Users Guide

Introduction to Dell System Update

DELL EMC System Update (DSU) is a script optimized update deployment tool that is used to apply Dell EMC updates such as

applications, firmware and drivers for Linux, and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Using DSU identify the available updates, select

the relevant updates, and deploy the updates on a single system or multiple systems through operating systems or Integrated Dell Remote

Access Controller (iDRAC) or iDRAC pass through.

Topics:

• How does Dell System Update work

• What is new in this release

• Related Documents

How does Dell System Update work

Dell System Update (DSU) is designed to facilitate the consumption of the updates referred in the catalog or repository.

DSU references catalog to get updates and apply on to the target systems. It can work online and offline. Use DSU for automating the

update management through scripts.

What is new in this release

This release of DSU supports the following new feature:

• Support (CIFS/SMB1 and SMB2) network share for providing repositories, Inventory Collector, Dell Update Packages, Catalog, and so

on, to DSU.

• Saving log file and exporting JSON files to network share.

• Exporting Inventory and Progress information to JSON formatted file.

• Feature to get progress information during server update.

• Support to export inventory in XML and JSON format to a local or a network share.

• Install location that is changed to ProgramFiles and working directory to Programmata in Windows.

• Option to uninstall DSU from target system after remote operations.

• Enhancing the feature to support device guard fix.

• Enhancing the feature to update remote and host systems that are based on the component type like DRVR, APP, APAC, BIOS,

Firmware.

NOTE: Driver support is available only for systems running on Microsoft Windows.