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DellBIOSProvider DSC Resources SHORT DESCRIPTION Overview of DSC resources found in the DellBIOSProvider module LONG DESCRIPTION NOTE: As of version 2.2.0 of the DellBIOSProvider, there are 22 categories of DSC resources. The DellBIOSProvider module contains the following Desired State Configuration (DSC) resources: - DCPP_AdvancedBootOptions - DCPP_AdvancedConfigurations - DCPP_BIOSSetupAdvancedMode - DCPP_BootSequence - DCPP_IntelSoftwareGuardExtensions - DCPP_Maintenance - DCPP_Manageability - DCPP_MiscellaneousDevices - DCPP_POSTBehavior - DCPP_Performance - DCPP_PowerManagement - DCPP_SecureBoot - DCPP_Security - DCPP_StealthModeControl - DCPP_SupportAssistSystemResolution - DCPP_SystemConfiguration - DCPP_SystemLogs - DCPP_TPMSecurity - DCPP_USBConfiguration - DCPP_Video - DCPP_VirtualizationSupport - DCPP_Wireless All the resources can be used to enforce the desired values for the BIOS attributes grouped under the PS path DellSmbios:\. They all share the following required parameter: - Category: A string describing the container or group for the SMBIOS attribute. The below sections gives an exemplary look at how a user can avail DCPP Resources for DSC. In the below there are examples related to categories POSTBehavior and PowerManagement. Other categories and their properties are closely allied in their implementation. DCPP_POSTBehavior -------------------- This resource provides the ability to ensure the desired values for the BIOS attributes grouped under the PS path DellSmbios:\<Category>\<Attribute> in DellBIOSProvider PowerShell provider. SAMPLE ATTRIBUTES PowerWarn Keypad PntDevice Numlock PostF2Key PostF12Key SYNTAX POSTBehavior [string] #resource name { Category = "POSTBehavior" PowerWarn = [string] Keypad = [string] PostF2Key = [string] Numlock = [string] } } DCPP_PowerManagement --------------------- This resource provides the ability to ensure the desired values for the BIOS attributes grouped under the PS path DellSmbios:\PowerManagement in DellBIOSProvider PowerShell provider. For PowerManagement category there is another mandatory property called BlockDefinition that has to be unique for each resource block. SAMPLE ATTRIBUTES PeakShiftDayConfiguration AdvancedBatteryChargeConfiguration AutoOn SYNTAX PowerManagement [string] #resource name { Category = "PowerManagement" AutoOn = [string] BlockDefinition = "1" AdvancedBatteryChargeConfiguration = "Tuesday" BeginningOfDay = "10:30" WorkPeriod = "15:45" } PowerManagement [string] #resource name { Category = "PowerManagement" BlockDefinition = "2" PeakShiftDayConfiguration = "Sunday" StartTime = "10:30" EndTime = "12:30" ChargeStartTime = "21:45" } } SEE ALSO http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-client/w/wiki/6901.dell-Command-powershell-provider |