Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Version 2.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings................................................................................................... 2 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................5 What’s New in This Release.....................................................................................................................................5 Supported Systems And Operating Systems..........................
Deleting Log Details......................................................................................................................................... 18 3 Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................19 Running CCTK Displays Error Messages................................................................................................................19 Running CCTK On 32-Bit And 64-Bit Supported System........
Introduction 1 Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) is a packaged software that provides configuration capability to Dell client systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell Precision workstation. You can configure the client systems using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI.) For more information on CLI, see Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide.
NOTE: For more details regarding the CLI options, see Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide. Supported Systems And Operating Systems For the list of Dell client systems and operating systems, see the Release notes.txt available in the CCTK installation files or at dell.com/support/manuals. Other Documents You May Need In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/support/manuals.
CCTK Graphical User Interface 2 Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Graphical User Interface (CCTK GUI) displays all Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) configurations supported by CCTK. Using GUI, you can do the following: • Create BIOS configuration for Dell client systems. For more information, see Creating A BIOS Package Using GUI. • Validate the BIOS configuration against the BIOS configuration of the host system. For more information, see BIOS Option Validation.
Creating A BIOS Package Using GUI Using CCTK GUI, you can create a BIOS package containing valid settings to apply on the target client systems. To create a BIOS package: 1. Launch the wizard. For more information, see Launching The CCTK GUI. The Client Configuration Toolkit HOME page is displayed. 2. Click Create Package.
Options Description NOTE: If you try to load a new configuration without exporting the configured BIOS options, then a dialog box is displayed. Click Discard Changes to discard the configured values or click Cancel to continue with the same configuration. Edit Click to edit the loaded configuration.
To edit the setup or system password: 1. In the Edit mode, click the Value to Set text box of the required option. The corresponding password dialog box is displayed. NOTE: To display the password as clear text, select Display password in clear text. When you select Display password in clear text, then the Confirm Password text box is not displayed. Type the password in the Password textbox. NOTE: The password must contain minimum four characters. 2.
To configure the days: 1. On the CREATE page, click the required option (Multi-platform File, This System's File, and Saved File). NOTE: For a Saved File, navigate to the file location and open it. 2. Click Next. The Create Configuration screen is displayed. 3. On the Create Configuration screen, click Edit or double-click the table. 4. Search for autoon. 5. Click View/Change in the Value to set column of autoon. The Auto On screen is displayed. 6.
Table 3. Options on the Boot Order Screen Options Description Device Type Displays the type of device. Device Instance Displays a unique number to identify the device on the system. Shortform Displays the short form of the device. If the system has many devices of the similar device type, then the short form of the device is displayed with a . notation. For example, if the system has an internal HDD, eSATA HDD, and eSATA Dock HDD, then the short forms are displayed as hdd.1, hdd.2, and hdd.
NOTE: For a Saved File, navigate to the file location and open it. 2. Click Next. The Create Configuration screen is displayed. 3. On the Create Configuration screen, click Editor double-click the table. 4. Click View/Change in the Value to set column of primarybatterycfg. 5. Select the mode to charge the battery. NOTE: If you have selected Custom Charge, then provide the start and stop charging values respectively in the Custom Charge Start and Custom Charge Stop text boxes. 6. Click Save.
To configure the peak shift battery charging: 1. On the CREATE page, click the required option (Multi-platform File, This System's File, and Saved File). NOTE: For a Saved File, navigate to the file location and open it. 2. Click Next. The Create Configuration screen is displayed. 3. On the Create Configuration screen, click Edit or double-click the table. 4. Click View/Change in the Value to set column of peakshiftcfg. The Peak Shift Charge Configuration dialog box is displayed. 5. Click Edit. 6.
NOTE: – If you are setting the non-critical threshold values for This System's File, the columns displayed are: Description, Type, Index, Location, Minimum, Maximum, Critical Lower Threshold, Critical Upper Threshold, NonCritical Lower Threshold, and NonCritical Upper Threshold. The system displays the details of the available probes. You cannot edit the Type and Index fields of the listed probes. – 4. 5.
NOTE: You can configure the supported options on the host system even after you validate. Exporting The BIOS Configuration You can export a customized configuration to apply the same settings on a target client system. You can export both supported and unsupported options. You can export certain options (asset and propowntag) without specifying any values.
Applying A SCE File NOTE: You should have administrator privileges. To apply SCE on a target system: Double-click the SCE, or from the command prompt, navigate to the directory where SCE is located, and type the name of the SCE file. For example, C:\Users\SystemName\Documents>"” . NOTE: You cannot run SCE on Windows PE systems. For more information on applying SCE on target systems running the Windows PE operating systems, see Troubleshooting.
Viewing A Log File On the HOME page, click Review History, or click the HISTORY tab on the right side of the Client Configuration Toolkit page. Deleting Log Details On the HISTORY page, click Clear Log.
Troubleshooting 3 Running CCTK Displays Error Messages If you get the following error message, then uninstall and reinstall Hardware Application Programming Interface (HAPI): Required BIOS interface not found or HAPI load error. Running CCTK On 32-Bit And 64-Bit Supported System Ensure that you are running CCTK.exe based on the architecture of the system. If you are running CCTK in a 32-bit supported system, in the installation directory, navigate to the x86 directory and run CCTK commands.
3. Reboot the system. 4. Activate TPM. Type: cctk --tpmactivation=activate --valsetuppwd= 5. Reboot the system without interruption till the operating system loads. 6. Check the status of TPM. Type: cctk --tpmactivation The status is displayed as activate. SCE Failing To Run On Windows Pre-Installation (Windows PE) Environment The SCE generated using the Export option on GUI is failing to run on Windows PE.
