Dell Optimizer Version 2.0 User's Guide March 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 5 Supported operating system.............................................................................................................................................5 What is new in Dell Optimizer 2.0?.................................................................................................................................
Installation FAQs................................................................................................................................................................33 General FAQs .................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Chapter 7: Contacting Dell..........................................................................................................
1 Overview Dell Optimizer is a software application that intelligently optimizes the performance of your system by using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Dell Optimizer dynamically configures your system settings to optimize the performance of your applications. It improves the productivity, performance, and user experience through system usage analysis and learning.
2 Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell optimizer Dell Optimizer can be installed with one or more features based on hardware component and driver availability on select platforms. It is preinstalled on all supported systems.
3. Export Update preferences as an xml from Dell Command | Update. 4. Push Update preferences as a policy using System Center Configuration Manager or Workspace ONE. Dell Command | Update detects the new Dell Optimizer update, and includes it on the list of latest updates available. Each device within the fleet pulls the update that is based on the policy preferences set in Dell Command | Update.
3 Getting started with Dell Optimizer This section provides information about the general features to help you get started and manage Dell Optimizer. To launch the application, open the Windows Start menu, and search for Dell Optimizer. When you launch the application for the first time, you can view the onboarding process. The onboarding process provides information about the application. If you do not have the latest version of Dell Optimizer installed, you see a prompt to update it every 30 days.
Table 1. Icons on the windows Icon Function - Minimizes the application. X Closes the application. v Displays the About Dell Optimizer, Preferences, Activity Feed, Beta, User's Guide and the Give Feedback section. For more information about the Give Feedback section, see Feedback. < Takes you to the previous screen in the onboarding page. Provides suggestions to optimize the feature.
Figure 2. Analytics Workload Analysis The workload analysis settings enables you to track system resource utilization for components such as processor, memory, graphics, and hard drive while you run your specific work load. To generate a workload analysis report: 1. Go to the home screen and click Analytics. The Analytics section is displayed. NOTE: You can enable or disable this feature by using the toggle switch. 2. Click Run report and select the report duration to generate the report.
System Analysis The system analysis settings runs for a specified period, and collects system configuration and subsystem usage data. The data is collected in the background, and it is compiled in the form of a report. The system analysis report helps you understand the behavior of your system under the current operating environment when the report was running. To generate a system analysis report: 1. Go to the home screen and click Analytics. The Analytics section is displayed.
Figure 3. Applications (ExpressResponse) Optimizing applications 1. Go to the home screen and click Applications. The Applications section is displayed. NOTE: You can enable or disable this feature by using the toggle switch. 2. Click . The frequently used applications are displayed. 3. Select the application that you want to optimize. 4. If the application is not listed, click Browse. 5. After you select the applications, click Learn and optimize. The Application learning starts.
Table 2. Action Icons Icon Function You can view the overall performance score of the application. You can also view the bar graph with CPU and storage improvement scores, if available. You can temporarily turn off or on the applied optimizations for that application. You can remove the application from the application list. You can pause the application optimization process. You can resume the application optimization process.
NOTE: You can enable or disable this feature by using the toggle switch. 2. Select the environment setting for your conference call, using one of the following options: Table 3. Audio environment settings Option Function The Quiet Room setting enhances the audio of your system for a clearer sound. This setting is for a quiet environment when only one person is speaking. By default, Quiet Room is selected. The Noisy Office setting reduces the unwanted noise.
Figure 5. Audio device options 6. Select the type of device that you have connected. A drop-down menu is displayed with the default preset options. 7. Select the preset option and click Optimize. The application remembers the preferences, and it automatically selects the same preset option when you connect the device again to your system. NOTE: If Dell Optimizer is running in Headless Mode and you checked the Do not ask me again option, the dialog box does not appear.
Figure 6. Network (ExpressConnect) Optimizing Network 1. Go to the home screen and click Network. The Network section is displayed. NOTE: You can enable or disable this feature by using the toggle switch. 2. Click the Conference Bandwith Performance option if you are using a video conference application. This setting allocates the maximum bandwidth to your conference applications when you are on video conference calls. NOTE: You can enable or disable this setting by using the toggle switch. 3.
Figure 7. Accessing Beta settings 5. Go to Optimize Network Traffic to prioritize which applications receive the most bandwidth when the network traffic is congested. This setting enhances the performance of the prioritized applications by constantly adjusting your available bandwidth. Conference Bandwith Performance setting is disabled when you enable Optimize Network Traffic feature. NOTE: You can enable or disable this setting by using the toggle switch. Figure 8.
Power (ExpressCharge) The Power feature improves the battery life of your system by configuring and switching productivity on usage behaviors. It learns the battery usage on the system, and uses AI and machine learning models to apply appropriate charge policies. This feature also identifies opportunities to extend the battery run time.
3. Use the Dynamic charge policy toggle switch, to enable the correct charge policy. This setting ensures that the system automatically switches the charging policies between, Primary AC, Express Charge, and Standard, according to the usage pattern of user. NOTE: If you have purchased a long cycle life battery with a three-year warranty, the Dynamic charge policy toggle switch is disabled.
