Dell Command | Monitor Version 9.1 User's Guide

A company plans to standardize the client platform and manage each system through its lifecycle. As part of this effort, the company acquires a suite of tools, and plans to automate the deployment of a new client operating system using the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE).

The challenge is to modify the boot order setting in the BIOS of each client computer without manually visiting the desktop. With Dell Command | Monitor installed on each client system, the IT department of the company has several options for remotely modifying the boot order. The OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a management console that can be used to remotely monitor BIOS settings on all enterprise client systems. Another option is to write a script (VB/PowerShell/WMIC) that changes the boot order setting. The script can be remotely delivered over the network and run on each client system.

For more information on Dell Command | Monitor, see Dell Command | Monitor Reference Guide at dell.com/dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.

Standardized configurations can provide significant cost savings for companies of all sizes. Many organizations deploy standardized client systems, but few manage the system configuration throughout the life of the computer. With Dell Command | Monitor installed on each client system, the IT department can lock down Legacy ports to prevent the use of unauthorized peripherals, or enable Wake On LAN (WOL) to revive the system from a sleep state during non-peak hours to perform systems management tasks.