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    www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation V ersion 7.6 User’ s Guide[...]

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    Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer . NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential da mage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2008 Dell Inc. All rights r[...]

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    Contents 3 Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CIM Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 WMI Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Data Sources Used by OMCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 OMCI Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Features . . . . . . [...]

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    4 Contents 2 Installing Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 User Account Contr ol in Windows Vista . . . . . . . . 18 Local Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Installing the Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Uninstalling the Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Silent Ins[...]

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    Contents 5 4A l e r t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ASF Alerting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 WMI Alerting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 5 Component Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 6 T roubleshooting . . . . [...]

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    6 Contents Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81[...]

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    Introduction 7 Introduction The Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instru mentation (OMCI) software enables remote management application programs to access client system information, monitor the client system status, or chang e the state of the cl ient system; such as shutting it down remotely . Through standard interfaces, OMCI exposes k ey system para[...]

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    8 Introduction • The CIM data model abstracts and de scribes all elements in a network environment. The CIM schema provides the actual data model descriptions and arranges the network into a series of managed objects, all interrelated and broadly classified. • The CIM schema is defined by the Managed Object F ormat (MOF) file, which provides a [...]

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    Introduction 9 OMCI uses a variety of data sources resident on the client system which includes: • Microsoft W in32 WMI providers •S M B I O S • Device drivers • Operating system registry • Operating system Application P rogramming Interfaces (APIs) • WMI repository OMCI Architecture The OMCI architecture is based on a layer ed model th[...]

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    10 Introduction F or example, a management console in the WMI application layer r equests the available free space on the client sy stem hard drive. The WMI application layer makes the r equest over the netwo rk to the CIMOM (in the Dell WMI provider layer) on the client system. The CIMOM routes the request to the appropriate WMI provider , which, [...]

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    Introduction 11 Features The following are k ey features of OMCI: • CIM 2.6 Schema Support • Dell LegacySelect 2.0 Support • Remote Boot Device Select • WMI Security • Event Reporting • Remote Shutdown • Remote W ake-Up Configurability • WfM V ersion 2.0 Compliance CIM 2.6 Schema Support CIM is a standard that describes management d[...]

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    12 Introduction A network administrator can change the settings of these components either through the computer's system setup or by using a WMI management application. NOTICE: Changing LegacySelect attributes such as Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) Controller may cause a computer sy stem to become unusable. If this occurs, enter sy stem se[...]

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    Introduction 13 processes that may be running. If the temperature incr eases too quickly and OMCI does not poll the system in ti me, it will not generate a shutdown message and the system will not shut down cleanly . OMCI also contains a start delay for the polling intervals. This determines how l on g a ft er th e o pe ra ti ng sy st em loads, OMC[...]

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    14 Introduction • Additional Display Device Information: Earlier OMCI releases provided limited display device informati on. OMCI 7.6 also provides the manufacture date in <yyyy W eek ww > format; y-year , w-week number (for example, 2008 W eek 16) and the po ssible sleep states of the monitor . • Additional Physical Memory Information: P[...]

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    Introduction 15 Other Dell Documents Y ou Might Need In addition to this User's Guide , you can find the following guides either on the Dell Support website or on the Systems Management T ools and Documentation DV D: • The Dell OpenManage Client Instru mentation Reference Guide provides detailed information on all OMCI classes, properties, a[...]

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    16 Introduction[...]

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    Installing Dell™ OpenManag e™ Client Instrumentation 17 Installing Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI) can be installed locally using the OMCI installation wizard, or r emotely through a silent or administrative installation. Local Installation: The OMCI installation wizard allows you to in[...]

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    18 Installing Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation NOTE: Y ou cannot upgrade from OMCI 6. x to OMCI 7.6 using the OMCI 7.6 installer if the target sy stem has OMCI 6. x on it. Ensure that you uninstall OMCI 6. x before installing OMCI 7.6. OMCI version 7.2 and late r can be installed only on Dell sy stems running the Windows operating sy st[...]

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    Installing Dell™ OpenMana ge™ Client Instrumentation 19 or to click Cancel when performing functions that may entail a security risk. W ith U AC, you can run most applicatio ns, components and processes with a limited privilege, but have elevation po tential for specific administrative tasks and application functions. During OMCI installation o[...]

