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Dell Command | Configure
Version 3.2 Command Line Interface Reference Guide
Notes, cautions, and warnings
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2017 - 01
Rev. A00
Contents
1 Introduction....................................................................................................................14
What’s new in this release.................................................................................................................................................14
Supported systems and operating systems.......................................................................................................................15
Other documents you may need....................................................................................................................................... 16
2 Command line interface................................................................................................. 17
Running Dell Command | Configure commands................................................................................................................ 17
Using the command prompt........................................................................................................................................17
Using a bootable image............................................................................................................................................... 17
Command syntax overview............................................................................................................................................... 17
Command line syntax.................................................................................................................................................. 17
3 Dell Command | Configure options.................................................................................21
General options................................................................................................................................................................. 21
-h or --help................................................................................................................................................................. 21
-i or --infile.................................................................................................................................................................. 21
-l or --logfile............................................................................................................................................................... 22
No option................................................................................................................................................................... 22
-o or --outfile..............................................................................................................................................................23
--propowntag.............................................................................................................................................................23
--version.....................................................................................................................................................................23
BIOS options.................................................................................................................................................................... 23
--acpower.................................................................................................................................................................. 24
--activityled................................................................................................................................................................ 24
--adddevice................................................................................................................................................................24
--adjcacheprefetch.................................................................................................................................................... 24
--admsetuplockout.....................................................................................................................................................24
--advbatterychargecfg...............................................................................................................................................25
--agpaperturesize.......................................................................................................................................................25
--agpslot.................................................................................................................................................................... 25
--alarmresume............................................................................................................................................................25
--alwaysallowdelldocks...............................................................................................................................................25
--amblightsen.............................................................................................................................................................26
--asfmode.................................................................................................................................................................. 26
--aspm....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
--asset....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
--assignintr.................................................................................................................................................................26
--atgsystem............................................................................................................................................................... 26
--attemptlegacyboot.................................................................................................................................................. 27
--audiomode............................................................................................................................................................... 27
--autoon..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
--autoonhr..................................................................................................................................................................27
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--autoonmn................................................................................................................................................................ 27
--backcamera.............................................................................................................................................................28
--batteryslicecfg........................................................................................................................................................ 28
--bezelir......................................................................................................................................................................28
--biosautorecovery.....................................................................................................................................................28
--bioscharacteristics...................................................................................................................................................28
--biosconnect.............................................................................................................................................................29
--biosconnectactivation............................................................................................................................................. 29
--bioscurlang.............................................................................................................................................................. 29
--biosdowngrade........................................................................................................................................................29
--biosintegritycheck................................................................................................................................................... 29
--bioslistinstalllang...................................................................................................................................................... 29
--bioslogclear............................................................................................................................................................. 30
--biossetupadvmode.................................................................................................................................................. 30
--biosrecovery............................................................................................................................................................30
--biosromsize............................................................................................................................................................. 30
--biosver.................................................................................................................................................................... 30
--bisreq...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
--bitsmart...................................................................................................................................................................30
--blinkpsu1led.............................................................................................................................................................. 31
--blinkpsu2led............................................................................................................................................................. 31
--blocks3.....................................................................................................................................................................31
--bltinfloppy................................................................................................................................................................ 31
--bltinpntdevice.......................................................................................................................................................... 31
--bluetoothdevice....................................................................................................................................................... 31
--bluetoothstealthmode.............................................................................................................................................. 31
--bootfailthreshold..................................................................................................................................................... 32
bootorder................................................................................................................................................................... 32
--bootseqset.............................................................................................................................................................. 34
--bootspeed............................................................................................................................................................... 34
--boottimevideo......................................................................................................................................................... 34
--brightnessac............................................................................................................................................................34
--brightnessbattery.................................................................................................................................................... 34
--busratio................................................................................................................................................................... 35
--camera.................................................................................................................................................................... 35
--canbus.....................................................................................................................................................................35
--cellularradio............................................................................................................................................................. 35
--charger....................................................................................................................................................................35
--chasintrusion........................................................................................................................................................... 35