Figure 10. Proximity Sensor (ExpressSign-In) Configuring Proximity Sensor 1. Go to the home screen and click Proximity Sensor. The Proximity Sensor section is displayed. NOTE: You can enable or disable this feature by using the toggle switch. 2. Switch the Walk Away Lock toggle button to ON or OFF, and set the screen lock timer. NOTE: The screen may not lock if a video is playing on a media player or a browser. 3. To set the snooze timer, click Snooze, and select the timer value.
Figure 11. Activity feed Suggestions For You The Suggestions For You component appears on the home screen of Dell Optimizer and provides intelligent recommendations to optimize the applications and features.
Figure 12. Suggestions For You Preferences This section displays the Privacy Notice of Dell Optimizer. Select the check box to send the Dell Optimizer customer experience data to Dell. Clear the check box if you do not want to send the data to Dell. NOTE: Dell Optimizer customer experience improvement program collects only application-related data. It does not collect personal information.
Figure 13. Preferences Privacy shortcuts notifications The following keyboard shortcuts are available on select platforms: ● F9 key—Toggles the camera on and off ● F4 key—Toggles the microphone on and off ● Fn+P—Toggles the SafeScreen or and off Dell Optimizer sends out click notifications to ensure that the user is aware when either the camera, microphone, or SafeScreen are turned on or off using the hardware key.
4 Administration This chapter provides details about the administrative features of Dell Optimizer. Admin is a default user profile that is created for the user who is a member of the administrator group. A system administrator can install one or more Dell Optimizer features based on requirements, hardware components and driver availability on select platforms.
NOTE: Policy switches can be reversed if you upgrade Dell Optimizer. For example, if you specify /HeadlessMode=false or /ProxmitySensor=skip in Dell Optimizer 1.2, you can reverse the policy switches by specifying /HeadlessMode=true or /ProximitySensor=true in Dell Optimizer 2.0. Installation modes Table 5.
Command-line interface for Dell Optimizer As an administrator you can use the following CLI commands for batch and scripting scenarios. You can view the location and filename of the CLI in C:\Program Files\Dell\DellOptimizer\do-cli.exe. NOTE: The return code is sent to stderr, and command output is sent to stdout. Table 6. CLI Commands for Dell Optimizer CLI Command Description /help Use this command to display the list of available arguments.
Table 7. /get commands for Dell Optimizer /get command Details get name=DellOptimizerConfiguration.Suggestions Use this command to display details about the suggestions component state. /get -name=DynamicCharge.State Use this command to display details about the dynamic charge state. /get -name=Privacy.EnablePrivacyNotifications Use this command to display details about the privacy notifications. /get name=ProximitySensor.
Table 8. Configure commands for Dell Optimizer /configure command Details Supported Values /configure -name=Audio.Audio3D value= Use this command to configure the audio 3D value. True and false /configure -name=Audio.AutoMute value Use this command to configure the audio automute value. True and false /configure -name=Audio.Environment value= Use this command to configure the audio environment value. QuietRoom, NoisyOffice, MultipleVoices, and RecordingStudio /configure name=Audio.
Table 8. Configure commands for Dell Optimizer /configure command Details Supported Values /configure -name=Network.AutoSwitch -value Use this command to configure the network auto switch value. True and false /configure name=Network.ConferenceBandwidthPerf ormance - value Use this command to configure the network conference bandwidth performance value. True and false /configure name=Network.OptimizeTraffic -value Use this command to configure the network traffic value optimization.
Table 9. Application performance commands for Dell Optimizer /AppPerformance command Details /AppPerformance -disableProfile profileGuid= Use this command to disable an existing profile by GUID. /AppPerformance -importProfile profilePath= Use this command to import an optimized app profile. /AppPerformance -exportProfile -profileName= profilePath= Use this command to export an optimized app profile by name.
WMI Provider Dell Optimizer includes a WMI provider to configure the application settings. The following two files are part of the Dell Optimizer download package: ● doWmiProv.mof—Dell Optimizer WMI Provider that is installed as part of the installer. ● sms_def_delloptimizer.mof—Dell Optimizer SMS MOF definition file available for Administrators. The Inventory Agent uses the following custom Dell Optimizer data reporting definitions: #pragma namespace ("\\\\\\\\.\\\\root\\\\dcim\\\\sysman\\\\DellOptimizer")
5 Feedback 1. In the home screen, click v and select Give Feedback. The feedback page is displayed. 2. Provide your feedback on the scale of 1 to 10 for the following options: ● How satisfied you are with Dell Optimizer? ● How likely you recommend purchasing Dell systems because of Dell Optimizer? 3. Provide additional feedback, if any, and click Send my comment.
6 Frequently asked questions Topics: • • • • Application Optimization FAQs Application Messages FAQs Installation FAQs General FAQs Application Optimization FAQs ● Why do I see a notification or status stating a restart is required to apply optimization settings? You can decide to reboot later but the changes that are applied to your system becomes effective only after you reboot the system.
You cannot install Dell Optimizer on operating systems other than Windows 10 17134 or later. Dell Optimizer is only supported on Latitude, Dell Precision Workstations, and OptiPlex systems launched after March 2020. ● Why does the Dell Optimizer installer fail with a message Dell Precision Optimizer must be removed before installation of Dell Optimizer? You cannot install both Dell Precision Optimizer and Dell Optimizer on the same system.
7 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information from your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country/region or region and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. Select your support category. 3.
