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Can OMCI be used to modify BIOS settings remotely?
We want to enable Dell Power Management options to Control WWAN Radio and Control WLAN Radio on all our Latitude E models. Can I write a powershell script for OMCI that can get this done and deploy using SCCM 2012 so that I can update BIOS remotely, or do I need to use another tool? Google points to Dell Open Manage which we own as well (Essentials). There's also other tools that I am unaware if are still in production.
karthikchandran89
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December 4th, 2013 23:00
PowerShell command to set the BIOS Attribute value using DCIM_BIOSService.SetBIOSAttributes is as follows,
(Get-WmiObject -Class DCIM_BIOSService -Namespace root\dcim\sysman).SetBIOSAttributes($null,$null,"AttributeName",AttributeValue,"AdminBiosPassword")
where - AttributeName, Attributevalue should be given in the above syntax.
- Give the Bios password in "AdminBiosPassword" if password is set.
Example:
AttributeName: Num Lock
Value to set : 2
password : pwd
(Get-WmiObject -Class DCIM_BIOSService -Namespace root\dcim\sysman).SetBIOSAttributes($null,$null,"Num Lock",2,"pwd")
you can create a script as well and deploy using SCCM.
JHBPJF
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December 5th, 2013 08:00
How do I find out the attribute names?
DELL-Warren B
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December 5th, 2013 14:00
The OMCI page here on TechCenter is a good place to start.
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1773.openmanage-client-instrumentation-omci.aspx
Here is the direct link to the OMCI 8.2.1 Documentation where you will find all the details in the Resource Guide
http://www.dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/04/Product/dell-opnmang-clnt-instr-v8.2.1