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Article Number: 000146531

Installing the Dell SMBIOS PowerShell Provider in Windows PE​

Summary: Information on the Dell SMBIOS PowerShell Provider in Windows PE​ installation.

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Symptoms

SLN313406_en_US__1icon NOTE: The correct Windows PE with the CCTK binaries will be under the temporary directory located at ISO\sources\boot.wim
    • For Dell Command | Configure 4.4 and later or Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4 and later
    • For Dell Command | Configure 4.3.1 and prior or Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.3.1 and prior
    • Download NuGet and DellBIOSProvider via PowerShell as Administrator 
      • Find-Module DellBIOSProvider
      • Press Y
      • Install-Module DellBIOSProvider
      • Press Y
      • Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
      • Press A
      • Import-Module DellBIOSProvider -Verbose
    • Download and Install the latest Windows Automated Deployment Tookit
    • Install DCC (Dell Command | Configure) to be used in Windows PE as well (recommended)
    • Download and Install Dell Command Configure
    • Open Dell Command Configure Prompt as Administrator, from Windows Start Menu. 
    • Make a temporary directory to contain the CCTK Windows PE 
      • MD c:\dcshare
MD c:\dcshare\temp
MD c:\dcshare\temp\mount
    • Navigate to DCC installation directory in the 'Dell Command Configure Prompt'. For example -  For 64 bit: 
      CD C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64
       for 32-bit: 
      CD C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86
    • Have DCC create a Windows 10 PE file with the DCC binaries using the below command. Here first parameter to .bat file represents - path to local directory for customized Windows PE 10.0 image to create and second parameter represents - path to extracted Command Configure toolkit. 
      cctk_x86_64_winpe_10.bat c:\dcshare\pe344 c:\progra~2\dell\comman~1\
  • Mount the boot.wim in the Deployment and Imaging Tools Command Prompt using DISM:
    SLN313406_en_US__1icon NOTE: PowerShell in Windows PE requires additional features that are in the Automated Deployment Kit:
    SLN313406_en_US__1icon NOTE: WinPE-WMI, WinPE-NetFX, and WinPE-Scripting must be installed prior to installing WinPE-PowerShell 
    DISM /Mount-WIM /wimfile:c:\dcshare\pe344\ISO\sources\boot.wim /index:1 /MountDir:c:\dcshare\temp\mount

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\WinPE-WMI.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\en-us\WinPE-WMI_en-us.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\WinPE-NetFX.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\en-us\WinPE-NetFX_en-us.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\WinPE-Scripting.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\en-us\WinPE-Scripting_en-us.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\WinPE-PowerShell.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\en-us\WinPE-PowerShell_en-us.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\WinPE-StorageWMI.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\en-us\WinPE-StorageWMI_en-us.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\WinPE-DismCmdlets.cab"

Dism /Add-Package /Image:"C:\Dcshare\temp\mount" /PackagePath:"C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\en-us\WinPE-DismCmdlets_en-us.cab"
  • Copy the DellBIOSProvider files from Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Install directory (e.g. "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\DellBIOSProvider\2.4.0" ) to "mount\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules" directory
    SLN313406_en_US__6dellbiosproviderfile1

    Image - English ONLY

  • Copy the following (previously installed) Visual C++ DLL files from "C:\Windows\System32" to "mount\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules"
    • For Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.4 and later  
      msvcp140.dll
vcruntime140.dll
vcruntime140_1.dll
    • Image - English ONLY
    • For Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 2.3.1 and prior,  
      msvcp100.dll
msvcr100.dll
msvcp140.dll
vccorlib140.dll
vcruntime140.dll
    • SLN313406_en_US__7dellbiosproviderfile2

      Image - English ONLY

  • Unmount the modified Windows 10 PE CCTK WIM file: 
    DISM /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:\dcshare\temp\mount /commit
  • Import the modified CCTK – Powershell boot.wim to WDS, SCCM, or USB key.

    Once booted, run the following:

    • PowerShell
    • Set-executionpolicy unrestricted
    • Import-Module DellBIOSProvider -Verbose
    • CD DellSMBIOS:
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Cause

Not Applicable

Resolution

Not Applicable

Article Properties

Affected Product

Dell Command | Configure, Dell Command | Powershell Provider

Last Published Date

21 Feb 2021

Version

4

Article Type

Solution

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