Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Version 2.4 User's Guide
- Introduction to Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
- System requirements and prerequisites for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
- Download and installation steps for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
- Getting started with Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
- 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 PrimaryBattChargeCfg 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
- Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Setting up Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4 in Windows Preinstallation Environment
- Accessing help for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
- Frequently asked questions for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
- Troubleshooting scenarios for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
Troubleshooting scenarios for Dell Command
| PowerShell Provider 2.4
DellBIOSProvider cannot be loaded because running script
is disabled on this system.
By default, Windows PowerShell has its ExecutionPolicy set to Restricted. To run the Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
cmdlets and functions, PowerShell execution policy must be changed to RemoteSigned at a minimum. To apply the
ExecutionPolicy, run the Windows PowerShell with Administrator privileges, and run the following command within the
PowerShell console: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned –force.
Unable to import DellBIOSProvider module.
● Verify if the downloaded package is saved along the PowerShell default module path that PowerShell supports.
● Verify if supported architecture that is X86/X64 is being used.
● Verify if Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable 2010 and 2015 is installed on the system.
Set-Item cmdlets displays an error.
● Verify if the attribute is read-only.
● Verify if that particular attribute has any limitation or dependency in setting the value. For example, you cannot set
PeakShiftDayConfiguration StartTime greater than EndTime or ChargeStartTime.
System password not accepted.
Verify if both Admin and System passwords are set. If yes, provide Administrator password to validate.
Unable to see current value for some custom BIOS
attributes.
Some custom BIOS attributes such as PeakShiftDayConfiguration have many values or parameters. To view the entire current
value, use the following command:
Get-Item PeakShiftDayConfiguration | select -ExpandProperty Currentvalue
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