Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- DELL EMC System Update Version 1.9.1.0 User’s Guide
- Introduction to Dell System Update
- Support Matrix
- Installing DSU
- To install Dell System Update
- Install Dell System Update DUP on Linux operating systems
- Online method to install Dell System Update on SLES operating system
- Online method to install Dell System Update on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system
- Install Dell System Update using the offline method on systems running supported Linux operating systems
- Install Dell System Update on systems running Ubuntu
- To install Dell System Update on the supported Ubuntu at command prompt
- Installing DSU DUP on Windows server operating systems on command prompt
- Dell System Update features
- Network share
- Index catalog
- Sample scripts using DSU
- Dell System Update Options
- DSU Help
- Utility version
- Non-interactive update
- System inventory
- Proxy
- Certificate
- Compliance
- Catalog location
- Catalog ID
- Category values
- Category list
- Upgrades only
- Downgrades only
- Updates list
- Equivalent version updates
- Inventory file path
- Output inventory information
- Preview updates
- Configuration file
- Destination type
- Path of the inventory collector binary file
- Source Location
- Destination location
- Bootable ISO log
- Source type
- Path to save the log file
- List only critical updates
- Log level
- Pushing updates to the remote system
- DSU installer file location
- Restarting system
- To ignore the optional dependency
- To import the Dell public key
- To ignore the signature verification
- Component Type
- Remote
- Providing the updates for remote system using iDRAC
- To use operating system to iDRAC, pass through interface
- Input inventory
- Output inventory
- Output format
- Uninstall
- Progress
- DSU Outputs and Options
- Uninstalling DSU
- Troubleshooting Dell System Update
- Frequently asked questions
- Sample
- Licenses
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dell System Update..............................................................................6
What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2: Support Matrix.............................................................................................................7
Supported hardware........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Supported Operating Systems......................................................................................................................................... 7
Supported devices ........................................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 3: Installing DSU.............................................................................................................. 8
To install Dell System Update...........................................................................................................................................8
Install Dell System Update DUP on Linux operating systems................................................................................... 8
Online method to install Dell System Update on SLES operating system....................................................... 9
Online method to install Dell System Update on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system...................9
Install Dell System Update using the offline method on systems running supported Linux
operating systems....................................................................................................................................................10
Install Dell System Update on systems running Ubuntu..................................................................................... 10
To install Dell System Update on the supported Ubuntu at command prompt............................................ 10
Installing DSU DUP on Windows server operating systems on command prompt............................................. 11
Installing DSU on Windows Server Operating Systems on UI............................................................................11
Chapter 4: Dell System Update features...................................................................................... 13
Inventory.............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Preview.................................................................................................................................................................................21
Compliance..........................................................................................................................................................................24
Updating Server.................................................................................................................................................................26
Bootable ISO.......................................................................................................................................................................32
Using DSU Bootable ISO............................................................................................................................................33
Chapter 5: Network share ...........................................................................................................34
Chapter 6: Index catalog .............................................................................................................37
Chapter 7: Sample scripts using DSU.......................................................................................... 43
Bootable ISO scripts......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Using the Script.................................................................................................................................................................45
Kick-start files....................................................................................................................................................................46
Chapter 8: Dell System Update Options.......................................................................................47
DSU Help ............................................................................................................................................................................48
Utility version .................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Non-interactive update....................................................................................................................................................48
System inventory ............................................................................................................................................................. 48
Proxy.................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Certificate........................................................................................................................................................................... 50
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