Users Guide

• One-time boot configuration — If you want the boot-order to be changed for only one reboot
cycle.
NOTE: The boot-order is permanently changed if this option is not selected.
• Continue on error — If you want the task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems
when an error occurs, select the Continue on error option. Otherwise, task execution stops on
the first client system where an error is encountered.
• Reboot client after applying changes — If you want to reboot the client systems after applying
changes.
5. Click Next.
The Select Clients tab is opened.
6. Search for client systems to which you want to apply the Boot Order changes to.
7. From the Discovered clients list select the client systems you want to manage and click the button
to move your selected systems or press the button to move all the discovered Dell clients into the
Selected clients list.
8. Click Next.
The Schedule Task tab is displayed.
9. You can either choose to apply the changes immediately or schedule it to run later.
Depending on your schedule, select one of the following options:
• Run now — the changes to the Boot Order is immediately applied and displays the Running
status in the Task Queue.
• Run At — the changes to the Boot Order is queued in the Task Queue.
NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks.
NOTE: If your client systems are not connected to the network, run the task again.
10. Provide a name to the task you are running and clickNext.
The Summary tab is displayed.
11. Click Finish.
The Task Queue window is opened and depending on how you scheduled the task, it starts running
immediately or will be queued.
Configuring BIOS Settings
This feature allows you to remotely configure, change, and reset the BIOS settings on one or several
client systems.
NOTE: The supported BIOS configuration options vary for each client system.
1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.
For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions..
2. Click Client Configuration → BIOS Settings.
3. Make the changes you want to the BIOS settings for your client-systems and select the check box
under Apply.
4. If you want the Task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems when an error occurs,
select the Continue on error option. Otherwise, Task execution stops on the first client system
where an error is encountered.
5. Select the Continue on unavailable BIOS Setting option to continue with the BIOS changes if a
particular BIOS feature is not available on the client system.
6. Select the Reboot after applying changes option if you want to reboot after applying changes.
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