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
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System requirements and prerequisites
This chapter describes the supported software and prerequisites for using Dell Command | PowerShell
Provider.
Supported Dell platforms
For information on supported Dell platforms refer Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Release Notes
available at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.
Prerequisites
Before installing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider, ensure that you have the following system
configuration:
Table 1. Supported software
Supported
software
Supported versions Additional information
Operating
systems
Windows 7,
Windows 8,
Windows 8.1, and
Windows 10
Windows 7 natively includes PowerShell 2.0. This can be
upgraded to 3.0 to meet the software requirements for using
Dell command | PowerShell Provider.
Windows
Management
Framework
(WMF)
WMF 3.0, 4.0, and
5.0
Windows
PowerShell
3.0 and later See Installing Windows PowerShell, and Configuring Windows
PowerShell
SMBIOS 2.3 and later
The target system is a Dell manufactured system with System
Management Basic Input Output System (SMBIOS) version 2.3
or later.
NOTE: To identify the SMBIOS version of the system, click
Start > Run, and run the msinfo32.exe file. Check for the
SMBIOS version in
System Summery page.
Microsoft Visual
C++
redistributable
2010, 2012 Both 2010, and 2012 should be available
Installing Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell is natively included with Windows 7 and later operating systems.
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