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 for Windows:
dsu --reboot
To ignore the optional dependency
To ignore the optional dependency while performing updates of the system.
Command for Linux: dsu --ignore-optional-dependencies
Command for Windows: dsu --ignore-optional-dependencies
To import the Dell public key
To import the Dell public key.
NOTE: This option should be used along with the other update features.
Command for Windows:
dsu --import-public-key
Command for Linux:
dsu --import-public-key
To ignore the signature verification
This option is used to ignore the signature verification of files.
NOTE: This option should be used along with the other update features.
Command for Linux:
dsu --ignore-signature
Command for Windows:
dsu --ignore-signature
Component Type
Component type filter lists the updates that are required for the specified component type.
The following are the five component type filters provided:
1. FRMW (Firmware)
2. BIOS
3. APAC (Application)
4. APP (Application)
5. DRVR (Drivers)
NOTE: APP is used only for upgrading OMSA DUPs
NOTE: For JSON supported files, APAC component is displayed as EAPP.
NOTE: The category filter option works when the IC version is greater or equal to 20.04.200, it lists specified components
in the servers. Else, the filter list all the components in the server.
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