Transcription of Dell Command | Update
1 dell Command | UpdateVersion Reference GuideNovember 2022 Rev. A05 Notes, cautions, and warningsNOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your : A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoidthe : A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. 2022 dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. dell , EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Othertrademarks may be trademarks of their respective 1: dell Command | 4 Chapter 2: dell Command | Update Command - line interface .. 5 What s new in dell Command | Update Version Reference 5 dell Command | Update CLI 5 Command line interface Error 18 Chapter 3: Accessing documents from the dell support 22 ContentsContents3 dell Command | UpdateDell Command | Update is a one-to-one standalone utility that enables a simplified process to manage updates for dell clientsystems.
2 With dell Command | Update , devices can stay-up-to-date and secure with the latest drivers, BIOS, firmware, Command | Update provides: An easy-to-use UI, which helps to identify, apply, and schedule the required updates for client systems. An easy-to-use CLI, which can be used to automate driver installations and can find other product guides and third-party licenses documents for your reference at Command | UpdateDell Command | Update Command -lineinterfaceDell Command | Update provides a Command - line version of the application which can be used for batch and scripting CLI enables administrators to use an automated remote deployment infrastructure for updates. It provides basic optionswith no interactive user prompts, and does not include all the features that can be performed using the Graphical User interface (user interface ) version of dell Command | run the CLI: Launch the Command prompt as an Administrator, then go to %Program Files (x86)%\ dell \CommandUpdate and run the Command in the Command view additional information about the commands and options available in dell Command | Update : Run : If some updates require a restart to complete the installation, the system does not restart automatically unless-reboot=enable is used.
3 Some updates cannot be installed unless the power adapter is plugged into the : What s new in dell Command | Update Version Reference Guide dell Command | Update CLI commands Command line interface Error codesWhat s new in dell Command | Update Version GuideDell Command | Update provides the following features and enhancements: Added capability to configure custom notifications. For more information, see dell Command | Update CLI commands. Added capability of force installation of updates during conference calls through CLI. For more information, see DellCommand | Update CLI Command | Update CLI commandsThis section provides information about the CLI commands available in dell Command | CLI syntax is as follows:/< Command > -option1=value1 -option2=value2 -option3= : When entering the Command , ensure that you do not enter a space after the forward : If the files or folder paths contain spaces, then use double quotes for the option 1.
4 dell Command | Update CLI commands CLI optionsDescriptionSyntaxSupported Options/help or -helpDisplays usage : Any other Command thatis specified with this Command /helpNot Applicable/?Displays usage /?Not Applicable2 dell Command | Update Command - line interface5 Table 1. dell Command | Update CLI commands (continued)CLI optionsDescriptionSyntaxSupported OptionsNOTE: Any other Command thatis specified with this Command usage : Any other Command thatis specified with this Command -?Not Applicable/versionDisplays the dell Command | : Any other Command thatis specified with this Command /versionNot Applicable/configureAllows configuration of dell Command | Update based on settings that areprovided in the supported : Options that passed here arepersistent, available through the lifeof the application on the /configure-<option>=<value> /configure-userConsent=disable-importSet tings-exportSettings-lockSettings-advanc edDriverRestore-driverLibraryLocation-ca talogLocation-downloadLocation-updateSev erity-updateType-updateDeviceCategory-us erConsent-secureBiosPassword-biosPasswor d-customProxy-proxyAuthentication-proxyH ost-proxyPort-proxyUserName-secureProxyP assword-proxyPassword-scheduleWeekly-sch eduleMonthly-scheduleDaily-scheduleManua l-scheduleAuto6 dell Command | Update Command - line interfaceTable 1.
5 dell Command | Update CLI commands (continued)CLI optionsDescriptionSyntaxSupported Options-scheduleAction-silent-outputLog- restoreDefaults-autoSuspendBitLockerMutu ally exclusiveoptionsThese options cannotbe used with thespecific commandsthat are listed below:-importSettings,-exportSettings, : This optioncannot be usedwith any otheroptions except-outputLog and-silent-scheduleAuto,-scheduleManual, -scheduleMonthly,-scheduleWeekly,-schedu leDaily/customnotificationAllows configuration of : To configure a customnotification, all the three options-heading, -body, and -timestampmust be /customnotification-<option>=<value>-<option>=<value>-<option>=<value>-heading-body-timestamp/scanPerforms a system scan to determinethe updates for the current : Options passed for thiscommand run only once.
