Dell Command | Configure Version 4.3 User's Guide April 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.3.............................................................. 5 What’s new in this release.................................................................................................................................................5 Other documents you may need......................................................................................................................................
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting scenarios in Dell Command | Configure 4.3....................................... 21 Contacting Dell...................................................................................................................................................................22 Chapter 5: Third-party licenses...................................................................................................
1 Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.3 Dell Command | Configure is a software package that provides a simple configuration capability for client systems. You can easily configure client systems using a User Interface (UI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI). Dell Command | Configure supports the following Windows and Linux operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.
Other documents you may need In addition to this guide, you can access the following documents at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals. ● The Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide provides information about installing Dell Command | Configure on supported client systems. The guide is available at Dell Command | Configure documentation page. ● The Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide provides information about configuring the BIOS options on supported Dell client systems.
2 Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance for Dell Command | Configure 4.3 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 Using graphical user interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.3 Dell Command | Configure Graphical User Interface (Dell Command | Configure GUI) displays all BIOS configurations that are supported by Dell Command | Configure . Using the Dell Command | Configure GUI, you can perform 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.
Table 1. Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure Files/Folders Description Dell Command | Configure Command Prompt Allows access to the Dell Command | Configure command prompt. Dell Command | Configure Wizard Allows access to the Dell Command | Configure GUI. Dell Command | Configure WINPE Allows access to the Windows PE scripts to create a bootable image. For more details, see the Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide available at dell.com/ dellclientcommandsuitemanuals .
● ● ● ● ● Configuring Configuring Configuring Configuring Configuring boot order primary battery charging advanced battery charging peak shift battery charging keyboard backlight color option Configuration options You can customize the BIOS settings and create a configuration package using the available configuration options that are described in the following table: Table 2.
Table 2. Configuration options (continued) Options Description Command-Line Options Displays the command-line representation of the options. NOTE: You can view this option only in Advance View. Status Displays the status of the options of the loaded configuration. NOTE: The Status column is displayed only when you validate.
Configuring the autoon option You can configure the days on which you want the system to automatically turn on using the autoon option from the Power and Performance Management category. To configure the days: 1. Click the required option: ● 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.
Boot order screen The following table displays the available options on the Dell Command | Configure - Boot Order screen. Table 3. Options on the boot order screen Options Description Active Boot List You can configure or modify the Active Boot List for UEFI or Legacy based on the requirement. If the active boot list is ON, and then the system boots with UEFI or Legacy based on the boot order type. NOTE: In Local System Package, you cannot modify Active Boot List if the system supports only UEFI.
Configuring the primarybatterycfg option You can configure the primary battery charging mode using the primarybatterycfg option from the Power and Performance Management category. To configure the primary battery charging option: 1. Click the required option: ● 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.
8. Click OK. 9. To apply the modifications, export the configuration in ,ini or .exe format. See, Exporting the BIOS configuration. Configuring the peakshiftcfg option You can configure the Peak Shift battery charging mode using the peakshiftcfg option from the Power and Performance Management category. Using Peak Shift configuration, you can minimize the consumption of AC power during the peak power usage period of the day. You can set a start and end time for the Peak Shift period.
2. Click Edit, or double-click the option. 3. In the PasswordConfiguration option row, click View/Change in the Value to set column. The PasswordConfiguration screen is displayed. 4. Enable the Password Configuration settings option. 5. Select Lower Case Character, Upper Case Character, Digit, Special Character, and then set the minimum number of characters that are mandatory for password.
Setting the non-critical threshold values NOTE: You can set the critical and non-critical upper threshold values only for voltage, current, cooling and temperature probes. To set the non-critical threshold values for the probes: 1. Click the required option: ● 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.
On the Create Local System Package screen, click Validate. ● All the options that are applicable on the host system are highlighted, and a green check mark is displayed in the Status column. ● All unsupported options are greyed out, and the Status column remains blank. NOTE: You can configure the supported options on the host system even after you validate the local system package.
● To provide a system password, click System Password, then select the Use the password information below option and type the system password. ● 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.
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. When the installation is complete, SCE generates a log file with the SCE name at the same location. The log file contains all the applied options and the status of the SCE file.
4 Troubleshooting scenarios in Dell Command | Configure 4.3 Running Dell Command | Configure displays error messages If you get the error message, Required BIOS interface not found or HAPI load error. and then uninstall and reinstall Hardware Application Programming Interface (HAPI). Running Dell Command | Configure on 32-bit and 64-bit 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.
4. Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need. Troubleshooting scenarios in Dell Command | Configure 4.
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