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Table 1. Dell Command | Update CLI Commands (continued)
CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options
Mutually exclusive
options
These options cannot
be used with the
specific commands
that are listed below:
-importSettings,
-
exportSettings, -
lockSettings.
NOTE: This option
cannot be used
with any other
options except -
outputLog and -
silent
-scheduleAuto, -
scheduleManual, -
scheduleMonthly,
-scheduleWeekly
/scan
Performs a system scan to determine the
updates for the current system
configuration.
NOTE: Options passed for this
command run only once. If no options
are specified with this command, the
Command Line Interface uses the
existing application settings to
process this command.
dcu-cli.exe /scan -
<option>=<value>
Ex: dcu-cli.exe /
scan
dcu-cli.exe /scan
dcu-cli.exe /scan -
updateType=bios,fir
mware
dcu-cli.exe /scan -
updateSeverity=secu
rity, recommended
-silent
-outputLog
-updateSeverity
-updateType
-
updateDeviceCate
gory
-catalogLocation
-report
/applyUpdates
Applies all updates for the current system
configuration.
NOTE: Options passed for this
command run only once. If no options
are specified with this command, the
Command Line Interface uses the
existing application settings to
process this command.
dcu-cli.exe /
applyUpdates -
<option>=<value>
Ex: dcu-cli.exe /
applyUpdates
dcu-cli.exe /
applyUpdates -
silent
dcu-cli.exe /
applyUpdates -
updateType=bios,fir
mware
-silent
-outputLog
-updateSeverity
-updateType
-
updateDeviceCate
gory
-catalogLocation
-reboot
-
encryptedPasswor
d
-
encryptedPasswor
dFile
-encryptionKey
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