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
# Linux Remote Hosts
<System Address="192.168.200.123" >
<AuthenticationSequence>
<Authentication Type="PLAIN" ExecPort="22" Username="system Username"
Password="password2" OrderID="1" ExecProto="SSH"/>
</AuthenticationSequence>
</System>
</RemoteSystem>
</DSUConfig>
Table 9. Config file options usage
Element Options Usage Description
Repository
Type="OSNATIVE|
REPOSITORY"
When type is OSNATIVE, the command specific
to the OS will be used to install updates. Updates
are fetched from IP + '/' + Directory.
When type is REPOSITORY, the updates will be
downloaded from location provided in the IP +
'/' + Directory.
Repository -> RepoLocation
IP="<ipaddress>"
Directory="<directoryaddr
ess>"
The attributes provides the location of repository
for the update of IP and Directory as: [IP + '/'
+ Directory]. If the Type is OSNATIVE, location
provided in the [IP + '/' + Directory] is expected
to carry updates in rpm format. If the Type is
REPOSITORY, location provided by the [IP + '/'
+ Directory] should contain catalog file in .gz
format and same will be used to fetch updates.
UseLatestDSU="True|False"
The UseLatestDSU refers to the latest DSU
version to be installed at the target system.
Usecase 1: Bootable ISO
a. TRUE: When Type is OSNATIVE, DSU'S
version is compared from the location provided
in the IP + '/' + Directory to the version
carried by DSU bootable plug-in.
b. False: The DSU version carried inside dell boot
plugin will be used.
UseCase2: While using remote option.
a. TRUE: Latest DSU will be made available at
target system (Install/update)
b. False: DSU version available at target system
will be used to apply updates.
This options is ignored in case Type is
REPOSITORY.
NOTE: Dell recommends the value of the
attribute as True, when using the remote
option.
NOTE: Dell recommends the value of the
attribute as True, in the config file to avoid
failures at the remote system.
ApplySequence -> Sequence
Type= "ApplyFirst |
ApplyLast"
This option allows user to provide the
sequencing. ApplyFirst allows the user to apply
the list of categories mentioned to be updated
first and ApplyLast allows the user to apply the
updates last.
Sample 81