Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Version 1.0 User's Guide
- Introduction
- System requirements and prerequisites
- Download and installation
- Getting started with Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Importing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Navigating using the Windows PowerShell console
- Supported cmdlets in Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Custom functions in Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Parameters supported in Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Configuring attributes using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Features supported in Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Using the AutoOn feature
- Using the AdvanceBatteryChargeConfiguration feature
- Using the PrimaryBatteryChargeConfiguration feature
- Using the PeakShiftDayConfiguration feature
- Using the Keyboard Backlight Color feature
- Using the BootSequence feature
- Using the BIOS password feature
- Using the HardDisk Drive password feature
- Using TPMSecurity feature
- Setting up Dell Command | PowerShell Provider in a Windows PreInstallation Environment
- Accessing help
- Frequently asked questions
- What is PowerShell Gallery?
- How can I confirm if the Dell Command |PowerShell Provider module is installed in my system?
- What are the prerequisites for downloading the module from a PowerShell Gallery?
- Can I import Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module from a shared location?
- How can I get possible values for a particular attribute?
- What can I do using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider?
- Can I use Dell Command | PowerShell Provider in non-Windows Dell client systems?
- How can I get the list of all supported attributes?
- From where can I download Dell Command | PowerShell Provider?
- How can I clear TPM?
- How can I disable the SecureBoot feature?
- Troubleshooting
- Accessing documents from Dell support site
NOTE: Peak Shift Start Time must be less than or equal to Peak Shift End Time, and Peak Shift End
Time must be less than or equal to Peak Shift Charge Start Time.
Example: To retrieve the PeakShiftDayConfiguration current settings. The StartTime, EndTime, and
ChargeStartTime are displayed for all days.
Get-Item -Path DellSmbios:\PowerManagement\PeakShiftDayConfiguration
Example: To set the PeakShift StartTime, EndTime, and ChargeStartTime for Sunday.
Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\PowerManagement\PeakShiftDayConfiguration Sunday -
StartTime "12:45" -EndTime "14:30" -ChargeStartTime "16:15"
Example: To change StartTime value for Monday. EndTime and ChargeStartTime values remain
unchanged for Monday.
Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\PowerManagement\PeakShiftDayConfiguration Monday -
StartTime "09:00"
Using the Keyboard Backlight Color feature
This feature allows you to configure the supported colors for the keyboard backlight on rugged systems.
There are six available colors: four predefined colors (white, red, green, blue), and two user configurable
colors (custom1 and custom2). You can configure custom1 and custom2 colors using
KeyboardBacklightCustom1Color and KeyboardBacklightCustom2Color attributes.
KeyboardBacklightEnabledColors
Possible values: White, Red, Green, Blue, Custom1, Custom2, and NoColor.
Displays or enables the supported colors for the keyboard backlight in the rugged systems. Multiple
colors out of the six colors can be set as enabled colors. After enabling colors, you can switch among the
enabled colors by pressing Fn+C keys. Enabled color can be set as NoColor which means no color is
selected.
NOTE:
• If value “NoColor” is provided, keyboard backlight color switching by pressing Fn+C keys is not
possible.
• The value “NoColor” cannot be combined with any other color.
Example: To set the list of enabled colors as red, green, custom1, and custom2 for
KeyboardBacklightEnabledColors attribute.
Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\SystemConfiguration\KeyboardBacklightEnabledColors
"Red,Green,Custom1,Custom2" –PasswordSecure <Secure Text Password>
Provide the secure password, if set, using the secure password parameter.
Example: To set the enabled colors as NoColor for KeyboardBacklightEnabledColors attribute.
Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\SystemConfiguration\KeyboardBacklightEnabledColors
"NoColor"
Provide the secure password, if set, using the secure password parameter.
KeyboardBacklightActiveColor
Possible values: White, Red, Green, Blue, Custom1, and Custom2
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