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and the device is connected to a network so that it can be managed. The Dell Client Command Suite of tools can be leveraged
individually or with a systems management console like SCCM, LANDESK, KACE, etc.
We also offer Out-of-Band management as an option. Out-of-band management is when the system does not have a functional
operating system or is turned off and you still want to be able to manage the system in that state.
Systems management features
Systems Management—From On-Premises To The Cloud
Dell Client Command Suite—A free toolkit available for download, for all Precision Workstations at https://www.dell.com/
support/article/sln311273, automates and streamlines systems management tasks, saving time, money, and resources. It
consists of the following modules that can be used independently, or with various systems management consoles such as
SCCM.
● Dell Command | Deploy—Enables easy operating system deployment across all major Operating System (OS) deployment
methodologies and provides numerous system-specific drivers that have been extracted and reduced to an Operating
System-consumable state.
● Dell Command l Configure—A graphical user interface (GUI) admin tool for configuring and deploying hardware settings in
a pre-Operating System or post-Operating System environment. It operates seamlessly with SCCM and Airwatch and can be
self-integrated into LANDesk and KACE. Command l Configure allows you to remotely automate and configure over 150+
BIOS settings for a personalized user experience.
● Dell Command l PowerShell Provider—Can do the same things as Command l Configure, but with a different method.
PowerShell is a scripting language that allows customers to create a customized and dynamic configuration process.
● Dell Command l Monitor—A Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) agent that provides IT administrators with an
extensive inventory of the hardware and health-state data. IT administrators can also configure hardware remotely by using
command line and scripting.
● Dell Command | Update (end-user tool)—A factory-installed software and allows IT administrators to individually manage
and automatically present, install Dell updates to the BIOS drivers, and software. Command Update eliminates the time-
consuming process of update installation.
● Dell Command l Update Catalog—Provides searchable metadata that allows the management console to retrieve the
latest system-specific updates (driver, firmware, BIOS). The updates are then delivered seamlessly to end-users using the
customer’s systems management infrastructure that is consuming the catalog (like SCCM).
● Dell Command | vPro Out of Band console—Extends hardware management to systems that are offline or have an un-
reachable Operating System (Dell exclusive features).
● Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center—Integrates all the key components of the Client Command Suite
into Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and Current Branch versions.
USB features
Universal Serial Bus, or USB, was introduced in 1996. It dramatically simplified the connection between host computers and
peripheral devices like mice, keyboards, external drivers, and printers.
Table 6. USB evolution
Type Data Transfer Rate Category Introduction Year
USB 1.x 12 Mbps Full Speed 1996
USB 2.0 480 Mbps High Speed 2000
USB 3.0 5 Gbps SuperSpeed 2010
USB 3.1 10 Gbps SuperSpeed+ 2010
USB 3.2 20 Gbps SuperSpeed+ 2017
USB4 40 Gbps SuperSpeed+ and
Thunderbolt 3
2019
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