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Dell Command | Update Version 2.4 User's Guide

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Check for and install updates

To check for and install updates on a Dell system:
  1. On the Welcome screen, click Check. The Inventory Collector, a self-contained application, is used to obtain the system hardware information. The Inventory Collector gathers the inventory status of the BIOS, firmware, applications, and drivers for the system. The inventory status is provided in .XML format. The Inventory Collector copies the inventory modules to a temporary location on the local drive of the system, ensuring that the inventory status gathering is completed even if the network connection is lost.
    1. Dell Command | Update connects to downloads.dell.com, or any other source location that you have configured, and checks for updates.
    2. Click Cancel to return to the previous screen without checking for updates. For more information about changing the source location, see General Settings.
    The Checking for Updates task starts, and the screen is displayed.
    The Checking for Updates task includes the following:

    • Checking for component updates

    • Scanning for system devices

    • Determining the available updates

    The Checking for Updates screen provides the status of the system scan. When updates are found, Dell Command | Update prompts you to install the updates.

    If no updates are found, the No updates available message is displayed indicating that the devices on the system are up-to-date. Click Close to exit Dell Command | Update.

    Based on the availability of updates and preferences you have set, the No updates available message is displayed. This message is displayed in the following scenarios:

    • When you retain the default Download Filter preferences and no updates are available.
    • When all the available updates are selected for hiding.
      • NOTE: Click View to check for the updates on the View Details screen. Click Close to return to the Selected Updates screen.

    The No updates are available (Based on the current 'Download Filter' preference settings message is displayed when you modify the default Download Filter preferences and no updates are available.

    If updates are found, the Selected Updates screen is displayed. For more information, see Selecting Updates.

  2. Click View Details to choose the updates you want to install on the system. The Customize Selection screen is displayed.
    1. To view the updates which were previously hidden, select Show hidden updates.
    2. Click Close to return to the previous screen.
    For more information, see Customizing updates.
  3. (Optional) If you want Dell Command | Update to automatically restart the system after installing updates, select Automatically restart system (when required) .
  4. Click Install to install the selected updates on the system.
    • NOTE: If you click Cancel during installation, Dell Command | Update does not roll back the updates that are already applied and will return to Welcome screen.
For installing updates on a new or reimaged system, see Configuring advanced driver restore settings.

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