what model(s) system(s) have you tested on? I'm out of the office this week, but will test next week. From memory, I recall there are two steps....one is to enable tpm, and the other is to activate.. . . . so you may need to ENABLE before your can see the option to ACTIVATE

Greg

So far I've only tested this on a 960, but will also test it on a E4300 and E6500. Yes there are meant to be two steps, enable the TPM and Initialise the TPM (with a password set). Enabling the TPM works fine, but the command tpmactivation command does not seem to exist, even if I type cctk /? it is not listed in the available commands.

OK, I've now tested on a Dell 960, E4300 and E6500 and --tpmactivation DOES exist as an option, but only after you reboot after the TPM is enabled

However, I can't get the TPM to activate using this command (I'm trying to do this as part of an SCCM task sequence), either manually, or as part of a SCCM task sequence.

My steps are as follows:
To ensure that we are working with an 'un-owned' TPM, enter BIOS setup and clear the ownership information, then ensure that the TPM is deactivated, and not enabled

Back in Windows, use CCTK to setup a BIOS setup password: cctk --setuppwd=Password1

Enable the TPM: cctk --tpm=on --valsetuppwd=Password1
Result: tpm=on

Restart the computer

Initialise the TPM: cctk --tpmactivation=activate --valsetuppwd=Password1
Result: tpmctivation=activate

Restart the computer

Check the TPM Activation status: cctk --tpmactivation
Result: tpmactivation=deactivated

No matter what I try, I can't seem to get the tpmactivation command to activate the TPM ... is there something else I can try?

OK I think I've worked it out .. it's all due to to the version of the BIOS ... it seems to work fine so far in all tests when the most recent BIOS is installed. (so far success with the E4300, E6500 and 780 .. haven't tried the 960 yet)

Hi,
We've posted a whitepaper detailing how to perform TPM activation. It is available here: http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/OpenManage+White+Papers