Users Guide

Installing DSU

Installing DSU DUP on Linux operating systems

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you have superuser or root user permissions.

• Ensure that the remote system has a default PermitRootLogin pre-enabled in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.

• Ensure that you use the root account to access a Linux server remotely.

• Ensure that you have the Libssh2 package.

• Ensure that you enable the SSH protocol.

• For more information about the latest DSU RPM, see https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/os_independent/x86_64/

Offline method to install DSU

About this task

To install DSU on the supported Linux operating system through command prompt, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.

2. Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.

3. In command prompt, go to the location where you have saved the download files. Type or select the .bin file and add ./ command to

install DSU.

Status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices information.

4. Press q to continue .

5. Press y to install DSU.

A successful installation message is displayed.

Online method to install DSU on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

operating system

Prerequisites

Ensure that the online repository is configured to linux.dell.com.

About this task

To install DSU on the supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system through command prompt, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.

2. Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.

3. In command prompt, run the following command: yum install dell-system-update

Status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices information.

Next steps

To verify if the installation is successful, run dsu -h on the command prompt or PowerShell with superuser or root privileges.

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