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
If the dependency is not met for the specified component type, the component information is not displayed. But updating of
components runs on the available types.
Command Syntax for Linux:
dsu --component-type=<component type values>
Command Syntax for Windows:
dsu --component-type=<component type values
NOTE: For Driver, inventory lists all the required updatable and non- updatable parent component and sub components.
Remote
With remote option, user can enable updates of the remote systems, to provide the credentials of the remote system, and to
push updates to the remote system.
Pre-requisites:
● It is recommended to provide equivalent options while performing reboot on remote servers.
● DSU supports only when the similar operating system is used in host and remote systems. For example: Windows(Host) -
Windows(Remote) ; Linux(Host) - Linux(Remote)
● Remote option is supported only on iDRAC9 and later.
● Ensure to use compatible DSU version when using the DSU options for remote system.
● For Windows Operating Systems, ensure to log in once to remote server for uninterrupted connection.
Enabling updates of the remote systems
To enable the compatibility of the remote system with the host system.
Command for Linux:
dsu --remote
Command for Windows:
dsu --remote
NOTE:
For the usage of remote option, root account only can be used. Sudo users cannot be used. The remote system
must have default PermitRootLogin preenabled in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
NOTE: Remote option that is mentioned in the system prompt takes precedence over the config file options.
Providing the credentials of the remote system
To enable the remote system with the credentials provided along with the hostname. Multiple remote destinations can be
configured using the input config file.
Command for Linux:
dsu --remote=<credentials@hostname>
Command for Windows:
dsu --remote=<Domain\credentials@hostname>
NOTE:
When domain is used, only single-label DNS names are supported that do not contain a suffix such as .com,
Corp, .net, .org, or company name. For example, "host" is a single-label DNS name.
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