--chassisintrustatus....................................................................................................................................................35
--cmosdefaults...........................................................................................................................................................36
--completioncode.......................................................................................................................................................36
--controlwlanradio......................................................................................................................................................36
--controlwwanradio....................................................................................................................................................36
--coolnquiet................................................................................................................................................................36
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--cpucore................................................................................................................................................................... 36
--cpucount................................................................................................................................................................. 36
--cpursa..................................................................................................................................................................... 36
--cpusnoop.................................................................................................................................................................37
--cpuspeed.................................................................................................................................................................37
--cpuxdsupport.......................................................................................................................................................... 37
--cstatesctrl............................................................................................................................................................... 37
--dbpm....................................................................................................................................................................... 37
--dbs.......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
--deepsleepctrl...........................................................................................................................................................38
--dgpuexterndisplay................................................................................................................................................... 38
--diskettereconfig...................................................................................................................................................... 38
--displayclosestate..................................................................................................................................................... 38
--dockbattchrgcfg..................................................................................................................................................... 38
--dockdisplayport1vs.................................................................................................................................................. 39
--docksupportonbattery.............................................................................................................................................39
--dramprefetch.......................................................................................................................................................... 39
--drmt........................................................................................................................................................................ 39
--embideraid...............................................................................................................................................................39
--embideraid2.............................................................................................................................................................39
--embnic1................................................................................................................................................................... 39
--embnic2.................................................................................................................................................................. 40
--embsataraid.............................................................................................................................................................40
--embscsi1..................................................................................................................................................................40
--embscsi2................................................................................................................................................................. 40
--embsdcard.............................................................................................................................................................. 40
--embvideoctrl........................................................................................................................................................... 40
--encalvememorysize................................................................................................................................................. 40
--energystarlogo........................................................................................................................................................ 40
--esataport..................................................................................................................................................................41
--esataports................................................................................................................................................................ 41
--expresscard..............................................................................................................................................................41
--expresscharge..........................................................................................................................................................41
--externalhotkey......................................................................................................................................................... 41
--extendposttime........................................................................................................................................................ 41
--extwlanled................................................................................................................................................................41
--fanctrlovrd.............................................................................................................................................................. 42
--fanspeed................................................................................................................................................................. 42
--fanspeedctrllevel..................................................................................................................................................... 42
--fanstealthmode....................................................................................................................................................... 42
--fastboot...................................................................................................................................................................42
--faulttolerantmemlogclear.........................................................................................................................................42
--firstpowerondate.....................................................................................................................................................42
--flashcachemodule....................................................................................................................................................43
--floppy...................................................................................................................................................................... 43
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--fnlock...................................................................................................................................................................... 43
--fnlockmode..............................................................................................................................................................43
--forcepxe.................................................................................................................................................................. 43
--forcepxeonnextboot................................................................................................................................................43
--frontpanelerrdisplaymode........................................................................................................................................ 44
--fsbr..........................................................................................................................................................................44
--fsboptimize..............................................................................................................................................................44
--fullscreenlogo.......................................................................................................................................................... 44
--genencryption......................................................................................................................................................... 44
--gpsonwwanradio..................................................................................................................................................... 44
--gpsradio...................................................................................................................................................................44
--gpsstealthmode.......................................................................................................................................................45
--hdd1fanenable......................................................................................................................................................... 45
--hdd2fanenable.........................................................................................................................................................45
--hdd3fanenable.........................................................................................................................................................45
--hddacousticmode....................................................................................................................................................45
--hddfailover.............................................................................................................................................................. 45
--hddinfo....................................................................................................................................................................45
--hddprotection..........................................................................................................................................................46
--hddpwd................................................................................................................................................................... 46
--hdfreefallprotect..................................................................................................................................................... 46
--hotdock...................................................................................................................................................................46
--htassist....................................................................................................................................................................46
--htkeywxanradio....................................................................................................................................................... 46
--hwprefetcher...........................................................................................................................................................47
--hwswprefetch......................................................................................................................................................... 47
