Users Guide

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 1.2. See, Uninstalling Dell Command | PowerShell Provider.
1. Unblock the downloaded DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.2_<build number>.zip file. See, Unblocking the
DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.2_<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 DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.2_<build number>.zip
If the DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.2_<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 .\DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.2_<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.
Alternatively, to uninstall Dell Command | PowerShell Provider, run the following command:
uninstall-Module –Name DellBIOSProvider
NOTE: If more than one version of Dell Command | PowerShell Provider are installed on the system, then the above
command deletes the versions in descending order. For example, if you have 1.0 and 1.1 installed in your system, the
above command deletes the later version (1.1) first. Version 1.0 can be deleted by running this command again.
Upgrading Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
If you have Dell Command | PowerShell Provider already installed in your system, then remove the Dell Command | PowerShell
Provider folders and files before installing the later version of Dell Command PowerShell | Provider.
To upgrade Dell Command | PowerShell Provider, run the following command:
• For 32-bit systems; update-Module -name DellBIOSProviderX86
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