Release Notes

Installation, upgrade, and uninstallation
instructions
For information about installation, uninstallation, and upgrade of Dell Command | PowerShell Provider, see the Dell Command |
PowerShell Provider User’s Guide at https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/products/software_int/
software_client_systems_mgmt.
Topics:
• Prerequisites
• Installing Windows PowerShell
• Configuring Windows PowerShell
• Installation process
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, Windows
10, and Windows Red
Stone RS1, RS2, RS3,
RS4, RS5, RS6, 19H1,
19H2, and 20H1
Windows 7 natively includes PowerShell 2.4. 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, 5.0, and
5.1
Windows
PowerShell
3.0 and later See Installing Windows PowerShell and Configuring Windows PowerShell.
SMBIOS 2.4 and later
The target system is a Dell manufactured system with System Management
Basic Input Output System (SMBIOS) version 2.4 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, 2015, and 2019 2010, 2015, and 2019 must be available.
Installing Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell is natively included with Windows 7 and later operating systems.
NOTE:
Windows 7 natively includes PowerShell 2.4. This can be upgraded to 3.0 to meet the software requirements for
using Dell command | PowerShell Provider.
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