--idecdrom................................................................................................................................................................. 47
--infrareddevice..........................................................................................................................................................47
--infraredmode........................................................................................................................................................... 47
--instanton................................................................................................................................................................. 47
--integratedaudio........................................................................................................................................................47
--integratedraid.......................................................................................................................................................... 47
--integratedsas...........................................................................................................................................................48
--integratedusbhub.................................................................................................................................................... 48
--integratedvideosize................................................................................................................................................. 48
--internalminipci......................................................................................................................................................... 48
--internalusb...............................................................................................................................................................48
--interrupt13hdma...................................................................................................................................................... 48
--interwirelessuwb..................................................................................................................................................... 48
--intlrapidstart............................................................................................................................................................ 48
--intlsmartconnect..................................................................................................................................................... 48
--iomodule..................................................................................................................................................................49
--ioat.......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
--iptt.......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
--irsttimer...................................................................................................................................................................49
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--irmt..........................................................................................................................................................................49
--isochronous............................................................................................................................................................. 49
--kbdbacklighttimeoutac............................................................................................................................................ 49
--kbdbacklighttimeoutbatt......................................................................................................................................... 50
keyboardbacklightcolor.............................................................................................................................................. 50
--keyboardbacklightonacpower...................................................................................................................................51
--keyboardclick........................................................................................................................................................... 51
--keyboardillumination.................................................................................................................................................51
--keypad.....................................................................................................................................................................52
--lastbiosupdate......................................................................................................................................................... 52
--latitudeon................................................................................................................................................................ 52
--latitudeonflash.........................................................................................................................................................52
--lcdstealthmode........................................................................................................................................................52
--ledstealthmode........................................................................................................................................................52
--legacyorom..............................................................................................................................................................52
--lidswitch.................................................................................................................................................................. 53
--limitcpuidvalue.........................................................................................................................................................53
--liquidcooler1.............................................................................................................................................................53
--liquidcooler2............................................................................................................................................................ 53
--logicproc................................................................................................................................................................. 53
--lpt............................................................................................................................................................................53
--lptmode................................................................................................................................................................... 54
--m2pciessd0............................................................................................................................................................. 54
--m2pciessd1..............................................................................................................................................................54
--masterpwdlockout...................................................................................................................................................54
--mediacard............................................................................................................................................................... 55
--mediacardand1394.................................................................................................................................................. 55
--mem........................................................................................................................................................................55
--memdiagnostic........................................................................................................................................................55
--memfaulttoltimelmt................................................................................................................................................. 55
--memintleave............................................................................................................................................................55
--memoryrsa.............................................................................................................................................................. 55
--memperformancemonitor........................................................................................................................................55
--memremap.............................................................................................................................................................. 56
memtest.....................................................................................................................................................................56
--mfgdate.................................................................................................................................................................. 56
--microphone............................................................................................................................................................. 56
--minicardssd............................................................................................................................................................. 56
--minsizeofcontigmem............................................................................................................................................... 56
--minsizeofcontigmem............................................................................................................................................... 56
--minsizeofcontigmem............................................................................................................................................... 56
--mmioabove4gb........................................................................................................................................................56
--mobilepowermgmt...................................................................................................................................................57
--modulebaybatterycfg.............................................................................................................................................. 57
--modulebaydevice.....................................................................................................................................................57
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--monitortoggling....................................................................................................................................................... 57
--mouse......................................................................................................................................................................57
--multicpucore............................................................................................................................................................57
--multidisplay..............................................................................................................................................................57
--nfc...........................................................................................................................................................................57
--nmibutton................................................................................................................................................................58
--numlock...................................................................................................................................................................58
--onboard1394........................................................................................................................................................... 58
--onboardmodem....................................................................................................................................................... 58
--onboardsounddevice............................................................................................................................................... 58
--onreader..................................................................................................................................................................58
--onscreenbuttons..................................................................................................................................................... 58
--opticaldrivectrl........................................................................................................................................................ 58
--optimus................................................................................................................................................................... 59
