Dell Command Update Version 3.1 User's Guide
Summary
The Dell Command | Update Version 3.1 User's Guide documents a system update utility for driver and firmware management. It supports Windows 10 and 32-bit Windows, covering installation, silent install options, CLI operations, and scheduling. Features include automatic update detection and repository management. Target users are IT administrators maintaining Dell client systems.
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Dell Command | Update Version 3.1 User's Guide
May 2020 Rev. A01
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Dell Command | Update Version 3.1 User's Guide May 2020 Rev. A01
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents Chapter 1: Dell Command | Update Overview.................................................................................4 What’s new in Dell Command | Update Version 3.1.......................
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Dell Command | Update Overview Dell Command | Update is one-to-one standalone utility that enables you to update Dell client systems with the latest drivers, BIOS, applications, and firmware. The bene...
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Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Command | Update version 3 .1 This section contains information about the installation, uninstallation, and upgrading the Dell Command | Update. NOTE: There are tw...
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7. Click Install on the Ready to Install the Program screen. 8. On the Installation Wizard Completed screen, click Finish. Silent install To perform silent installation of Dell Command | Update, run t...
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Self-update: If the application is already installed, Launch the application and click the Check button on the Welcome screen to check for updates. If newer versions of Dell Command | Update are avail...
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Features of Dell Command | Update Topics: Install updates Select updates Customize selection Dependency installation Advanced Driver Restore for Windows Reinstallation Update history View and export s...
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Select updates On the Welcome screen, when you click CHECK, the Checking for updates task is run and if updates are available for the system, the Selected Updates screen is displayed. The update summa...
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Table 1. Customize Selection options (continued) User interface Description Name of the update. Size of the update which displays the approximate number of bytes that are required to download the upda...
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For example, consider that your system has version A01 of BIOS installed and version A05 is an available update, and version A03 is a prerequisite of version A05. You must first update the system to v...
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View update history To view the update history: 1. On the Welcome screen, click Update History. The Update History screen is located on the left pane of the main screen. 2. Click CLOSE to return to th...
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NOTE: You can click Caution next to error or failure log entries to view information about how to avoid any potential damage or problem. 3. To reorder or sort the columns according to the date or mess...
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Configure Dell Command | Update The Settings screen enables you to configure and customize settings for update download and storage locations, update filters, schedule for downloading updates, Interne...
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NOTE: Dell improvement program collects data about the operations that are performed in the application. This helps Dell to take proactive steps to improve Dell Command | Update. NOTE: Dell improvemen...
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NOTE: You must exit Dell Command | Update for update schedules to run. Configure the update filter settings In the Update Filter tab, you can configure the filters based on the update filter criteria....
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BIOS System Password 1. On the title bar, click Settings. 2. On the Settings screen, click BIOS. 3. Enter a value in the Password field In the System Password window. You can click Show Password to vi...
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Dell Command | Update command line interface Dell Command | Update provides a command line version of the application form that can be used for batch and scripting setups. The CLI is fully automatic a...
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Table 4. Dell Command | Update CLI Commands (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options catalog Location download Locatio -update Severity -update Type update Device Cat egory -user C...
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Table 4. Dell Command | Update CLI Commands (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options used with any other options except - output Log and - silent -schedule Auto, - schedule Manual,...
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Table 4. Dell Command | Update CLI Commands (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options rd and - encryption Key encrypted Passwo rd File and - encryption Key /driver Install Installs ...
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Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Expected values NOTE: Setting this option to enable will cause validation of all custom proxy settings. -download ...
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Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Expected values output Log and - silent. -lock Settings Allows the user to lock all the dcu-cli.exe /configure - &...
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Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Expected values -proxy Port Allows the user to specify the dcu-cli.exe /configure - <port number|""&g...
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Table 5. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued) CLI options Description Syntax Expected values than the last day of the month, the update will be performed on the last day of that month. NOTE: ...
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Command line interface Error codes Table 6. Following are the generic application return codes: Return\Error Description Resolution Codes Command execution was successful NA A reboot was required from...
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Table 7. The following return codes may appear while evaluating various input validation: (continued) Return\Error Description Resolution Codes While evaluating the command line parameters, the value(...
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Table 9. The following return codes may appear while running the /apply Updates command: (continued) Return\Error Description Resolution Codes An error occurred while downloading a file during the app...
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Table 13. The following return codes may appear if there are issues with the Dell Client Management Service: Return\Error Description Resolution Codes The Dell Client Management Service is not running...
Manual Details
| Brand | Dell |
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| Pages | 29 |
| File Size | 220.98 KB |
| Published | June 25, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the supported operating systems?
Dell Command | Update version 3.1 is supported on Windows 10 and Windows 32-bit versions.
How do I start the Dell Client Management Service?
Start the Dell Client Management Service in the Windows services if it is stopped.
What should I do if a driver install operation fails?
Check your network connection to ensure internet connectivity and Retry the command.
How do I uninstall Dell Command | Update?
Use the specific uninstall commands provided for Windows 10 or the 32-bit version.