DELL EMC OpenManage Server Update Utility Version 20.03.
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Contents 1 About OpenManage Server Update Utility.......................................................................................5 Key features and functionalities...........................................................................................................................................5 What is new in this release...................................................................................................................................................
Using the RAC virtual media......................................................................................................................................... 17 Using special characters in the SUU directory Name................................................................................................17 Fails to update on RHEL 8.0 and SUSE Linux 15 operating system ............................................................17 Fails to update on Windows 2012 R2 operating system .................
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.
Supported operating systems Microsoft Windows operating systems: • • • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Linux operating systems: • • • • • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 (64-bit) Virtualization operating systems: • Citrix XenServer 7.
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.
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.
2. Click Upgrade to apply the components that you have selected. 3. In the Confirm Update dialog box, click Yes to confirm and continue or No to cancel. While upgrading the components, SUU displays an update report. After completion, SUU displays an Update Complete dialog box. 4. Click OK. The status of the upgrade can be viewed in the Comparison Report. NOTE: When you perform an upgrade, SUU copies all the update packages into a temporary directory on the system: < %systemdrive%>:\dell\suu, on systems runn
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.
Fails to update on Windows 2012 R2 operating system If SUU fails to update on systems running Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 operating system with an error: Another instance of SUU already running. Only one instance of SUU is allowed at a time… perform the following • • • Go to C:\Windows\Temp\. Delete BAUpdate.xml. Re-launch SUU.
• The Trusted Platform Module feature is set (using BIOS) to ON with Preboot Measurement. NOTE: For information about TPM security settings, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Online Help or the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals. I cannot run SUU, the "SUU Logging System has failed: There is not enough space on the disk" message is displayed. While running SUU, make sure that the log directory at <%systemdrive%>:\dell\suu (on systems running Windows
A Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers The PowerEdge series of servers form Dell EMC are divided into different categories on the basis of their configuration. For easier reference, they are referred to as YX2X, YX3X, YX4X, YX4XX, or YX5XX series of servers. The structure of the naming convention is described below: The letter Y denotes the alphabets in the server model number. The alphabets denote the form factor of the server.
