Users Guide

1 About OpenManage Server Update Utility.......................................................................................5
Key features and functionalities...........................................................................................................................................5
What's new in this release....................................................................................................................................................5
Supported operating systems..............................................................................................................................................6
Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site....................................................................................................6
2 About graphical user interface mode.............................................................................................. 7
Launching SUU in a GUI mode.............................................................................................................................................7
Prerequisite failure messages...............................................................................................................................................7
Fixing the software prerequisite failure...............................................................................................................................8
Fixing the hardware prerequisite failure..............................................................................................................................8
Creating a prerequisites media.......................................................................................................................................8
Comparison report.................................................................................................................................................................8
Criticality levels.................................................................................................................................................................9
Comparison report features........................................................................................................................................... 9
Upgrading system components..........................................................................................................................................10
Downgrading system components.................................................................................................................................... 10
Updating system components............................................................................................................................................10
Updating failures.................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3 About command line interface mode............................................................................................. 11
Launching SUU in CLI mode................................................................................................................................................11
List of CLI commands...........................................................................................................................................................11
4 Integrating Server Update Utility with other components...............................................................13
Integrating SUU with OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................................ 13
Selecting a catalog source using SUU.........................................................................................................................13
Creating a custom SUU using Repository Manager........................................................................................................ 13
Exporting as a SUU..............................................................................................................................................................14
5 Known issues and frequently asked questions............................................................................... 15
Known issues........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
SUU GUI fails to open in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system..............................................................15
Inventory failure on Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 operating system.....................................15
DUP fails on 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system............................................................................ 16
Enabling operating system devices..............................................................................................................................16
Linux systems library......................................................................................................................................................16
Running Linux updates...................................................................................................................................................16
Running SUU With the Progress Option.....................................................................................................................16
Updating Multiple Devices.............................................................................................................................................16
Updating PERC Firmware............................................................................................................................................. 16
Restarting the system inventory in the same session............................................................................................... 17
Running SUU over a network....................................................................................................................................... 17
Deleting the temporary folder.......................................................................................................................................17
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