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    20 Installing Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation 5 When the InstallShield Wizard window displays the Welcome message, click Next . The InstallShield Wizard window displays the message Setup Type . 6 Choose the installation type by clicking one of the following options: • Complete — Installs all modules an d WMI support to a default di[...]

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    Installing Dell™ OpenMana ge™ Client Instrumentation 21 Silent Installation Installing the Client in the Silent Mode In the silent mode (no dialog box es appear), you can perform complete and custom installations. NOTE: When typing commands, enter spaces exactly as shown in the examples in this section. Performing a Complete Installation in Sil[...]

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    22 Installing Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation Upgrading the Client in Silent Mode T o upgrade from one version of OMCI 7. x to a later version of OMCI 7. x , ex ecute the following command: setup.exe /s /v"/qn REINSTALLMODE=voums REINSTALL= ALL" A reboot might be r equired for the u pgrade. T o suppress it, modify the command[...]

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    Installing Dell™ OpenMana ge™ Client Instrumentation 23 Administrative Installation T o create a server image of OMCI on your network using an administrative installation, perform the following steps: 1 Using the OMCI installation pack age, run the following command: setup.exe /a The Choose Setup Language dialog box appears. 2 Select a language[...]

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    24 Installing Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation[...]

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    Windows Management Instrumentation 25 Windows Management Instrumentation WMI Overview Microsoft ® Wi n d o w s ® Management Instrumentation (WMI) is Microsoft’s implementation of the W eb-Based Ente rprise Management (WBEM) effort. It is implemented on Microsoft W indows platforms. There ar e two components to WMI. In the Dell™ OpenManage™ [...]

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    26 Windows Management Instrumentation or limited, can be granted to users on per -namespace basis. There is no implementation of class or property - level security . By default, users that are members of the administrators group have full local and remote access to WMI. WMI security can be configured using the WMI Control available in the Computer [...]

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    Windows Management Instrumentation 27 T o retrieve these Dell attributes, edit the sms_def.mof file available on the SMS server in the smsinboxesclifiles.srchinv directory . Add the following lines to the end of the sms_def.mof file : [SMS_Report(TRUE), SMS_Group_Name("Dell Summary"), ResID(7000),ResDLL("dellwmi.dll"), SMS_Cl[...]

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    28 Windows Management Instrumentation instance of __Insta nceProviderRegistration { Provider = $Q; SupportsGet = TRUE; SupportsPut = TRUE; SupportsDelete = TRUE; SupportsEnumeration = TRUE; QuerySupportLevels = {"WQL:UnarySelect"}; }; instance of __MethodProviderRegistration { Provider = $Q; }; [Dynamic, Provid er ("DellWMI")] c[...]

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    Windows Management Instrumentation 29 The following text files contain sample scripts. T o e xecute any of the scripts, save the script with a .vbs extension. At the command prompt, type cscript.exe //nologo <script name> and the appropriate parameters. If you do not specify any pa rameters, the usage for the script will be printed out. NOTIC[...]

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    30 Windows Management Instrumentation[...]

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    Alerts 31 Alerts Overview Alerts are generated when a system’s state of inter est changes. There are two basic types of alerting: local alerting to the current computer user and r emote alerting to a management applic ation. Dell™ OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation (OMCI) handle s both types of alerting. The Distributed Management T ask F o r[...]

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    32 Alerts The system network interface card (N IC) and basic input/output system (BIOS) support ASF 2.0. If the BIOS allows for any ASF 2.0 configuration, then the BIOS settings are e xposed through the Microsoft ® W indows ® Management Instrumentation (WMI) by OMCI. ASF Alerting In previous versions of OMCI, environmental alerts wer e sent as De[...]

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    Alerts 33 Y ou are also provided with an option to r eceive either a single alert or a limited number of alerts of the occurrence of an event, of a given type. Y ou can mask out specific events and can generate single alert mes sages for on ly th ose e vents . The Dell_IndicationStaticV alues class has the MaxNTEventLogNotifications , MaxDisplayNot[...]