--optionalbootsequence............................................................................................................................................. 59
--optionalhddfan........................................................................................................................................................ 59
--oromkeyboardaccess.............................................................................................................................................. 59
--oromuiprotection.....................................................................................................................................................59
--osmode................................................................................................................................................................... 59
oswatchdogtimer....................................................................................................................................................... 59
--ovrwrt..................................................................................................................................................................... 59
--ownerpwd............................................................................................................................................................... 60
--passwordbypass......................................................................................................................................................60
--pccard.....................................................................................................................................................................60
--pccardand1394........................................................................................................................................................60
--pci........................................................................................................................................................................... 60
--pcibuscount............................................................................................................................................................. 61
--pciersa..................................................................................................................................................................... 61
--pcimmiospacesize.................................................................................................................................................... 61
--pciresallocationratio................................................................................................................................................. 61
--pcisata..................................................................................................................................................................... 61
--pcislots.................................................................................................................................................................... 62
--pcmcia.....................................................................................................................................................................62
--peakshiftbatterythreshold....................................................................................................................................... 62
--peakshiftcfg............................................................................................................................................................ 62
--penmisindication......................................................................................................................................................63
--penresumeon...........................................................................................................................................................63
--pntdevice................................................................................................................................................................ 63
--postf12key...............................................................................................................................................................63
--postf2key................................................................................................................................................................ 63
--posthelpdeskkey......................................................................................................................................................63
--postmebxkey...........................................................................................................................................................63
--powerbutton........................................................................................................................................................... 63
--powerlogclear..........................................................................................................................................................64
--powermgmt.............................................................................................................................................................64
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--poweroffintel8260stealthmode............................................................................................................................... 64
--powerwarn.............................................................................................................................................................. 64
--primarybatterycfg................................................................................................................................................... 64
--primaryvideodeviceslot............................................................................................................................................65
--primidemast............................................................................................................................................................ 65
--primideslav.............................................................................................................................................................. 65
--processorcorecount................................................................................................................................................ 65
--promptonerr............................................................................................................................................................65
--pwdlock...................................................................................................................................................................65
--radiotransmission.................................................................................................................................................... 66
--rdocknonvideodevices.............................................................................................................................................66
--rearsingleusb........................................................................................................................................................... 66
--rearusb.................................................................................................................................................................... 66
--recoverytool............................................................................................................................................................ 66
--remotebiosupdate................................................................................................................................................... 66
--ringeventresume..................................................................................................................................................... 66
--rptkeyerr................................................................................................................................................................. 66
--safeusb....................................................................................................................................................................67
--sata0....................................................................................................................................................................... 67
--sata1........................................................................................................................................................................ 67
--sata2....................................................................................................................................................................... 67
--sata3....................................................................................................................................................................... 67
--sata4....................................................................................................................................................................... 67
--sata5....................................................................................................................................................................... 67
--sata6....................................................................................................................................................................... 67
--sata7........................................................................................................................................................................67
--satactrl.................................................................................................................................................................... 68
--satadipm..................................................................................................................................................................68
--scndidemaster.........................................................................................................................................................68
--scndideslave............................................................................................................................................................68
--scsi3........................................................................................................................................................................68
--sdcardboot.............................................................................................................................................................. 68
--sdcardreadonly........................................................................................................................................................68
--secureboot.............................................................................................................................................................. 68
--secureguardext....................................................................................................................................................... 69
--serial1...................................................................................................................................................................... 69
--serial2......................................................................................................................................................................69
--serial3......................................................................................................................................................................69
--serial4......................................................................................................................................................................69
--serial5......................................................................................................................................................................69
--serial6......................................................................................................................................................................70
--serialcomm.............................................................................................................................................................. 70
--serrdmimsg..............................................................................................................................................................70
--setuppwd................................................................................................................................................................ 70
--sfp........................................................................................................................................................................... 70
