Dell Command | Update Version 3.1.1 User's Guide February 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Dell Command | Update................................................................................................ 4 What’s new in Dell Command | Update Version 3.1.2.................................................................................................4 Chapter 2: Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Command | Update version 3.1.1............................. 5 Supported Operating Systems.......................................................................................
1 Dell Command | Update Dell Command | Update is a one-to-one standalone utility that enables you to update Dell client systems with the latest drivers, BIOS, applications, and firmware. The benefits of Dell Command | Update are: ● Simplified system management and update process for Dell client systems. ● An easy-to-use CLI, which can be used to automate driver installations and updates. ● An easy-to-use GUI, which helps to identify and apply the appropriate update for client systems.
2 Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Command | Update version 3.1.1 This section contains information about the installation, uninstallation, and upgrading Dell Command | Update. There are two downloads available for Dell Command | Update: version 3.1.
7. Click Install on the Ready to Install the Program screen. 8. On the Installation Wizard Completed screen, click Finish. Silent install To perform a silent installation of Dell Command | Update, run the following command in a command prompt with administrative privilege: Dell-Command-Update_xxxxx_WIN_y.y.y_A00.EXE /s Optionally to capture the installation log, run the following command: Dell-Command-Update_xxxxx_WIN_y.y.y_A00.EXE /s /l="C:\log path\log.
○ You can upgrade Dell Command | Update (Windows 32) from version 2.4 to 3.1.1. ● Self-update—If the application is already installed, launch the application and click the Check button on the Welcome screen to check for updates. If newer versions of Dell Command | Update are available the latest version of Dell Command | Update is listed under Recommended updates. Select the update, and install the newer version of the application. NOTE: During the upgrade, application settings are retained.
3 Features of Dell Command | Update Topics: • • • • • • • • • Install updates Select updates Customize selection Dependency installation Advanced Driver Restore for Windows Reinstallation Update history View and export system information Activity log Give us your feedback Install updates To check for, and install updates on a Dell system: 1. On the Welcome screen, click CHECK. The Checking for updates task starts, and the Checking for Updates screen is displayed.
The update summary is displayed next to the heading in the format — update type in megabytes (MB): ● ‘x’ is the number of updates to be downloaded. ● ‘y’ is the total number of updates available. ● ‘z’ is the size of the available updates. Based on importance, the updates are described as follows: ● ● ● ● Critical Updates—These updates are important for improving the reliability, security, and availability of the system.
Table 1. Customize Selection options (continued) User interface Description ● Based on the update type and installation requirements, an icon may appear on the left side of the update. ● A link to the complete documentation of the updates are available on the support site. Optional Updates (x of y; z MB) View the optional updates available for the system. The updates contain the following information: ● Name of the update.
● Inter-dependencies: If a component update requires an update of another dependent component of a different update type, then the dependent component has to be updated before the selected component can be updated to the recommended version. For example, consider that your system needs a firmware update. To update system firmware, you must first update the system BIOS to a required minimum version. Dell Command | Update updates the system BIOS to the required version before updating the system firmware.
View and export system information To view and export the system information: 1. On the Welcome screen, click System Information. The System Information screen is displayed with system details such as the name, description, version of the operating system, BIOS, drivers, and applications. 2. Click EXPORT to save the system details in .xml format. 3. Click CLOSE to go back to the Welcome screen.
Give us your feedback You have the option to provide the feedback about the product, by clicking Give us your feedback link option from the bottom corner of the left pane on the welcome page. NOTE: You have the option to publish the feedback anonymously.
4 Configure Dell Command | Update The Settings screen enables you to configure and customize settings for update download and storage locations, update filters, schedule for downloading updates, Internet proxy, import or export settings, and driver libraries download location. It has the following tabs: ● General—See Configure the general settings for information about configuring or modifying locations to download and store updates, and Internet proxy settings.
NOTE: Dell improvement program collects data about the operations that are performed in the application. This helps Dell to take proactive steps to improve Dell Command | Update. NOTE: Dell improvement program does not collect any Publicly Identifiable Information(PII). 6. Click OK to save changes or click CANCEL to discard the settings and return to the Welcome screen. Updating source location Update Source Location displays the list of all configured update source locations.
