DELL EMC OpenManage Server Update Utility Version 17.04.
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Contents 1 About OpenManage Server Update Utility.......................................................................................5 Key features and functionalities...........................................................................................................................................5 What's new in this release....................................................................................................................................................
Updating the H661 Firmware........................................................................................................................................ 17 Using the RAC virtual media......................................................................................................................................... 17 Using special characters in the SUU directory Name................................................................................................17 Running RAC DUP packages.....
1 About OpenManage Server Update Utility OpenManage Server Update Utility is an application available in an ISO for identifying and applying updates to the system. SUU is no longer a DVD-based application. Copy the ISO to a USB drive or to the network drive. You can use SUU to update the Dell PowerEdge system or to view the updates available for system that supports SUU.
NOTE: Starting SUU 17.04, the 10th generation of PowerEdge servers are not supported.
2 About graphical user interface mode The Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides an interactive approach to perform comparisons and updates. You can use the GUI to: • • • View the system comparison report, which displays the system inventoried device versions, applicable DUP versions, and the devices that require an update. Perform an upgrade, downgrade, or a system set update. Browse the repository to view the supported components of all the platforms in the SUU.
Your system does not meet the required prerequisites for some of the hardware component(s). Therefore, all the rows for the hardware component(s) are disabled in the Comparison Report. Click Continue to update the applicable Dell OpenManage software component. Software and Hardware Prerequisite Failure Message Prerequisite Failure Message: Your system does not meet the required prerequisites for some of the hardware component(s) and for installing the Dell OpenManage software component.
• • • • • Type — Displays the type of devices listed from the inventory. Current version — Displays the current version of the systems. Latest version — Displays the latest available version to be updated in the repository. Pre-requisites — Displays the list of pre-requisites that must be applied. Co-requisites — Displays the list of co-requisites to be applied for the device, which are optional. NOTE: If you select the Apply Corequisites check box, then the listed co-requisites are applied.
Upgrading system components SUU compares the version of the components installed on the system with the versions available in the repository. If the system component versions are earlier than the repository version, SUU enables the Upgrade button on the upper-right corner of the Comparison Report. To upgrade the repository components: 1. Select the components that you want to upgrade. 2. Click Upgrade to apply the components that you have selected. 3.
3 About command line interface mode The Command Line Interface (CLI) mode allows you to run commands from a command prompt to perform comparisons and updates. Run SUU in CLI mode, in the DSU root directory. If you are running SUU from a network shared location, copy the DSU ISO contents to a shared directory and run the CLI from the shared directory. You can use the CLI to: • • Perform comparisons and updates. For the list of commands, see List of CLI Commands. View the progress of the update.
CLI Command Syntax Command Description — iprog | — inventoryprogress Shows the progress (in percentage) of the comparison between the components in the system and the components in the repository. — nc | — nocoreq Filters the corequisities applicable on the system.
4 Integrating Server Update Utility with other components The different possibilities of integrating SUU with other components are: • • • Integrating SUU with OpenManage Essentials Creating a custom SUU using Repository Manager Exporting as a SUU Topics: • • • Integrating SUU with OpenManage Essentials Creating a custom SUU using Repository Manager Exporting as a SUU Integrating SUU with OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Essentials is a hardware management application that provides a comprehensive view o
7. After the plug-in is downloaded, the Report dialog box is displayed. Close the dialog box. 8. After the latest plug-in is installed, the version of the installed Plugin is displayed. Click Next. 9. From the Browse For Folder dialog box, navigate to the folder on the local drive, where you want to save the ISO file, and then click OK. 10. Click Finish. 11. Click Accept to accept the security warning.
5 Known issues and frequently asked questions This section describes some known issues and frequently asked questions for SUU. Topics: • • Known issues Frequently asked questions Known issues The following are some known issues with SUU. SUU GUI fails to open in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system If SUU GUI, is unable to launch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (64–bit) operating system perform the following • Run the command in the terminal: • • #echo -e "Section \"Device\"\nIdentifier \"De
DUP fails on 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system If DUP fails to run on a 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, manually install the following RPMs: • • • • • • compat-libstdc++-33.i686 libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686 libxml2.i686 libXp.i686 libXtst.i686 nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.9-11.el6.i686 NOTE: The RPMs are available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64 media.
Restarting the system inventory in the same session If there is insufficient space in the var or tmp folder SUU does not allow you to restart the system inventory in the same session. In Linux, if the space is not enough in the var or tmp folder, SUU displays the following error message :Not enough space available in /var or /tmp folder. Make sure you have at least 100MB. Ensure that you have sufficient space in the var or tmp folder and restart SUU to start the system inventory.
The Inventory Collector subcomponent of SUU requires the libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 shared library on the system. Install the compatlibstdc++ RPM from RedHat.com or from the Red Hat CD, if you are running a supported version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server CD, if you are running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on the system. Why do get a pop-up box titled "Unsafe Removal of Device"? A part of the SUU update requires updating the backplane firmware.
