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
Command to create bootable ISO using custom catalog
dsucreateiso --source=/root/Catalog.xml --output=bootabledsu.iso
Command to create bootable ISO by the available repository
dsucreateiso --source=/root --output=bootabledsu.iso
Command to customize the working directory
dsucreateiso --output=/root/bootabledsu.iso --workspace=/root/myworkspace
Command to create bootable ISO with offline network and local repository
dsucreateiso --dellbootplugin=/root/dellbootplugin.tar.gz --source=/root --
output=bootabledsu.iso
Command to create bootable ISO for particular platform
dsucreateiso --input-platformlist=PER730|PER830
Command to create bootable ISO with the action for components
dsucreateiso --apply-action='upgrade|downgrade'
Command to create bootable ISO with the given custom-script
dsucreateiso --input-custom-script=/root/apply_bundles.sh
Using the Script
Ensure that you assess the following before using the script:
1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (x86_64) or later
2. Python 2.6.6
3. mkisofs 2.01 (genisoimage 1.1.9)
You can generate a bootable ISO using the following script:
● To create ISO using custom catalog
./dsucreateiso --dellbootplugin=/root/dell-boot-plugin-8.3.0-16.08.00.noarch.rpm
--catalog=/root/Catalog.xml --baseurl=ftp://downloads.dell.com/ --dsu=/root/dell-
system-update-1.3.1-16.09.00.x86_64.rpm
--output=bootabledsu.iso
● To create ISO by providing previously created repository
./dsucreateiso --dellbootplugin=/root/dell-boot-plugin-8.3.0-16.08.00.noarch.rpm
--catalog=/root/Catalog.xml --baseurl=ftp://downloads.dell.com/ --dsu=/root/dell-
system-update-1.3.1-16.09.00.x86_64.rpm
--repo=/usr/libexec/dell_dup/repository --output=bootabledsu.iso
● To use custom working directory
./dsucreateiso --dellbootplugin=/root/dell-boot-plugin-8.3.0-16.08.00.noarch.rpm
--catalog=/root/Catalog.xml --baseurl=ftp://downloads.dell.com/ --dsu=/root/dell-
Sample scripts using DSU
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