Page 3 - Contents
Contents 1 About This Document.......................................................................................... 5 What’s New ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2 Setup...................
Page 5 - About This Document; What’s New
1 About This Document You can use Dell Command | Update to update the Dell system with the latest drivers, BIOS, firmware, and Dell software applications. In addition to this guide, there are other product guides you should have for reference. You can find the following guide on the Dell Support web...
Page 6 - Setup; Overview
2 Setup This section contains information on prerequisites and requirements needed to use Dell Command | Update. It also provides an overview of the tool, and lists installation and uninstallation steps. Overview Dell Command | Update is an easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Command Line...
Page 7 - Uninstalling Dell Command | Update; Silent Installation
7. Click OK . Uninstalling Dell Command | Update For information on uninstalling programs, see the operating system documentation. Upgrading Dell Command | Update You can upgrade Dell Command | Update (formerly Dell Client System Update) 2.1 from Dell Client System Update 2.0 or 1. x using the follo...
Page 8 - Viewing And Exporting The Activity Log
• For systems with Microsoft Windows Vista and later operating systems — C:\ProgramData\Dell \CommandUpdate The root element of the log contains the name of the product and the version installed on the system. The child elements under the root element are listed as follows: Element Name Description ...
Page 10 - Left Pane
Heading Banner The heading banner contains the name and version number of the product, and icons for various activities. Table 2. Heading Banner Icons Icon Description Displays help for each screen (located at the top right corner of all screens). Displays the Settings screen. On the Settings screen...
Page 11 - Content Area; Advanced Driver Restore
Option Description Give us your feedback Launches an online survey to provide feedback and satisfaction ratings for Dell Command | Update. Content Area From the Content Area , you can check for and install updates. For more information, see Checking For And Installing Updates . Advanced Driver Resto...
Page 12 - Using Dell Command | Update; Downloading And Installing Driver Libraries; Checking For And Installing Updates
4 Using Dell Command | Update Downloading And Installing Driver Libraries Perform the following steps to download and install a driver library on a Dell system: 1. On the Welcome screen, click click here to download and install a complete driver library . The Preparing for driver restore screen is d...
Page 14 - Selecting Updates; Customizing Updates
Selecting Updates On the Welcome screen, when you click Check , the checking for updates task is run and if updates are available for the system, then the Selected Updates screen is displayed. The update summary is displayed next to the heading in the format — update type <x of y, z MB> , wher...
Page 16 - Hidden Updates; Removing An Update From The List Of Available Updates; Update History
NOTE: If the update you want to install has a dependency, Dell Command | Update notifies you during the update process with an information alert. Hidden Updates The Hidden Updates feature allows you to indicate the updates you want to skip and removes them from the list of available updates. You can...
Page 17 - Viewing And Exporting System Information
System Restore You can also use the System Restore window to revert any batch of updates made to the system. NOTE: You cannot revert BIOS or firmware updates using the System Restore window as these updates are stored in the hardware. Viewing Update History Perform the following steps to view the up...
Page 18 - CLI Reference
• 0 = OK/Success• 1 = Reboot Required• 2 = Fatal Error• 3 = Error• 4 = Invalid System When you run dcu-cli.exe , if no parameters are provided, the default behavior is to check, download, and install the available updates. NOTE: • Some updates cannot be installed unless the power adapter is plugged ...
Page 20 - Using CLI Switch Combinations
Using CLI Switch Combinations The following table lists the expected behavior when the various switches in Dell Command | Update CLI are combined. Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Combination Switch Matrix /reboot /silent /log /catalog /import /policy /report /hidden / driverRes tore /reboot /sile...
Page 21 - Dell Command | Update Settings; Configuring General Settings
5 Dell Command | Update Settings The Settings screen enables you to configure and customize settings for locations to download and store updates, filter options for updates, schedule for downloading updates, internet proxy, export or import settings, and location for downloading driver libraries. It...
Page 22 - Updating Source Location; Scheduling To Check For Updates
NOTE: The user name and password credentials are encrypted and saved. 6. NOTE: If an interactive execution of Dell Command | Update is running, you must close Dell Command | Update for the scheduler to check for updates after the set time. This is because only one instance of the application can be ...
Page 24 - Policy File; Creating A Policy File; Sample Policy.xml File Data
3. Click Export Settings to save the Dell Command | Update settings on the system in XML format. You can then use this XML file to export the settings to another system. 4. Click Import Settings to import the Dell Command | Update settings from a previously exported settings XML file. 5. Click Ok to...
Page 25 - Adding Settings In A Policy File
Adding Settings In A Policy File Perform the following steps to add the settings in a policy file: 1. Open the saved policy.xml file in an XML editor and add a new <setting> element with a valid name and value.For setting the values, refer to the Settings And Applicable Values table. For examp...
Page 26 - Removing Settings From A Policy File
Setting Applicable Value FilterUpdateType_Bios True or False FilterUpdateType_Driver True or False FilterUpdateType_Firmware True or False FilterUpdateType_Other True or False FilterUpdateType_Patch True or False FilterUpdateType_Utility True or False HiddenUpdatesList comma seperated list of update...
Page 27 - Configuring Advanced Driver Restore Settings
Configuring Advanced Driver Restore Settings In the Advanced Driver Restore tab, you can configure the location to download the driver library for a new or reconditioned system.Perform the following steps to configure the Advanced Driver Restore settings: 1. On the heading banner, click Settings . 2...
Page 29 - Contacting Dell
7 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, ...
