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
Table 5. Bootable ISO
Action Mandatory attributes Optional attributes Syntax/Example
onfig.xml--
destination-
location=\
\192.168.10.1\Share
\ISO9660.iso --non-
interactive
dsu --destination-
type=ISO --config=\
\100.98.20.99\DSU\c
onfig.xml --
authentication=abc:
bca123 --
destination-
location=\
\192.168.10.1\Share
\ISO9660.iso --non-
interactive
Using DSU Bootable ISO
NOTE: The bootable ISO can be created with an alternative sample script which is a simple method and has multiple options
for customization such as creating ISO for some specific set of platforms. For more information, see Sample scripts using
DSU.
NOTE: Use IP address or URL with https protocol.
This is one of the Bootable ISO generation methods. It can be created through either of the two following methods:
● Interactive- DUPs are downloaded and packaged in the iso.
dsu -–destination-type=ISO -–destination-location=”/root/bootabledsu.iso”
● Non-interactive- Requires a repository location to fetch DUPs.
dsu –n –-destination-type=ISO –-destination-location=”/root/bootabledsu.iso” –
config=”/root/dsuconfig.xml”
The config.xml template is as following:
<DSUConfig><Repository Type="YUM"><RepoLocation IP="198.168.10.12"
Directory="16.08.10" UseLatestDSU="False"/></Repository></DSUConfig>
You can also perform the same operation on Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems using the following commands:
● Interactive:
dsu --destination-type=ISO --destination-location=C:\OUTPUT.ISO
● Non-interactive:
dsu --non-interactive --destination-type=ISO --destination-location=C:\output.iso --
config=C:\config.xml
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