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Element Options Usage Description

• Value - Category value is to be provided. To get

the category value use the option --get-

categories

• OrderID - OrderID is positive integer value which

will be used to apply the updates in an ascending

order.

Default order for updating is:

• iDRAC / LC

• Applications like: Diagnostics – DI, iSM

• Device Driver (Storage, COMMs, Chipset, Video)

• Device Firmware (Storage, COMMs, PSU, CPLD)

• BIOS

AuthenticationSequence ->

Authentication

Type="PLAIN"

ExecPort="22"

Username="name"

Password="password1"

OrderID="4"

ExecProto="SSH" |"WMI" |

"REDFISH"

The Authentication has various attributes which can

be used to config the remote systems.

The default value is Plain which requires the user to

provide the user name and the password for the

connection.

The ExecPort is used to provide the port number in

accordance to the execution protocol provided.

Username and password are required for

authentication.

The OrderID provides the order in which the

authentications provided will be checked for the

remote connections.

The ExecProto provides the protocol method over

which the connection will be established.

• SSH is the connection protocol used for Linux

operating systems.

• WMI is the connection protocol used for

Microsoft Windows operating systems.

• Redfish - is connection method used for iDRAC.

This attribute is optional.

RemoteSystem -> System

System Address type

AddressType="IPV4"

RSystemType=iDRAC

To provide the IP address of system, DSU

automatically detects the type of address if the input

is not provided by the user.

To provide the system type to connect to remote

system.

Sample config file with only Apply Sequence option

</Repository>

</Sequence>

</Sequence>

Sample