NOTE: You must exit Dell Command | Update for update schedules to run. Configure the update filter settings In the Update Filter tab, you can configure the filters based on the update filter criteria. To configure the update filter settings: 1. On the title bar, click Settings. 2. On the Settings screen, click Update Filter. 3.
BIOS System Password 1. On the title bar, click Settings. 2. On the Settings screen, click BIOS. 3. Enter a value in the Password field In the System Password window. You can click Show Password to view the password in the Password field. NOTE: The value in the Password field persists even when the Settings tab is closed and reopened. NOTE: If the System Password is configured in the BIOS, the same password is required to perform the BIOS updates. 4.
5 Dell Command | Update command-line interface Dell Command | Update provides a command-line version of the application that can be used for batch and scripting setups. The CLI enables administrators to use an automated remote deployment infrastructure for updates. It provides basic options with no interactive user prompts, and does not include all the features that can be executed using the GUI version of Dell Command | Update.
Table 4. Dell Command | Update CLI Commands (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options /configure Allows configuration of Dell Command | Update based on settings that are provided in the supported options. NOTE: Options passed here are persistent, available through the life of the application on the system. dcu-cli.exe / configure
Table 4. Dell Command | Update CLI Commands (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options These options cannot be used with the specific commands listed below: -importSettings, exportSettings, lockSettings. NOTE: This option cannot be used with any other options except outputLog and silent -scheduleAuto, scheduleManual, scheduleMonthly, -scheduleWeekly Performs a system scan to determine the updates for the current system configuration.
Table 4. Dell Command | Update CLI Commands (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options autoSuspendBitL ocker Mandatory options: These options are required to be provided with the specific commands listed below: encryptedPasswo rd and encryptionKey encryptedPasswo rdFile and encryptionKey Installs all base drivers for the current system configuration on a freshly installed operating system. NOTE: Options passed here are for one time use only, for the current run.
Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Expected values is supplied. NOTE: The value must be enclosed in double quotes. -catalogLocation dcu-cli.exe /configure Allows the user to set the One or more catalog file repository/catalog file location. catalogLocation=C:\catalog.x paths. ml If used with /applyUpdates, only one path may be specified. -customProxy Allows the user to enable or disable the use of custom proxy.
Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Expected values -exportSettings Allows the user to export application settings to the specified folder path. NOTE: This option cannot be used with any other options except -outputLog and -silent. dcu-cli.exe /configure exportSettings=C:\Temp A folder path -importSettings Allows the user to import application settings file. NOTE: This option cannot be used with any other options except outputLog and silent.
Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Expected values -proxyPassword dcu-cli.exe /configure Allows the user to specify the proxyPassword="my password" proxy password. Giving an empty string as the value to this option clears proxy password. NOTE: Changing this option causes validation of all custom proxy settings. The value must be enclosed in double quotes -proxyPort Allows the user to specify the proxy port.
Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Expected values -scheduleAuto -scheduleWeekly -scheduleMonthly -scheduleMonthly dcu-cli.exe /configure Allows the user to specify the scheduleMonthly=28,00:45 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.
other updates are applied, the system automatically reboots to complete the BIOS update, and BitLocker is reenabled. ● When -autoSuspendBitLocker is set to disable, the CLI removes the BIOS updates from the applicable updates and installs the rest of the updates. The following warning message is displayed on the console: Warning: One or more available updates will be skipped, as installing these updates may cause the system to become locked by BitLocker.
Table 7. The following return codes may appear while evaluating various input validation: (continued) Return\Error Codes Description Resolution 105 While evaluating the command line parameters, the option syntax was incorrect Make sure to follow the option syntax '
Table 9. The following return codes may appear while running the /applyUpdates command: Return\Error Codes Description Resolution 1000 An error occurred when retrieving the result of the apply updates operation Retry the operation. 1001 The cancellation was initiated, Hence, the Apply updates operation is canceled Retry the operation.
Table 13. The following return codes may appear if there are issues with the Dell Client Management Service: Return\Error Codes Description Resolution 3000 The Dell Client Management Service is not running Start the Dell Client Management Service in the Windows services if stopped. 3001 The Dell Client Management Service is not installed Download and install the Dell Client Management Service from the Dell support site.
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