Set bios admin password in task sequence

Jurekkk,

Can you provide the details platform you are using? We shall check the same and update you at the earliest.

Client platform:

Optiplex 760, 780, 380

Windows 7 x64 SP1

OMCI 8.1.1

what else do you need to know?

Thank you for reply

I Have tried this on a O380 and it seems to work. The following powershell command waas used

(gwmi DCIM_BIOSService -namespace root\dcim\sysman).SetBIOSAttributes($null,$null,"AdminPwd","password")

hi Sharmad,

when i try your command i get error:

Exception calling "SetBIOSAttributes" : "Invalid parameter "

At line:1 char:70

+ (gwmi DCIM_BIOSService -namespace root\dcim\sysman).SetBIOSAttributes <<<< ($null,$null,"AdminPwd","password")

   + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException

   + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WMIMethodException

Please can you explain how to use wbemtest and how to determine if results are appropriate?

thank you

Please check if your winrm is configured

Open Command Prompt as an administrator and run winrm quickconfig. Check winrm help for more information.

Would be glad if you can let us know if "wbemtest" results on the machine are appropriate. Also I hope the quickconfig command to configure winrm is already executed prior to the script execution

I have already run that command. Result:

WinRM already is set up to receive requests on this machine.

WinRM already is set up for remote management on this machine.

Can you let know the results for the query "gwmi DCIM_BIOSService -namespace root\dcim\sysman"

sure, here you are:

PS C:\Users\jdorr> gwmi DCIM_BIOSService -namespace root\dcim\sysman

__GENUS                  : 2

__CLASS                  : DCIM_BIOSService

__SUPERCLASS             : CIM_BIOSService

__DYNASTY                : CIM_ManagedElement

__RELPATH                : DCIM_BIOSService.CreationClassName="DCIM_BIOSService",Name="DCIM:BiosService",SystemCreation

                          ClassName="DCIM_ComputerSystem",SystemName="nb:"

__PROPERTY_COUNT         : 27

__DERIVATION             : {CIM_BIOSService, CIM_Service, CIM_EnabledLogicalElement, CIM_LogicalElement...}

__SERVER                 : DORRNB

__NAMESPACE              : root\dcim\sysman

__PATH                   : \\DORRNB\root\dcim\sysman:DCIM_BIOSService.CreationClassName="DCIM_BIOSService",Name="DCIM:B

                          iosService",SystemCreationClassName="DCIM_ComputerSystem",SystemName="nb:"

AvailableRequestedStates :

Caption                  :

CommunicationStatus      :

CreationClassName        : DCIM_BIOSService

Description              :

DetailedStatus           :

ElementName              :

EnabledDefault           : 2

EnabledState             : 5

HealthState              :

InstallDate              :

Name                     : DCIM:BiosService

OperatingStatus          :

OperationalStatus        :

OtherEnabledState        :

PrimaryOwnerContact      :

PrimaryOwnerName         :

PrimaryStatus            :

RequestedState           : 12

Started                  :

StartMode                :

Status                   :

StatusDescriptions       :

SystemCreationClassName  : DCIM_ComputerSystem

SystemName               : nb:

TimeOfLastStateChange    :

TransitioningToState     : 12

PS C:\Users\jdorr>

I am noticing that the System Name is not existing for this notebook.  Somehow the system name seems to have got erased. Request you to kindly set the Service Tag of the system from F2 screen and let know the results.