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--sfuenabled................................................................................................................................................................71
--sideusb..................................................................................................................................................................... 71
--signoflifeindication....................................................................................................................................................71
--sleepmode................................................................................................................................................................ 71
--sma.......................................................................................................................................................................... 71
--smartcardreader.......................................................................................................................................................71
--smartcpu.................................................................................................................................................................. 71
--smarterrors..............................................................................................................................................................72
--snoopfilter............................................................................................................................................................... 72
--speaker....................................................................................................................................................................72
--speakersstealthmode...............................................................................................................................................72
--speedstep................................................................................................................................................................72
--splashscreen............................................................................................................................................................72
--sriov.........................................................................................................................................................................72
--standbystate............................................................................................................................................................73
--stealthmode.............................................................................................................................................................73
--strongpwd............................................................................................................................................................... 73
--supportassistosrcvry............................................................................................................................................... 73
--surroundview...........................................................................................................................................................73
--svcosclear............................................................................................................................................................... 74
--svctag..................................................................................................................................................................... 74
--switchablegraphics.................................................................................................................................................. 74
--sysbatcharger..........................................................................................................................................................74
--sysdefaults.............................................................................................................................................................. 74
--sysfanspeed.............................................................................................................................................................74
--sysid........................................................................................................................................................................ 74
--syslogoonirst........................................................................................................................................................... 75
--sysname.................................................................................................................................................................. 75
--syspwd.................................................................................................................................................................... 75
--sysrev......................................................................................................................................................................75
--tabletbuttons...........................................................................................................................................................75
--tertidemast..............................................................................................................................................................75
tertideslav.................................................................................................................................................................. 76
--biossetupadvmode.................................................................................................................................................. 76
--thermallogclear........................................................................................................................................................76
--thunderbolt..............................................................................................................................................................76
--thunderboltbootsupport.......................................................................................................................................... 76
--thunderboltprebootmodule......................................................................................................................................76
--thunderboltsecuritylevel.......................................................................................................................................... 76
--touchscreen.............................................................................................................................................................77
--tpm..........................................................................................................................................................................77
--tpmactivation...........................................................................................................................................................77
--tpmhashalgo............................................................................................................................................................ 77
--tpmppiacpi...............................................................................................................................................................77
--tpmppidpo............................................................................................................................................................... 77
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--tpmppipo................................................................................................................................................................. 78
--trustexecution......................................................................................................................................................... 78
--turbomode...............................................................................................................................................................78
--typecbtryovrldprotection.........................................................................................................................................78
--uartpowerdown....................................................................................................................................................... 78
--uefibootpathsecurity............................................................................................................................................... 78
--ueficapsule.............................................................................................................................................................. 78
--uefinwstack............................................................................................................................................................. 79
--universalconnect..................................................................................................................................................... 79
--unmanagednic......................................................................................................................................................... 79
--unobstrusivemode................................................................................................................................................... 79
usb............................................................................................................................................................................. 79
--usb30...................................................................................................................................................................... 79
--usbctl...................................................................................................................................................................... 80
--usbemu................................................................................................................................................................... 80
--usbemunousbboot...................................................................................................................................................80
--usbflash...................................................................................................................................................................80
--usbport00............................................................................................................................................................... 80
--usbport01................................................................................................................................................................ 80
--usbport02............................................................................................................................................................... 80
--usbport03............................................................................................................................................................... 80
--usbport04............................................................................................................................................................... 80
--usbport05................................................................................................................................................................ 81
--usbport06................................................................................................................................................................ 81
--usbport07.................................................................................................................................................................81
--usbport08................................................................................................................................................................ 81
--usbport09................................................................................................................................................................ 81
--usbport10................................................................................................................................................................. 81
--usbport11..................................................................................................................................................................81
--usbport12................................................................................................................................................................. 81
--usbport13................................................................................................................................................................. 81
--usbport14................................................................................................................................................................ 82