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    34 Alerts The following properties in the Dell_Configuration class allows you to control the notices sent to the NT event log and to the local display based on the severity of the event: • GlobalNTEventLogSeverityL evel : Controls the notice to the NT event log based on the severity level of the event • GlobalDisplaySeverityLevel : Controls the[...]

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    Alerts 35 The lowest WMI severity level that OMCI sends is W ARNING_DEGR ADED and the highest is CRITICAL. The severities of OMCI 7. x events are listed in T able 4-1. OMCI sends local alerting and remote alerting for al l the listed events. . T able 4-1. Events Polled by OMCI 7. x OMCI Event (Windows Event Log Number) Description Severity Level V [...]

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    36 Alerts DiskCapacity (105) One of the hard drives is running out of free space. In OMCI 7.0, only one user -defined threshold is used. The threshold is expr essed as an absolute value in megabytes (MB). The default value is 50 MB. An event is generated when available free space on one of the hard drives falls below this threshold. In OMCI 7.1 and[...]

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    Alerts 37 1 The event is specific to OMCI 7.0. 2 The event is specific to OM CI 7.1 and later versions. MemorySizeIncreased (103) The memory size has been increased. 2 W ARNING_DEGR ADED 3 MemorySizeDecreased (104) The memory size has been decreased. 2 W ARNING_DEGR ADED 3 NumberOfDisksDecreased (102) A hard d rive has been rem ove d. W ARNING_DEGR[...]

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    38 Alerts[...]

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    Component Descriptions 39 Component Descriptions T able 5-1 lists the Dell™ instrumentation components, their functions, their default installation locations, and other relevant information. NOTICE: Changing or deleting comp onent files may cause Dell ™ OpenManage ™ Client Instrumentation (OMCI) to bec ome un usabl e. NOTE: %ProgramFiles% is [...]

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    40 Component Descriptions SMBIOS %P rogramFiles%DellOpen Manage Clientdsmbios.dll Component that retrieves data from the system management basic input/output system (SMBIOS) data tables and reads and writes Dell system data into the BIOS through system management interrupts (SMIs) and the CMOS. IAP %P rogramFiles%DellOpen Manage ClientIap.e[...]

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    Component Descriptions 41 PC Card %P rogramFiles%DellOpen Manage Clientdpccard.dll Data-provider DLL that gives information about th e PC Car ds (removable I/O car ds such as a modem, local area network [LAN], syn chro nous RAM [SRAM], or flash memory card) pr esent in a system. PCI %P rogramFiles%DellOpen Manage Clientdpci.dll Data-provide[...]

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    42 Component Descriptions Indication Consumer %P rogramFiles%DellOpen Manage ClientIndiCons.dll DLL that subscribes to the CIMOM for indications of interest. It is supplied by the indication provider when events are detected. The providers send indications to the CIMOM, and the CIMOM forwards them to their subscribers. Indication consumer can i[...]

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    Component Descriptions 43 DSMBIOS Data Routing Fi l e %P rogramFiles%DellOpen Manage Clientdsmbios_data.htm HTML file that contains configuration information for dsmbios.dll . IAP Data Routing F ile %P rogramFiles%DellOpen Manage Clientiap_routing_data.htm HTML file that contains configuration information for iap.exe . Dell OMCI Namespace C[...]

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    44 Component Descriptions 1 The component is specific to OMCI 7.0. 2 The component is specifi c to OMCI 7.1 and later . Dell Instantiation MOF 2 %P rogramFiles%DellOpen Manage ClientMofsDellOMCI_Inst ant.mof MOF file that provides the default values to the instances of the Cost of Ownership (COO) classes defined in DellOMCI.mof . CIM v26 L T M[...]

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    T roubleshooting 45 T roubleshooting W akeup on LAN If W akeup on LAN does not function on a client computer system, perform the following checks: • Use either Dell™ OpenManage™ IT Assistant or system setup on the client system to verify that W akeup on LAN is enabled. See your Dell system documentation for detailed information. • Ensure th[...]

