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
• For 32 bit operating system, Install-Module DellBIOSProviderX86.
• For 64 bit operating system, Install-Module DellBIOSProvider.
4. To download the nuget-anycpu.exe file, enter Y.
Installing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
To install Dell Command | PowerShell Provider, perform the following steps:
Prerequisite:
Delete any previously installed version of Dell Command | PowerShell Provider before installing the Dell
Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0. See, Uninstalling Dell Command | PowerShell Provider.
1. Unblock the downloaded DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.0_<build number>.zip file. See,
Unblocking the DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.0_<build number>.zip.
2. Extract the zip file.
3. Create a module folder at ${env:ProgramFiles}\WindowsPowerShell\Modules. Alternatively, to
create a module folder, execute the following command in a Windows PowerShell console.
New-Item -Type Container -Force -path <folder path>
4. Copy the folders and files from the downloaded zip file to Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
module folder.
• For 32-bit systems; copy the files from DellBIOSProviderX86 folder to ${env:ProgramFiles}
\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
• For 64-bit systems; copy the files from DellBIOSProvider folder to ${env:ProgramFiles}
\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
5. After install, run the Get-Module –ListAvailable command to verify that the module is available
along with the available exported commands.
Unblocking the DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.0_<build number>.zip
If the DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.0_<build number>.zip file downloaded from the Dell support
site is blocked on your system, unblock the zip file. To unblock the zip file,
1. Select the zip file, right-click, and then click Properties.
2. Click the General tab, and then select the Unblock option.
3. Click Apply.
Alternatively, run the following command within a Windows PowerShell console:
Unblock-File .\DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.0_<build number>.zip
Uninstalling Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
You can uninstall Dell Command | PowerShell Provider by manually deleting the DellBIOSProvider
module folder and files from your system.
Upgrading Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
Being the first version of Dell Command | PowerShell Provider, upgrade is not applicable as of now. If you
have previously installed a beta version of this software, remove the Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
folders and files before installing Dell Command PowerShell | Provider 1.0.
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