Users Guide

Command-line interface (CLI) options
Use the following CLI options and syntax when engaging the warranty tool.
Table 1. CLI options and syntax
CLI Option Name CLI Option
Abbreviatio
n
Description Syntax
/Help /H Display usage (this information).
DellWarranty-
CLI.exe /H
/Usage /U Display usage (this information).
DellWarranty-
CLI.exe /U
/InputFile /I
NOTE: For the warranty tool to function,
you must provide at least one of the two
input flags, /I or /Ics.
The full path to an input CSV file of service
tags
(C:\FileName.csv)
Required parameter; can be used with
configuration manager connection string.
DellWarranty-
CLI.exe /
I=C:\FileName.csv
/
InputCfgMgrConnectionString
/Ics
NOTE: For the warranty tool to function,
you must provide at least one of the two
input flags, /I or /Ics.
Connection string to the Configuration
Manager database.
("Data
Source=[host];Database=[Configuration
Manager dbname];Integrated Security=true;")
("Data
Source=[host];Database=[ Configuration
Manager dbname];User
id=[username];Password=[userpwd]")
Required parameter; can be used with input
CSV file.
DellWarranty-
CLI.exe /Ics="Data
Source=[host];Database
=[ Configuration
Manager
dbname];Integrated
Security=true;"
/ExportFile /E
The full path to a CSV export file. File will
contain warranty information after CLI
execution.
(Default: [ProgramData\Dell\Warranty\]
[WarrantyOutput_[yyyyMMddhhmmss].csv)
(C:\WarrantyOutputFileName.csv
The parameter is optional.
DellWarranty-
CLI.exe /I=
C:\FileName.csv /
E=C:\WarrantyOutputfil
ename.csv
/OutputConnectionString /Ocs
Connection string to the output warranty
database. Will contain warranty information
after CLI execution.
("Data Source=[host];Database=[Warranty
dbname];Integrated Security=true;")
DellWarranty-
CLI.exe /I=
C:\FileName.csv /
Ocs="Data
Source=[host];Database
=[Warranty
A
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