Users Guide

Parameters Description Applicable For
Endtime
Species the time when the system stops consuming
battery power and starts consuming AC power, if
available.
PeakShiftDayConguration
ChargeStartTime
Species the time when the system starts charging
battery while consuming AC power, if available.
PeakShiftDayConguration
BeginingOfDay
Congures the AdvanceBatteryCharge start time in 24
hours format.
AdvanceBatteryChargeConguration
WorkPeriod
Congures the duration of charging. AdvanceBatteryChargeConguration
AdminPassword
Species that admin password must be provided while
setting HDD password if administrator has restricted
the changes to HDD password.
HDDPassword
ATAMaximumSecurityM
ode
Species the ATA Maximum Security Mode. HDDPassword
Conguring attributes using Dell Command |
PowerShell Provider
To congure system BIOS settings using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider attributes:
1 Set-location to DellSMBIOS: drive. See Dell Command | PowerShell Provider drive.
2 Verify the current state of the attribute by running the following command: Get-Item -Path <path to the attribute>. See Format of the
path.
The command displays the Current Value, Possible Values and Description of the attribute you want to congure.
3 To set the attribute, run the following command: Set-Item –Path <path to the attribute> <possible value> -Password <password>. See
Password parameters.
Example: To enable the Numlock attribute when password is set, run the following command:
Set-Item –Path .\POSTBehavior\Numlock Enabled -Password <password>
Dell Command | PowerShell Provider drive
A Windows PowerShell drive is a repository location that you can access like a le system drive in Windows PowerShell. Dell Command |
PowerShell Provider has only one drive that is DellSMBIOS:. The DellBIOSProvider module exposes the BIOS attributes in the DellSMBIOS:
drive. The DellSMBIOS: drive has the following two levels:
• Categories — These are high-level containers that group the attributes of BIOS.
• Attributes — These are part of the categories. Each attribute represents a BIOS setting.
NOTE
: Creation of a new drive is not supported for DellBIOSProvider.
Format of the path
Path is a complete location of a le. In Dell Command | PowerShell Provider, the path can be mentioned in the following format:
DellSMBIOS:\<Category>\<Attribute>.
Example:
DellSMBIOS:\POSTBehavior\Numlock
Getting started with Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.2
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