Users Guide

System requirements and prerequisites for Dell
Command | PowerShell Provider 2.2
This chapter describes the supported software and prerequisites for using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider.
Topics:
• Supported Dell platforms
• Prerequisites
Supported Dell platforms
For information on supported Dell platforms see Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Release Notes available at dell.com/
dellclientcommandsuitemanuals.
Prerequisites
Before installing Dell Command | PowerShell Provider, ensure that you have the following system conguration:
Table 1. Supported software
Supported software Supported versions Additional information
Operating systems Windows 7, Windows 8,
Windows 8.1, Windows 10,
and Windows Red Stone
RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4, RS5,
and RS6
Windows 7 natively includes PowerShell 2.2. This can be upgraded to 3.0 to meet
the software requirements for using Dell command | PowerShell Provider.
Windows
Management
Framework (WMF)
WMF 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1
Windows PowerShell 3.0 and later See Installing Windows PowerShell, and Conguring Windows PowerShell.
SMBIOS 2.3 and later
The target system is a Dell manufactured system with System Management Basic
Input Output System (SMBIOS) version 2.3 or later.
NOTE: To identify the SMBIOS version of the system, click Start > Run,
and run the msinfo32.exe le. Check for the SMBIOS version in System
Summery page.
Microsoft Visual C++
redistributable
2010, 2015 Both 2010 and 2015 should be available.
Installing Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell is natively included with Windows 7 and later operating systems.
NOTE
: Windows 7 natively includes PowerShell 2.2. This can be upgraded to 3.0 to meet the software requirements for using
Dell command | PowerShell Provider.
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