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    46 T roubleshooting • If both the server and the client system are in a domain, perform the following steps: – V erify that the domain administrator account has administrator privileges for both systems. – If you are using IT Assistant on the server system, run the IT Assistant ConfigServices utility ( configservices.exe found in the /bin dir[...]

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    T roubleshooting 47 – Create an account on the client system with the same user name and password as an administrator acco unt on the system running your WMI management application. – If you are using IT Assistant, run the IT Assistant ConfigServices utility ( configservices.exe found in the /bin directory under the IT Assistant installation di[...]

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    48 T roubleshooting –S e t t h e Local Security setting to Classic - local users authenticate as themselves for Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts in the Local Security P olicy . – In case of W indows Vista ® , disable U AC on the system. – Now connect to the system’s WMI ( rootdellomci ) from a remote system us[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 49 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings WMI Sample Scripts Clear Chassis Intrusion Status Below is a sample VBScript that will cl ear the chassis intrusion status of a system. This script can be run locall y or remotely using the name of the system. Namespace: rootDellOMCI Class Name: De ll_SMBIOSsettings Instance &apo[...]

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    50 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings '*** Declare variables Dim strNameSpace Dim strComputerName Dim strClassName Dim strKeyValue Dim objInstance Dim strPropName Dim strPropValue '*** Check that the right e xecutable was used to run '***the script and that all parameters were passed. If (LCase(Right(WScript. FullName, 11)) = "wsc[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 51 '*** Set the value of ChassisIntrusionStatus to'5' '***("Clear") '***Set the new value for the property and save the instance objInstance.Properties_.Item (strPropName).Value = 5 objInstance.Put_ '*** If any errors occ urred, let the user know. If Err.Number <> 0 Then[...]

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    52 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings '*** Purpose: To disable the desktop message box for '***all alerts on a Dell OMCI client. '***Usage: cscript. exe //nologo '***SampleDisableAlertMessa ges.vbs <systemname>'*** '*** This sample script is provided as an example '***only, and has not been t ested, nor is war[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 53 '*** Initialize variables strNameSpace = "root/Dellomci" strComputerName = WScript.Arguments(0) strClassName = "Dell _IndicationStaticValues" strPropName = "MaxDisplayNotifications" '*** Establish a connection to the DellOMCI namespace Set objWMIService = GetObject("wi[...]

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    54 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings strMessage = "incorrect syn tax. You should run: " & vbCRLF & _ "cscript.exe /nologo SampleDisableAlertMessag es.vbs <systemname>" WScript.Echo strMessage End Sub Remote Sy stem Shutdown Below is a sample VBScript that will shut down a Dell™ OMCI client rem ot el y . '****[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 55 '*** Check that the right executable was used to run the script '*** and that all pa rameters were passed If (LCase(Right(WScrip t.FullName, 11)) = "wscript.exe" ) Or _ (Wscript.Arguments.Count < 1) Then Call Usage() WScript.Quit End If '*** Initialize variables strNameSpace = "ro[...]

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    56 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings '*** Sub used to display the correct usage of the script Sub Usage() Dim strMessage strMessage = "incorrect syn tax. You should run: " & vbCRLF & _ "cscript.exe //nolo go SampleShutdown.vbs <systemname>" WScript.Echo strMessage End Sub Remote Sy stem Restart Below is a sampl[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 57 Dim objInstance Dim ObjOutParam Dim strMethod '*** Check that the right executable was used to run the script '*** and that all pa rameters were passed If (LCase(Right(WScrip t.FullName, 11)) = "wscript.exe" ) Or _ (Wscript.Arguments.Count < 1) Then Call Usage() WScript.Quit End If '**[...]

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    58 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings WScript.Echo "Method failed." End If '*** Sub used to display the correct usage of the script Sub Usage() Dim strMessage strMessage = "incorrect syn tax. You should run: " & vbCRLF & _ "cscript.exe //nolo go SampleRestart.vbs <systemname>" WScript.Echo strMessage E[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 59 '*** Declare variables Dim strNameSpace Dim strComputerName Dim strClassName Dim strPropValue Dim objInstance Dim ObjOutParam Dim strMethod Dim objMethod Dim objClass Dim objInParam '*** Check that the right executable was used to run the script '*** and that all pa rameters were passed If (LCase(R[...]