--usbport15................................................................................................................................................................ 82
--usbport20................................................................................................................................................................82
--usbport21................................................................................................................................................................ 82
--usbport22................................................................................................................................................................82
--usbport23................................................................................................................................................................82
--usbports.................................................................................................................................................................. 82
--usbportsexternal..................................................................................................................................................... 82
--usbportsfront.......................................................................................................................................................... 83
--usbpowershare........................................................................................................................................................83
--usbprovision............................................................................................................................................................ 83
--usbreardual..............................................................................................................................................................83
--usbreardual2stack................................................................................................................................................... 83
--usbrearquad............................................................................................................................................................ 83
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--usbwake.................................................................................................................................................................. 83
--usbwakefroms4.......................................................................................................................................................83
--uuid......................................................................................................................................................................... 84
--vaconfiglock............................................................................................................................................................ 84
--valsetuppwd............................................................................................................................................................84
--valsyspwd................................................................................................................................................................84
--vaphysicalpresenceconfirm..................................................................................................................................... 84
--vgadacsnoop........................................................................................................................................................... 84
--videoexpsn.............................................................................................................................................................. 84
--videomemsize..........................................................................................................................................................84
--virtualappliance....................................................................................................................................................... 85
--virtualization............................................................................................................................................................85
--vtfordirectio............................................................................................................................................................ 85
--wakeondock ........................................................................................................................................................... 85
--wakeonlan............................................................................................................................................................... 85
--wakeonlanbootovrd.................................................................................................................................................86
--warningsanderrors...................................................................................................................................................86
--watchdogtimer........................................................................................................................................................86
--wificatcherchanges................................................................................................................................................. 86
--wifilocator............................................................................................................................................................... 86
--wigigradiostealthmode............................................................................................................................................ 86
--wirelessadapter....................................................................................................................................................... 87
--wirelessdevice......................................................................................................................................................... 87
--wirelesslan............................................................................................................................................................... 87
--wirelessuwb.............................................................................................................................................................87
--wirelesswitchbluetoothctrl.......................................................................................................................................87
--wirelesswitchcellularctrl...........................................................................................................................................87
--wirelesswitchchanges............................................................................................................................................. 88
--wirelesswitchnlanctrl............................................................................................................................................... 88
--wirelesswitchwigigctrl............................................................................................................................................. 88
--wlanregioncode....................................................................................................................................................... 88
--wlanstealthmode..................................................................................................................................................... 88
--wswitchwlanwigigctrl.............................................................................................................................................. 89
--wswitchgpsonwwanradio........................................................................................................................................ 89
--wwanstealthmode...................................................................................................................................................89
--wxanradio................................................................................................................................................................89
--wysep25access.......................................................................................................................................................89
Advanced System Management...................................................................................................................................... 89
ASM probes and options............................................................................................................................................90
Displaying the probe details........................................................................................................................................90
Setting the non-critical threshold values ................................................................................................................... 90
PCI reporting.................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Completion code.............................................................................................................................................................. 92
4 Sample file formats....................................................................................................... 93
Sample Dell Command | Configure utility.ini file format.................................................................................................... 93
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5 Messages and codes..................................................................................................... 96
Dell Command | Configure error codes and messages..................................................................................................... 96
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Introduction
Dell Command | Configure is a packaged software application that provides configuration capability to business client platforms. This
product consists of a Command Line Interface (CLI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI) to configure various BIOS features. Dell
Command | Configure supports following Windows and Linux operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and
Windows 10, Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and
Ubuntu Desktop 16.04.
NOTE: Dell Command | Configure was formerly Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK). After the CCTK version 2.2.1,
CCTK is rebranded as Dell Command | Configure .
What’s new in this release
The new features for this release include:
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Support for New platforms
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Support for SMBIOS 3.0
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Updated the default installation path for Linux as /opt/dell/dcc
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Support for following new BIOS features/attributes:
– Determining if BIOS should attempt to boot from the legacy boot list when the UEFI boot list fails. See --attemptlegacyboot
option.
– Configuring the Active State Power Management (ASPM) level. See --aspm option.
– Configuring the automatic BIOS recovery without any user interaction if BIOS corruption is detected. See -biosautorecovery option.
– Configuring the BIOS connect feature. See --biosconnect option.
– Configuring the state of the available BiosConnect boot paths. See --biosconnectactivation option.
– Allowing or restricting downgrading of the system BIOS. See --biosdowngrade option.
– Configuring the BIOS integrity check during the booting process. See --biosintegritycheck option.
– Allowing or restricting the BIOS event log to be cleared on the next boot. See --bioslogclear option.
– Configuring the visibility of BIOS settings. See --biossetupadvmode option.
– Configuring the time-out value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the system. See -brightnessac option.
– Configuring the panel brightness to be used when the system is using battery power only. See --brightnessbattery option.
– Configuring the Reliability Availability Serviceability (RSA) support on CPUs.See --cpursa option.
– Configures the CPU snoop mode. See --cpusnoop option.
– Configuring the platform external displays. See --dgpuexterndisplay option.
– Configuring Configures the dock battery charge mode. See --dockbattchrgcfg option.
– Allowing or restricting to use the docking station in the absence of AC power while the battery is charged for more than
specified percentage. See --docksupportonbattery option.
– Configuring the fan speed control if the fan speed is set to Auto using fanspeed attribute. See --fanspeedctrllevel option.
– Configuring whether to clear the fault tolerant memory log during the next boot. See --faulttolerantmemlogclear option.
– Configuring the full screen logo that appears during BIOS POST. See --fullscreenlogo option.
