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
System requirements and prerequisites for
Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
This section describes the supported software and prerequisites for using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider.
Topics:
• Supported Dell platforms
• Prerequisites
Supported Dell platforms
For information on supported Dell platforms see Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Release Notes available at dell.com/
dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.
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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