BIOS Add-on Update for Dell Wyse Thin Clients Release Notes Release Date: 2018-01 Copyright © 2018 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Contents Release type and definition ................................................................................................. 3 Current version ................................................................................................................. 3 Supported matrix .............................................................................................................. 3 Parameters to install BIOS add-on ...............................................................................
Importance URGENT: Dell highly recommends applying this update as soon as possible. The update contains changes to improve the reliability and availability of your Dell system. Software releases are created to correct defects, make enhancements, or add new features. These releases are tested on all current, actively shipping platforms and operating systems as applicable. This release notes contain details on the supported platforms, any changes in the configuration settings and licensing details as well.
Table 4. Management server Management server Version Operating System Wyse Device Manager (WDM) 5.7.2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Wyse Management Suite (WMS) 1.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2016 Version 1606 Console version: 5.0.8412.1313 Site version: 5.0.8412.1000 Windows Server 2016 version 1607—Operating system build 14393.1715 Table 5. BIOS details Add-on file name BIOS file name IntelME_7040.
10. Click the Create Package (+) button. 11. Click Download, and save the Package Register utility file to the Wyse Device Management server. 12. Double-click the respective .exe file. The WDM Package Registration Utility window is displayed. 13. In the WDM Package Registration Utility window, select the respective .exe file and click Browse. 14. Navigate to the folder where you have downloaded the .exe file. 15. Select the .exe file, operating system, and command parameters appropriately.
• Add the thin client to the SCCM server domain and restart. • Log in to the thin client with valid SCCM domain credentials. • Change the time zone and time (HH:MM:SS) according to the SCCM server. • Go to Control Panel > Configuration Manager > Site > Configuration Settings • In the Configuration Manager service location section, enter the site code • In the Actions tab, select each action, and click Run Now.
19. Verify the information that you have provided and click Next. 20. Click Close. The newly created packages are listed in the Application Management under Package. Distributing content 1. In the Distribute Content wizard, right-click the software package which you have created, and click Distribute content. 2. From the Add drop-down list, select Distribution Point. 3. Select the program, and click Next. 4. Verify the information that you have provided on the summary page and click Next. 5.
Known issues Table 7. Known issues Known issues Workaround The error message ME Firmware EndUpdate Failed Error: 0x00002201 is displayed when you downgrade the BIOS from version 1.18.5 to version 1.13.3 on Latitude E7270 mobile thin clients. Not available The error message The task sequence manager could not successfully complete execution of the task sequence is displayed on the server side when you perform the BIOS flash operation from SCCM.