Users Guide

Table Of Contents

Introduction

Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) is a packaged software offering that provides BIOS configuration capability to

Dell business client platforms. You can configure the client systems in two ways: using Graphical User Interface (GUI) or

using Command Line Interface (CLI). This guide provides the installation instructions for CCTK.

Installation Pre-requisites

The pre-requisites are given in the following table:

Table 1. Installation Pre-requisites

Systems Requirements

Windows

• The CCTK installation file, Systems-

Management_Application_6HCTN_WN_2.2.1_A00.exe.

• Workstation running the Microsoft Windows operating system.

• Administrator privileges on the system where you are installing CCTK.

• Microsoft .NET 4.0, to install and run CCTK GUI.

NOTE: Select Microsoft .NET Framework x.x.x on the Turn Windows

features on or off screen on systems running Windows Vista or later

operating systems.

Linux

• The CCTK installation file, cctk-linux-version-buildnum.tar.gz.

• Workstation running the Linux operating system.

• Red Hat Package Managers (RPMs) provided in the CCTK installation file.

• Root login privileges.

Accessing CCTK Installer

The CCTK installation file is available as a Dell Update Package (DUP) at support.dell.com. To download the DUP:

1. Go to support.dell.com and navigate to the Drivers and Downloads page.

2. Select the client system.

3. Select the operating system, and then select Systems Management as the category.

4. Select Client Configuration Toolkit from the options, and then click Download.

Installing CCTK On Systems Running Windows

You can install CCTK from the downloaded DUP using the GUI or perform a silent installation. You can perform both the

installations using the DUP or .msi file.

NOTE: Microsoft .NET must be installed on the client system for CCTK GUI installation.

NOTE: If UAC is enabled on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 systems, you cannot install

CCTK in silent mode.