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BIOSManagementDell 1.0.0.0004 en

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Introduction: BIOSManagementDell

Download Location

This content is available at: https://content.tanium.com/files/published/BIOSManagementDell/2016-06-14_05-02-11_1.0.0.0004-gb757159/BIOSManagementDell.xml

Usage

Actions

BIOS Management

Saved questions:

Questions

BIOS - RebootNeeded

Get BIOS Dell - Reboot Needed from all machines

Dell - Bootorder

Get BIOS Dell - Bootorder from all machines
Packages:

Dell - Command Configure Tools Status

Get BIOS Dell - Command Configure Tools Status from all machines
Packages:

Dell - Is HDD First Boot Device

Get BIOS Dell - Is HDD First Boot Device from all machines
Packages:

Dell - TPM Activation Status

Get BIOS Dell - TPM Activation Status from all machines
Packages:

Dell - TPM Status

Get BIOS Dell - TPM Status from all machines
Packages:

Packages

BIOS Dell - Activate TPM

This package contains 1 files and 0 sensors.

Additional Properties:

  • Command Line: cmd /c cscript.exe .\DellBIOSActivateTPM.vbs
  • Command Line Timeout: 60

Prompts:

Files:

  • DellBIOSActivateTPM.vbs

BIOS Dell - Command Configure BIOS Scan

This package contains 1 files and 0 sensors.

Additional Properties:

  • Command Line: cmd /c cscript ./DellBIOSScan.vbs
  • Command Line Timeout: 60

Prompts:

Files:

  • DellBIOSScan.vbs

BIOS Dell - Distribute Command Configure Tools and BIOS Scan

This package contains 3 files and 0 sensors.

Additional Properties:

  • Command Line: cmd /c ..\..\Tools\StdUtils\7za.exe x .\DellCommandConfigure.zip -o..\..\Tools\BIOS\ -y && cscript .\InstallDellHAPI.vbs && cscript .\DellBIOSScan.vbs
  • Command Line Timeout: 300

Prompts:

Files:

  • DellCommandConfigure.zip
  • InstallDellHAPI.vbs
  • DellBIOSScan.vbs

BIOS Dell - Distribute Command and Configure Tools

This package contains 2 files and 0 sensors.

Additional Properties:

  • Command Line: cmd /c ..\..\Tools\StdUtils\7za.exe x .\DellCommandConfigure.zip -o..\..\Tools\BIOS\ -y && cscript .\InstallDellHAPI.vbs
  • Command Line Timeout: 60

Prompts:

Files:

  • InstallDellHAPI.vbs
  • DellCommandConfigure.zip

BIOS Dell - Enable TPM

This package contains 1 files and 0 sensors.

Additional Properties:

  • Command Line: cmd /c cscript.exe .\DellBIOSEnableTPM.vbs
  • Command Line Timeout: 60

Prompts:

Files:

  • DellBIOSEnableTPM.vbs

Sensors

BIOS Dell - TPM Activation Status

Returns the value of tpmactivation=activate or tpmactivation=deactivated so long as the Dell Command and Configure tools have been distributed and a scan has been ran.
If the client is not running on a Dell endpoint then the result will read as such.
If the tools are missing or if the results are not complete an error will be returned as well so long as the Dell Command and Configure tools have been distributed and a scan has been ran.
If the client is not running on a Dell endpoint then the result will read as such.
If the tools are missing or if the results are not complete an error will be returned as well

BIOS Dell - Command Configure Tools Status

Will return if the tools are installed or if they need to be installed.

BIOS Dell - Reboot Needed

This will return whether a reboot is required by Tanium (reads Tanium specific registry entry) and returns the reason why a reboot is needed.

BIOS Dell - TPM Status

Returns the value of tpm=on or tpm=off so long as the Dell Command and Configure tools have been distributed and a scan has been ran.
If the client is not running on a Dell endpoint then the result will read as such.
If the tools are missing or if the results are not complete an error will be returned as well

BIOS Dell - Bootorder

Returns the value bootorder from the BIOS so long as the Dell Command and Configure tools have been distributed and a scan has been ran.
If the client is not running on a Dell endpoint then the result will read as such.
If the tools are missing or if the results are not complete an error will be returned as well

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