Dell 7.6 2 Installing Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 3 Windows Management Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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2 Installing Dell™ OpenManage™
Client Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
User Account Control in Windows Vista . . . . . . . . 18
Local Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing the Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Uninstalling the Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Silent Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing the Client in the Silent Mode. . . . . . . 21
Performing a Complete Installation in
Silent Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Performing a Custom Installation in
Silent Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Upgrading the Client in Silent Mode . . . . . . . . 22
Uninstalling the Client in Silent Mode . . . . . . . 22
Administrative Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 Windows Management
Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
WMI Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
WMI Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Retrieving Dell Information With SMS 2.0. . . . . . . . 26
WMI Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28