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Table 2. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued)
CLI options Description Syntax Expected values
NOTE: Changing this
option causes validation of
all custom proxy settings.
-reboot
Reboot the system
automatically.
dcu-cli.exe /applyUpdates -
reboot=enable
<enable|disable>
-report
Allows the user to create an
XML report of the applicable
updates.
dcu-cli.exe /scan -
report=C:\Temp
\UpdatesReport.xml
An .xml file path
-restoreDefaults
Allows the user to restore
default settings.
dcu-cli.exe /configure -
restoreDefaults
None
-scheduleAction
Allows the user to specify the
action to perform when
updates are found.
dcu-cli.exe /configure -
scheduleAction=NotifyAvailab
leUpdates
<NotifyAvailableUpdates
| DownloadAndNotify |
DownloadInstallAndNotif
y>
-scheduleAuto
Allows the user to enable the
default automatic update
schedule.
NOTE: Automatic updates
runs every three days.
Also, this option cannot be
used with.
-scheduleManual
-scheduleWeekly
-scheduleMonthly
dcu-cli.exe /configure -
scheduleAuto
None
-scheduleManual
Allows the user to disable the
automatic schedule and enable
only manual updates.
NOTE: This option cannot
be used with:
-scheduleAuto
-scheduleWeekly
-scheduleMonthly
dcu-cli.exe /configure -
scheduleManual
None
-scheduleMonthly
Allows the user to specify the
day of the month and time on
which to schedule an update.
If the scheduled day is greater
than the last day of the
month, the update is
performed on the last day of
that month.
NOTE: This option cannot
be used with
-scheduleManual
-scheduleAuto
-scheduleWeekly
dcu-cli.exe /configure -
scheduleMonthly=28,00:45
Date of month[1–
31],time[00:00(24 hr
format, 15 minutes
increment)]
-scheduleReboot
Allows the user to schedule a
reboot time, in minutes, after
the updates are applied.
dcu-cli.exe /configure -
scheduleReboot=5
<5|15|30|60>
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