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
● For 64-bit operating system, Install-Module DellBIOSProvider.
The latest version of Dell Command | PowerShell Provider available at Microsoft Gallery is installed.
4. To download the nuget-anycpu.exe file, enter Y.
Installing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
Follow these steps to install Dell Command | PowerShell Provider:
Prerequisite:
Delete any previously installed version of Dell Command | PowerShell Provider before installing the Dell Command | PowerShell
Provider Dell. See Uninstalling Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4.
1. Unblock the downloaded DellCommandPowerShellProviderDell_<build number>.zip file. See Unblocking the
DellCommandPowerShellProviderDell_<build number>.zip.
2. Extract the .zip file.
3. Create a module folder at ${env:ProgramFiles}\WindowsPowerShell\Modules. Alternatively, to create a module folder,
run 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 DellCommandPowerShellProviderDell_<build
number>.zip
If the DellCommandPowerShellProviderDell_<build number>.zip file that is 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 .\DellCommandPowerShellProviderDell_<build number>.zip
Uninstalling Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4
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.
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