Dell Command | Configure Version 4.11.1 User's Guide

Exporting the SCE (.EXE) file

Perform the following steps to export the BIOS configuration:

1. Click the EXPORT.EXE option to export the BIOS configuration as an .exe file.
   NOTE:The .exe file exported will be saved in an ACL protected directory that is created during runtime. This safe directory is created as a child directory to the path that is selected by the user while exporting.
2. The Setup, System or Hard Disk Drive Password and the Encryption Passphrase screen is displayed prompting you to type a password and an encryption passphrase.
3. The Encryption Passphrase encrypts the data in the SCE Payload.
   NOTE: Dell Command | Configure uses OpenSSL libraries to encrypt and decrypt the payload data.
   NOTE:If you do not want to provide an encryption passphrase, then select the No passphrase is required option and click OK to continue with the Export .EXE option.
   NOTE:Encryption passphrase must contain the following:

   • 10-32 characters
   • 1 uppercase letter
   • 1 lowercase letter
   • 1 special character
   • 1 numeric character
   NOTE:If the Show Passphrase option on the Encryption Passphrase screen is not selected, then the passphrase that is provided in the Confirm Passphrase option must match the passphrase that is provided in the Passphrase field to continue with the Export .EXE option.
   Depending on the type of password set on the target system, determine which password to provide based on the table below:

   

   For example,

   • If the setup password is set in the system, and you want to configure BIOS tokens/features, you need to provide setup password.
   • If the setup and system passwords are set in the system, and you want to configure BIOS tokens/features, you must provide setup password.
   • If the setup and system passwords are set in the system, and if you want to configure BIOS tokens/features as well as change system password, you must provide both system and setup passwords.
   • If the setup, system and hard disk drive passwords are set in the system, and if you want to configure BIOS tokens/features as well as change hard disk drive password, you need to provide both setup and hard disk drive passwords.
4. Provide appropriate password(s) in order to be able to configure the desired settings.
   • To provide a setup password, click Setup Password, then select the Use the password information below option, and then type the setup password.
   • To provide a system password, click System Password, then select the Use the password information below option and type the system password.
   • To provide a hard disk drive password, click Hard Disk Drive Password, then select the Use the password information below option and type the hard disk drive password.
5. If the target system does not have a setup, system, or hard disk drive password, then select No password is required.
6. The following warning message By exporting this BIOS configuration, your system, setup and hdd passwords will no longer be secure. If you would like to proceed with your passwords displayed in clear text, select Contonue. If you want to hide your passwords, select Mask is displayed. Click MASK to protect your password, else click Continue.
7. Click OK..
   NOTE:SCE can be generated on non WMI-ACPI system using multisystem package.