PE systems. For more information on applying SCE on target systems running the Windows PE operating systems, see Troubleshooting. NOTE: The generated SCE file does not work on non WMI-ACPI system. SCE details Some of the common scenarios in which you might use SCE are: • When you apply SCE on a target system, it performs a silent installation for the BIOS settings on the target system.
Providing feedback on Dell Command | Configure You can provide feedback on the Dell Command | Configure using the link on Dell Command | Configure GUI. 1 Click the Give us your feedback link to launch the online survey page. 2 Provide your feedback and satisfactory ratings. 3 Submit to share it with Dell.
4 Troubleshooting Running Dell Command | Configure displays error messages If you get the error message, Required BIOS interface not found or HAPI load error. then uninstall and reinstall Hardware Application Programming Interface (HAPI) Running Dell Command | Configure on 32-bit and 64bit Windows supported system Ensure that you are running cctk.exe based on the architecture of the system.
1 If not set, set the BIOS password on the system. Type: cctk --setuppwd= 2 If not enabled, enable TPM. by typing the following command: cctk --tpm=on 3 Reboot the system. 4 To activate TPM, type the following command: cctk --tpmactivation=activate --valsetuppwd= 5 Reboot the system without interruption till the operating system loads. 6 To check the status of TPM. type: cctk --tpmactivation The status is displayed as activate.
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