– Configuring GPS WWAN Radio. See --gpsonwwanradio option.
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– Configuring System Isochronous mode. See --isochronous option.
– Configuring the time-out value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the system. See -kbdbacklighttimeoutac option.
– Configuring the time-out value for the keyboard backlight when the system is running only on battery power. See -kbdbacklighttimeoutbatt option.
– Configuring lid switch functions. See --lidswitch option.
– Configuring the liquid cooler 1. See --liquidcooler1 option.
– Configuring the liquid cooler 2. See --liquidcooler2 option.
– Configuring M2 PCIE SSD 0. See --m2pciessd0 option.
– Configuring M2 PCIE SSD 1. See --m2pciessd1 option.
– Configuring the master password settings. See --masterpwdlockout option.
– – Configuring the time limit value of the memory fault tolerance. See --memfaulttoltimelmt option.
– Configuring Reliability Availability Serviceability (RSA) support on memory modules. See --memoryrsa option.
– Configuring the memory performance monitor feature. See --memperformancemonitor option.
– Configuring the Reliability Availability Serviceability (RSA) support on PCIe devices. See --pciersa option.
– Allows or restricts the power event log to be cleared on the next boot. See --powerlogclear option.
– Configuring the Stealth Mode control of the Intel 8260 card. See --poweroffintel8260stealthmode option.
– Configuring the Dell recovery tool. See --recoverytool option.
– Allowing or restricting the system to boot from SD card. See --sdcardboot option.
– Configuring the read-only mode for SD card. See --sdcardreadonly option.
– Configures Secure Guard Extensions (SGX) feature. See --secureguardext option.
– Indicating that the power button has been pressed during POST. See --signoflifeindication option.
– Determining which sleep mode is to be used by the operating system. See --sleepmode option.
– Configuring the boot flow for SupportAssist OS recovery tool in the event of certain system errors. See -supportassistosrcvry option.
– Deleting the service OS non-volatile region. See --svcosclear option.
– Allows or restricts the thermal event log to be cleared on the next boot. See --thermallogclear option.
– Configuring the thunderbolt controller in the system. See --thunderbolt option.
– Configuring the thunderbolt security level. See --thunderboltsecuritylevel option.
– Configuring the maximum power for type-C connector. See --typecbtryovrldprotection option.
– Determining whether the system should prompt the user to enter the Admin password, if set, while booting from a UEFI
boot path, from the F12 Boot Menu. See --uefibootpathsecurity option.
– Configuring the provisioning of Intel AMT from a USB storage device. See --usbprovision option.
– Configuring the USB wake from s4 power state of the system. See --usbwakefroms4 option.
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Support for additional possible values for the following attributes:
– --speaker
– --cpucore
– --primaryvideodeviceslot
– --processorcorecount
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Withdrawal of support for the following attributes:
– --clearsel
– --speakervol
Supported systems and operating systems
For the list of business client systems and operating systems supported, see the Release Notes available in the Dell Command |
Configure installation files or at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals .
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Other documents you may need
In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.
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The Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide provides information about installing Dell Command | Configure on supported
client systems. The guide is available as part of the Dell Command | Configure download.
•
The Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide provides information about configuring the BIOS
options on supported Dell client systems.
Additionally, the Release Notes file, which is available as part of the Dell Command | Configure download and at dell.com/
dellclientcommandsuitemanuals, provides the latest available information for the installation and operation of Dell Command |
Configure .
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Command line interface
This chapter provides a general overview of the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility. It explains how to run the commands and the
syntax details of the command line options used to configure BIOS settings for client systems.
Running Dell Command | Configure commands
You can run the Dell Command | Configure commands in two ways:
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Using the command prompt.
For more information, see Using the command prompt.
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Using a bootable image.
For more information, see Using a bootable image.
Using the command prompt
To run Dell Command | Configure commands:
1.
Click Start → All Program → Dell → Command Configure → Dell Command Configure Command Prompt.
NOTE: If you are using a system running the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system or later, right-click Dell
Command Configure Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.
2.
Run the Dell Command | Configure commands.
For more details on Dell Command | Configure commands, see Dell Command | Configure options.
Using a bootable image
To run Dell Command | Configure commands:
1.
