Users Guide

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. Installation modes
Feature Normal Install Headless Mode
Analytics (Dell Precision only) Yes No
Applications Yes Yes
Audio (excluding Dell Precision Workstation or Dell Precision Rack
Workstation)
Yes No
Network Yes Yes
Power (laptops only) Yes Yes
ProximitySensor (supported laptop configurations) Yes No
NOTE: You cannot change the settings using GUI, CLI, or WMI after you have installed a feature using Headless Mode.
Uninstall Dell Optimizer using the command prompt
Use the following command to uninstall Dell Optimizer from your system:
DellOptimizer.exe /remove
Upgrade Dell Optimizer using System Center
Configuration Manager update
1. Log in as an administrator.
2. Go to Start > Control Panel > Configuration Manager.
The Configuration Manager Properties dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Third-Party Software Update Catalogs.
4. Click Dell Business Client Updates Catalog, right-click and select Subscribe to Catalog.
NOTE: As an administrator you can subscribe to categories based on Dell systems deployed in your environment.
5. Set the schedule to synchronize the catalog.
6. Set the System Center Configuration Manager Update preferences.
The new Dell Optimizer update gets automatically added in the Dell Business Client Update Catalog. Each device within the
fleet pulls the update that is based on the policy preferences set in the System Center Configuration Manager Update. For
more information, see Dell Third Party Update Catalog White paper at www.dell.com.
Creating log files
Use the following commands to generate the installer log file:
● /debuglog—.exe file install switch
● /passthrough /debuglog—DUP switch
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