Users Guide
1 Introduction to Dell System Update................................................................................................5
How does Dell System Update work...................................................................................................................................5
What is new in this release...................................................................................................................................................5
Related Documents...............................................................................................................................................................5
2 Support Matrix............................................................................................................................ 6
Supported hardware............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Supported Operating Systems.............................................................................................................................................6
3 Installing DSU.............................................................................................................................. 8
Installing DSU DUP on Linux operating systems............................................................................................................... 8
Offline method to install DSU.........................................................................................................................................8
Online method to install DSU on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system........................................................ 8
Online method to install DSU on SLES operating system.......................................................................................... 9
Installing DSU DUP on Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems on command prompt...................................9
Installing DSU on Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems on UI................................................................. 9
4 DSU features.............................................................................................................................. 11
Inventory................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Preview..................................................................................................................................................................................19
Updating Server................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Bootable ISO........................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Using DSU Bootable ISO.............................................................................................................................................. 28
5 Network Share .......................................................................................................................... 29
6 Sample scripts using DSU........................................................................................................... 32
Sample usage with script....................................................................................................................................................33
Using the Script................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Using kickstart files............................................................................................................................................................. 35
7 Dell System Update Options........................................................................................................ 36
DSU Help ............................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Utility version ...................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Non-interactive update.......................................................................................................................................................36
System inventory ................................................................................................................................................................36
Catalog location................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Category values .................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Category list......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Upgrades only...................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Downgrades only................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Updates list...........................................................................................................................................................................38
Equivalent version updates ............................................................................................................................................... 38
Inventory file path................................................................................................................................................................38
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