Copy Dell Command | Configure with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) image to a Compact disc (CD).
For more information, see Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide available at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.
2.
Boot the system that you want to configure from the CD.
3.
Run the Dell Command | Configure commands. For more details on Dell Command | Configure commands, see Dell Command |
Configure options.
Command syntax overview
Syntax refers to the way a command and its parameters are entered. Command Line Interface (CLI) commands can be arranged in
any order in a command line instance as long as they conform to the basic command line syntax.
Command line syntax
The general usage models of the Dell Command | Configure utilities are as follows:
CCTK --option1=[arg1]
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or
cctk --option1=[arg1]...--optionX=[argX]
NOTE: Some of the options in Dell Command | Configure are followed by an asterisk. You can use such options only for
reporting purposes and cannot use the reporting options with set options.
The following table lists the generic command line characters and arguments present in the command line options with a short
description of these characters.
Table 1. Command line characters and arguments
Element
Description
-
Prefix single-character options.
--
Prefix multi-character options.
utilname
Indicates the generic designation for a Dell Command | Configure utility name.
-o
Indicates the generic single-character designation for an option.
optionX
Indicates the generic multi-character designation for a utility name, where you can use X to distinguish
multiple options used in the same command line instance.
argX
Indicates the generic designation for an argument, where you can use X to distinguish multiple
arguments used in the same command line instance.
[mandatory option]
Indicates the generic designation for a mandatory argument.
Indicates the generic designation for a string.
Indicates the generic designation for a filename.
[]
Indicates a component of the command line. Enter only the information within the brackets and exclude
the brackets.
...
Indicates that the previous argument can be repeated several times in a command. Enter only the
information within the ellipses and exclude the ellipses.
|
Separates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. For example:
numlock: Turns the keyboard number lock on or off.
Arguments: on+ | off+
Enter only one choice: --numlock=on, --numlock= off
Case sensitivity
Command line options, pre-defined and user-defined arguments, and filenames given as arguments are all case-sensitive. Unless
specified otherwise, enter all commands, options, arguments, and command line switches in lowercase letters.
Command line option delimiter
The following table lists some examples of valid and invalid Dell Command | Configure command line options.
Windows path:
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For 32-bit systems — C:\Programfiles (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86
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For 64-bit systems — C:\Programfiles (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64
Linux path:/opt/dell/dcc/
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Table 2. Valid and invalid command line options for systems running Windows
Valid or
Invalid
Dell Command | Configure Command Line
Example
valid
cctk --option1 --option2
cctk --asset --mem
invalid
cctk --option1=[argument]
--option2 --option3
cctk --asset=1750 --floppy --biosromsize
valid
cctk -o=filename --option1
--option2
cctk -o=/tmp/myfile.txt --mem
--sysname
or
or
cctk -o filename --option1 --option2 cctk -o /tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname
valid
invalid
cctk -l=filename--option1 --option2
cctk -l=/tmp/myfile.txt--mem --sysname
or
or
cctk -l filename
--option1 --option2
cctk -l /tmp/myfile.txt--mem --sysname
cctk -i=filename
--option1 --option2
cctk -i=/tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname
or
or
cctk -i /tmp/myfile.txt --mem --sysname
cctk -i filename
--option1 --option2
valid
cctk --option=argument
cctk --embnic1=on
Table 3. Examples of command line options for systems running Linux
Dell Command | Configure Command Line
Example
./cctk --option=argument
./cctk --numlock=enable
Read and write options
You cannot combine the options that specify read and write actions in a command line instance. The following table provides
examples for read and write commands.
Table 4. Read and write options
Valid or Invalid
Example
valid
cctk --option1 --option2
valid
cctk --option1=arg --option2=arg
NOTE: You have to provide the setup password, if it is already set on the
system.
invalid
cctk --option1=arg --option2
File input and output commands
Specify the input file using the -i= command, where is the name of the input file. Specify the output
file input using the – o= command, where is the name of the output file.
Log files
The -l= or --logfile= option records information output on the command line to the specified
log file.
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If the log file already exists, information is appended to the file. This allows multiple tools to use the same log file to record
information. Use this option to record the output of a utility.
The log duplicates all standard output and error information to the specified file. Each log file begins with a time stamp and utility
name. For example:
YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS -
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