Users Guide

Launching Dell Command | Warranty Utility

Launch the Dell Command | Warranty Utility using a command line tool.

1. Open a command prompt.

2. Navigate to the folder in which you have placed the Dell Command | Warranty Utility files.

For example, type: cd C:\Program Files\Dell\Command . . .

3. Type the name of the executable file.

For example, type: DellWarranty-CLI.exe

Configuring Dell Command | Warranty Utility

Before you use Dell Command | Warranty Utility, do the following:

1. Launch Dell Command | Warranty Utility.

For more information, see Launching Dell Command | Warranty Utility.

2. Enter DellWarranty-CLI.exe setup_config to store the configuration in the Windows Registry.

For more information, see

Saving The Configuration To The Registry.

NOTE: To save the configuration information into a file, enter DellWarranty-CLI.exe

setup_config config_file=<name of the file>. For more information, see Saving The

Configuration To A File.

3. Configure the following parameters:

NOTE: To skip a certain setup parameter like Proxy Domain, press enter key without any input.

a. Proxy User Name of the server (if set).

b. Proxy User Domain of the server (if set).

c. Proxy User Password of the server (if set).

d. Proxy server address (if set).

NOTE: Enter the proxy server as http://proxyserver<:portnumber>/ where the port number

is optional.

e. Fully Qualified Domain Name or IP address of the server running Configuration Manager

database.

f. Name of the Configuration Manager database.

g. Credentials to use with the Configuration Manager database.

The Use Integrated Security <yes/no> string is displayed. If you enter yes, the session is

completed. If you enter

no:

• enter the User ID for the Configuration Manager database.

• enter the Password for the Configuration Manager database.

Saving The Configuration To The Registry

To save the Dell Command | Warranty Utility configuration to the registry:

1. At the command line, enter the following command: DellWarranty-CLI.exe setup_config.

2. Enter configuration information as required. See Configuring Dell Command | Warranty Utility for

further information.