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    60 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings '*** Set the In parameter of the method to the URL of BIOS header file Set objInParam = objMethod.inParameters .SpawnInstance_() objInParam.sUrl = W Script.Arguments(1) '*** Execute the method Set ObjOutParam = objCla ss.ExecMethod_(strMethod, objInParam) '*** Let the user know whether the method r[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 61 Enabling PXE Boot on the Next Reboot Below is a sample VBScript that will force a Dell OMCI client to boot to PXE on next r eboot. '*************************** ************************* '*** Name: SampleForcePXE.vbs '*** Purpose: To force a Dell OMCI client to boot to PXE on next reboot. '*** [...]

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    62 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings (Wscript.Arguments.Count < 1) Then Call Usage() WScript.Quit End If '*** Initialize variables strNameSpace = "root/Dellomci" strComputerName = WScript.Arguments(0) strClassName = "Dell_Configuration" strKeyValue = "Configuration" strPropName = "F orcePXEOnNextBoot" [...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 63 '*** Sub used to display the correct usage of the script Sub Usage() Dim strMessage strMessage = "incorrect synt ax. You should run: " & vbCRLF & _ "cscript.exe //nolog o SampleForcePXE.vbs <systemname>" WScript.Echo strMessage End Sub Enabling Wakeup on LAN Below is a sampl[...]

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    64 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings Dim strComputerName Dim strClassName Dim strKeyValue Dim objInstance Dim strPropName Dim strPropValue '*** Check that the right e xecutable was used to run the script '*** and that all para meters were passed If (LCase(Right(WScript. FullName, 11)) = "wscript.exe" ) Or _ (Wscript.Arguments.Cou[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 65 '*** Set the new value for the property and save the instance objInstance.Properties_.Item(strPropName).Val ue = 6 objInstance.Put_ '*** If any errors occurr ed, let the user know If Err.Number <> 0 Then WScript.Echo "Enabli ng WakeUp On Lan failed." End If End If '*** Sub used to d[...]

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    66 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings disclaims any '*** liability in connection therewith. Dell provides no technical '*** support with regard to such scripting. For more information on WMI '*** scripting, refer to applicable Microsoft documentation. '**************************************************** Option Explicit '*** [...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 67 WHERE " & _ strKeyName & "=" & Chr( 34) & strComputerName & Chr(34) '*** Retrieve instances of Dell_Configuration class (there should only '*** be 1 instance). Set colInstances = GetObject("WinMgmts:{impersonationLevel= impersonate}//"&_ strComputerName &[...]

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    68 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings Sub Usage() Dim strMessage strMessage = "incorrect syn tax. You should run: " & vbCRLF & _ "cscript.exe //nologo S ampleSystemSummary.vbs <systemname>" WScript.Echo strMessage End Sub Changing BIOS Password Below is a sample VBScript that will change the BIOS password on a Dell O[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 69 Dim strPropName Dim strPwd '*** Check that the right executable was used to run the script '*** and that all pa rameters were passed If (LCase(Right(WScrip t.FullName, 11)) <> "cscript.exe" ) Or _ (Wscript.Arguments.Count < 2) Then Call Usage() WScript.Quit End If '*** Initialize[...]

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    70 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings '*** If any errors occur red, let the user know If Err.Number <> 0 Then WScript.Echo "Setting the BIOS password failed." End If '*** Sub used to display the correct usage of the script Sub Usage() Dim strMessage strMessage = "Incorrect syn tax. You should run: " & vbCRLF &a[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 71 • CellularRadio • ChassisIntrusion • ChassisIntrusionStatus • ClearSystemEventLog* • Cool and Quiet* • CPU Virtualization* •D A S H O n * • Embedded R AID Controller* • Embedded NIC2* • E-SA T A P orts* • ExternalHotkey* • F astBoot • HardDiskF ailover* • HotDocking •H y p e r t h r [...]

