Users Guide
Introduction
The Dell Command | Monitor software application enables remote management using application programs to access the information,
monitor the status, or change the state of the system such as remotely shutting down the system. Dell Command | Monitor uses key
system parameters through standard interfaces allowing administrators to manage inventory, monitor system health, and gather information
of deployed Dell systems. Dell Command | Monitor is designed for Dell Enterprise client systems, Dell IoT Gateway systems, as well as for
Dell Embedded PCs. For more information on supported Dell systems refer Release notes available at dell.com/
dellclientcommandsuitemanuals. This document provides an overview of Dell Command | Monitor and its features.
NOTE: Dell Command | Monitor was formerly Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI). After the OMCI version 8.2.1,
OMCI is rebranded as Dell Command | Monitor.
Topics:
• What's new in this release
• Dell Command | Monitor overview
What's new in this release
Support for WSMT compliance. For more information about WSMT compliance, see Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT)
Compliance section in the Dell Command | Monitor’s User’s Guide.
Support for the following BIOS features:
• Auto Switch, Battery Slice Charge Configuration, BIOS Enumeration Mode, Broadcom TruManage, Dust
Filter Maintenance
, eMMC, Enable Block SID, Enable Tablet Button LED Sign of Life, Fan Speed Auto
Level on Cpu Zone, Fan Speed Auto Level on Psu Zone, GraphicSpecMode, HDD0 Fan Enable, HDD4 Fan
Enable
, Intel Speed Shift Technology, PCIE0, PCIE1, PCIE0_CPU1, PCIE1_CPU1, PPI Bypass for Block SID
Command, PPI Bypass for TPM Clear, Report Logo Type, SATA-8, Secure Boot Mode, SMM Security
Mitigation
, Slice Battery Custom Charge Limit, and Wake on 2nd LAN (RJ-45/SFP).
For more information on BIOS attributes, see the Dell Command | Monitor Reference Guide at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.
Dell Command | Monitor overview
NOTE
: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is not supported for Dell Command | Monitor for Linux.
Dell Command | Monitor manages client systems using the Common Information Model (CIM) standard and Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP), which are management protocols. This reduces the total cost of ownership, improves security, and provides a holistic
approach managing all the devices in a network including clients, servers, storage, networking, and software devices.
Using CIM you can access Dell Command | Monitor through Web Services for Management Standards (WSMAN).
Dell Command | Monitor contains the underlying driver set that collects client system information from dierent sources including the
BIOS, CMOS, System Management BIOS (SMBIOS), System Management Interface (SMI), operating system, and Application
Programming Interface (APIs).Dell Command | Monitor for Windows also collects client system information from Dynamic-Link Library
(DLLs), and registry settings. Dell Command | Monitor for Windows retrieves this information through the CIM Object Manager (CIMOM)
interface, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) stack, or SNMP agent, where as Dell Command | monitor for Linux retrieves this
information through Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) interface.
Dell Command | Monitor enables IT administrators to remotely collect asset information, modify BIOS settings, receive proactive
notications about potential fault conditions, and get alerts for potential security breaches. In the systems running Windows, these alerts
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