6 If no optionsare specified with this Command ,the Command line interface usesthe existing application settings toprocess this /scan-<option>=<value> Ex: /scan-updateType=bios, /scan -updateSeverity=security, recommended-silent-outputLog-updateSever ity-updateType-updateDeviceCategory-cata logLocation-report/applyUpdatesApplies all updates for the current : Options passed for thiscommand run only once. If no /applyUpdates-<option>=<value>-silent-outputLog-updateSeverityDell Command | Update Command - line interface7 Table 1. dell Command | Update CLI commands (continued)CLI optionsDescriptionSyntaxSupported Optionsare specified with this Command ,the Command line interface usesthe existing application settings toprocess this : /applyUpdates-updateType=bios,firmware-u pdateType-updateDeviceCategory-catalogLo cation-reboot-encryptedPassword-encrypte dPasswordFile-encryptionKey-autoSuspendB itLocker-forceupdateMandatory options:These options arerequired to beprovided with thespecific commandslisted below:-encryptedPassword and-encryptionKey-encryptedPasswordFile and -encryptionKey/driverInstallThis CLI option installs all the basedrivers for the present configurationon a newly installed Windows : Options passed for thiscommand run only once.
7 If no optionsare specified with this Command ,the Command line interface usesthe existing application settings toprocess this : To apply a driver pack,-driverLibraryLocation path must beset to the location of the CAB or EXEdriver /driverInstall-<option>=<value>Ex: /driverInstall-silent-driverLibraryLocat ion -silent-outputLog-reboot/generateEncrypt edPasswordGenerates an encrypted BIOS /generateEncryptedPassword-encryptionKey =<inline value>-password=<inlinevalue>-outputPath=<folderpath> /generateEncryptedPa-secureEncryptionKey -securePassword-encryptionKey-password-o utputPathNOTE:-outputPath is8 dell Command | Update Command - line interfaceTable 1. dell Command | Update CLI commands (continued)CLI optionsDescriptionSyntaxSupported Optionsssword-secureEncryptionKey -securePassword-outputPath=<folderpath>optional for theuser to options arerequired to beprovided with thespecific commandslisted below:-password and-encryptionKeyor use-secureEncryptionKey and-securePasswordTable 2.
8 dell Command | Update CLI Options CLI optionsDescriptionSyntaxExpected values-advancedDriverRestoreAllows the user to enableor disable the AdvancedDriver Restore feature inthe /configure-advancedDriverRestore=disable<enable|disable>-autoSuspendBitLockerAllows the user to enableor disable the automaticsuspension of BitLocker,when applying /configure -autoSuspendBitLocker=disable<enable|disable>-secureBiosPasswordAllows the user toprovide the unencryptedBIOS password /configure-secureBiosPassword<password|"">-biosPasswordAllows the user toprovide the unencryptedBIOS password. Thepassword is cleared if apassword is not providedor "" is : The valuemust be enclosed indouble /configure-biosPassword="Test1234"<password|"">-catalogLocationAllows the user to setthe repository/catalogfile location.
9 If usedwith /applyUpdates, onlyone path may /configure-catalogLocation=C:\ or more catalog the user to enableor disable the use ofcustom : Setting thisoption to enable willcause validation ofall custom /configure-customProxy=enable<enable|disable> dell Command | Update Command - line interface9 Table 2. dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued)CLI optionsDescriptionSyntaxExpected values-defaultSourceLocationAllows the user to enableor disable the fallbackto the default :Setting this optionto enable, theDell Command | Update applicationinstalls the updatesfrom the DefaultSource Location ifthe other sourcelocations selectedfails to Update .NOTE:Setting this optionto disable the DellCommand | Updateapplication will notinstall the updatesfrom the DefaultSource : To disablethis option at leastone source locationshould be /configure-defaultSourceLocation=disable<enable|disable>-downloadLocationAllows the user tospecify the location tooverride the defaultapplication /configure-downloadLocation=C:\Temp\AppD ownloadA folder path-driverLibraryLocationAllows the user toset the system drivercatalog location.
10 If thisoption is not specified,the driver library shallbe downloaded : Thiscommand /configure-driverLibraryLocation=C:\Temp \ /configure-driverLibraryLocation=C:\Temp \ file path with .exeor .cab the user tospecify the encryptionkey that is used toencrypt the : The keythat is providedmust be atleast six charactersdcu-cli /applyUpdates-secureEncryptedPassword-se cureEncryptionKeydcu-cli /generateEncryptedPassword-secureEncrypt ionKey-securePassword-outputPath=C:\Temp<encryption key>10 dell Command | Update Command - line interfaceTable 2. dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued)CLI optionsDescriptionSyntaxExpected valuesand includes anuppercase letter, alowercase letter, anda the user tospecify the encryptionkey that is used toencrypt the : The keythat is providedmust be atleast six charactersand includes anuppercase letter,a lowercase letter,and a digit.