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    72 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings • Microphone* • ModuleBayDevice* • MonitorT oggling* • MultiCore NOTE: On some Dell sy stems, the MultiCore property in the Dell_SMBIOSSettings class display s Enabled or Disabled even if the inst alled processor does not support multi-core technology . In this case, the MultiCore property is actually dis[...]

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    Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings 73 • P rimaryVideo • RadioT ransmission • Safe USB* •S A T A D I P M * • SecondaryP arallelA T AMaster • SecondaryP arallelA T ASlave • SerialA T AChannel1 • SerialA T AChannel2 • SerialA T AChannel3 • SerialA T AChannel4 • SerialA T AChannel5 • SerialA T AChannel6 • SerialA T AChannel7 •[...]

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    74 Sample Scripts and BIOS Settings • USBFlashDriveEmulation* • USBF rontP anelP orts • USBP orts • USBP ort00*, USBP ort01*, USBP ort02*, USBP ort03*, USBP ort04*, USBP ort05*, USBP ort06*, USBP ort07*, USBP ort08*, USBP ort09*, USBP ort10*, USBP ort11*, USBP ort12*, USBP ort13*, USBP ort14*, USBP ort15* • USBRearDual* • USBRearQuad* ?[...]

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    Glossary 75 Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, a b bre vi at io n s, a nd acronyms used in this guide. ASF Abbreviation for Alert Standard Form at—Defines remote control and alerting interfaces for operating system absent environments. BIOS Acronym for basic input/output system. BI OS refers to the software code ru[...]

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    76 Glossary CLI Abbreviation for command line interface. A CLI displays a prompt, the user types a command on the keyboard and terminate s the command (usually with the Enter key), and the system executes the command, providing textual output. CMOS CMOS which stands for complementary metal - oxide semiconductor, is a major class of integrated circu[...]

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    Glossary 77 DLL Abbreviation for Dynamic Link Library which is Microsoft's implementation of the shared library concept in the Micros oft Windows operating systems. These libraries usually have the file extension DLL, OCX (for libraries containing ActiveX controls), or DRV (for legacy syst em drivers). The file formats for DLLs are the same as[...]

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    78 Glossary firmware Software (programs or data) that has been written onto read-only memory (ROM). Firmware can boot and operate a device. Each controller contains firmware that helps provide th e controller's functionality. MAC Address Acronym for Media Access Control address which is an unique identifier attached to most forms of networking[...]

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    Glossary 79 SMART Acronym for Self - Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, which is a monitoring system for system hard disks to detect and report on various indicators of reliability, in the hope of anticipating failures. SMART wa rn s an u ser o r t he system administrator of an impending dr ive failure while time remains to take pr ev [...]

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    80 Glossary to diagnose and upgrade a remote system while the user of that system continues working on other tasks. It also allows software up grades in the background or during scheduled hours. WMI Abbreviation for Windows Management Instrumentation which is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interfac[...]

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    Index 81 Index A alerts, 31 events polled, 3 5 local, 3 2 r e m o t e , 31-32 ASF , 31 alerting, 3 2 C CIM, 7 cim_iap_data.htm, 4 2 cim_win32_data.htm, 4 2 overview , 7 schema, 8 CIMOM, 8, 25 COM, 25 Computer management console, 26 D Data, 8 data provider , 9 data router , 9 DCOM, 12, 45 ddisks.dll, 39 Dell event MOF , 44 Dell instantiation MOF , 4[...]

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    82 Index J JScript, 28 L language, specifying, 19, 21 LegacySelect, 11 M MOF , 8 O OMCI, 7, 9 architecture, 9 B I O S t o k e n s , 14, 70 data sources, 8 features, 1 1 omci.sys, 4 0 schema, 8 supported operating systems, 1 4 P PET , 32 S server image, using, 23 silent installation complete, 2 1 custom, 2 1 SMAR T , 12 SMBIOS, 9 SMS, 26 U UAC , 1 8[...]

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    Index 83 WMI, 7-8, 25, 34, 49 alerting, 3 2 application layer , 9 control, 2 6 overview , 8 provider , 9 rep os it or y , 2 5 sample script examples, 4 9 scripts, 2 8 security , 2 5 severity levels, 3 4[...]

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