Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Command | Monitor Version 10.4 User's Guide
- Introduction to Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
- Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance
- Standards and protocols for Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
- Use case scenarios using Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
- Using Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
- Polling interval setting
- RAID status reporting
- Monitoring the Dell client systems
- Application log for Dell Command | Monitor for Linux
- Detecting advance format drives
- Boot configurations
- Changing the system settings
- Managing Dell client systems locally using Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
- Managing Dell client systems remotely using Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
- Frequently asked questions for Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
- Troubleshooting steps using Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
- Unable to remotely connect to Windows Management Instrumentation
- Installation failure on systems running Windows
- BIOS setting enumeration value appears as 1
- Hapi installation fails due to the dependency of libsmbios
- CIM resources not available
- Unable to execute the commands using DCM on the systems running Ubuntu Core 16
- Other documents you may need
- Contacting Dell
Introduction to Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
The Dell Command | Monitor software application enables IT administrators to easily manage fleet inventory, monitor system
health, modify BIOS settings, and remotely collect information for deployed Dell client systems.
Active system health state monitoring can help reduce the total cost of system ownership and is part of a holistic approach to
managing all networked devices.
Dell Command | Monitor is designed for Dell Enterprise client systems, Dell IoT Gateway systems, and for Dell Embedded PCs.
This document provides an overview of Dell Command | Monitor and its features. For more information about supported Dell
systems see Release notes available on dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.
Topics:
• What's new in this release for Dell Command | Monitor 10.4
• Dell Command | Monitor overview
What's new in this release for Dell Command |
Monitor 10.4
Support for the following new BIOS attributes:
● Thermal Management
● Microcode Update Support
● Disable Password Jumper
● Nvme Password Feature
● Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert
● Enable Hybrid Graphics
● PCIe Bifurcation
● HTTP(s) Boot Feature
● HTTP(s) Boot Mode
● Device Configuration Hotkey Access
● Power Button Override
● Disable USB4 PCIE Tunneling
● TME Enable
● Video/Power only on Type-C Ports
● Type-C Dock Override
● Safe Shutter
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 management protocols Common Information Model (CIM) standard
and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This helps to reduce the total cost of system ownership, improves security,
and provides a holistic approach to manage all the devices within a network device.
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 different 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
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