Users Guide

7 Click Download Now to save the PE Updates prereq cd.iso le on the system. Copy this le to a system that has a media-burning
program and create a bootable media from the provided .iso le.
This bootable media is the Prerequisites media.
Comparison report
SUU compares the version of the component installed on the system with the versions available in the repository and displays the results in
a Comparison Report. The following are the elds that are displayed in the Comparison Report:
• Select — Select a component.
• Status — Displays the status as icons, where each of the icons represents dierent status: upgrade, downgrade, only pre-requisites
update, both pre-requisites and co-requisites updates, only co-requisites.
• Criticality — Denotes the importance of the update.
• Package Name — Displays the package name from the inventory.
• Component — Displays the name of the 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.
Criticality levels
The Criticality column in the Comparison Report denotes the importance of applying the update. For more information on the criticality
levels and their corresponding status, see the table.
Table 2. Criticality Levels
Criticality Level Status
Urgent
The update contains changes to improve the reliability and
availability of the system.
It is recommended that you apply this update immediately.
Recommended
The update contains feature enhancements or changes that keeps
the system software current and compatible with other system
modules (rmware, BIOS, drivers, and application).
It is recommended that you apply this update during the next
scheduled update cycle.
Optional
The update contains changes that impact only certain
congurations, or provides new features that may/may not apply to
the environment.
It is recommended that you review the update specications to
determine if it applies to the system.
Inapplicable The update is not applicable on the system. The component version
on the system is the same as the repository version and hence, no
update is required.
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