Dell Command | PowerShell Provider

Note - Importing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module may give warning "WMI-ACPI is not supported". For more information, refer to Dell Command | PowerShell Provider FAQ link in the Downloads section.

Overview

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider is a PowerShell module that provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell client Enterprise systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, Venue 11 ProTablet, XPS Notebook, andDellPrecisionWorkstation and Dell Precision notebook using Windows PowerShell Interface.

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider can be installed as plug-in software registered within Windows PowerShell environment. Dell Command | PowerShell Provider works for local and remote systems, and even in Windows pre-installation environment. This module, with its native configuration capability, makes BIOS configuration most manageable for system administrators.

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider can be used on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE 4.0 onwards) operating systems.

This is the 1.0versionofDellCommand|PowerShellProvider.

Note–Ifyouhaveabetaversioninstalled,youmustuninstallthatversionbeforeinstallingthe1.01.2 version.

SupportedPlatforms

DellCommand|PowerShellProviderrunssuccessfullyonDellPlatformswhicharesupportedandhasthelatestBIOS.Toseethecompletelist of supportedplatformsandthecorrespondingBIOSversion,referSupportedPlatforms/BIOSreferencelistfor Dell Command | PowerShell Provider. 

Downloads

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module is available at PowerShell Gallery. To install the module from PowerShell Gallery, refer to PowerShell Gallery.  

Alternatively, Dell Command | PowerShell Provider is also available at Dell Support site for Download.

Download Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0

(Released - 10/26/2015)

Key Features 

• Available as Module at PowerShell Gallery
• Support for the configuration of BIOS attributes
• Support for Auto Tab Completion
• Support for Integrated help at Provider level
• Support for Cmdlet level help
• Support for Conceptual help
• Support for error reporting using built-in variable -ErrorVariable
• Support for Password validation using Secure string
• Support for PowerShell remoting
• Support for custom functions

Installation and Configuration

To know about installing and configuring Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module in your system, refer Download and Installation section in user guide. To download the user guide, click Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Documentation link in the Downloads section.

SupportedPlatforms

DellCommand|PowerShellProviderrunssuccessfullyonDellPlatformswhicharesupportedandhasthelatestBIOS.ToseethecompletelistofsupportedplatformsandthecorrespondingBIOSversion,refer SupportedPlatforms/BIOSreferencelistforDellCommand|PowerShellProvider.

Articles/Blogs 

• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0 Advanced Battery Charge feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0 Auto On feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0 BIOS Passwords feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0 HDD Password feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0 Peak Shift feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0 Secure Password feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0 Wake On LAN/WLAN feature

PreviousReleases:

Downloads

DellCommand|PowerShellProvidermoduleisavailableatPowerShellGallery.ToinstallthemodulefromPowerShellGallery,referto PowerShellGallery.  

Alternatively,DellCommand|PowerShellProviderisalsoavailableatDellSupportsiteforDownload.

DownloadDellCommand|PowerShellProviderv1.0

(Released-10/26/2015)