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 9. Config file options usage
Element Options Usage Description
ApplySequence -> Sequence ->
Category
Value OrderID
There are two attributes which has to be
mentioned for this feature:
● Value - Category value is to be provided.
To get the category value use the option --
get-categories
● OrderID - OrderID is positive integer value
which will be used to apply the updates in an
ascending order.
Default order for updating is:
● iDRAC / LC
● Applications like: Diagnostics – DI, iSM
● Device Driver (Storage, COMMs, Chipset,
Video)
● Device Firmware (Storage, COMMs, PSU,
CPLD)
● BIOS
AuthenticationSequence ->
Authentication
Authentication
Type="PLAIN"
ExecPort="22"
Username="name"
Password="password1"
OrderID="4"
ExecProto="SSH" |"WMI" |
"REDFISH"
The Authentication has various attributes which
can be used to config the remote systems.
The default value is Plain which requires the user
to provide the user name and the password for
the connection.
The ExecPort is used to provide the port number
in accordance to the execution protocol provided.
Username and password are required for
authentication.
The OrderID provides the order in which the
authentications provided will be checked for the
remote connections.
The ExecProto provides the protocol method
over which the connection will be established.
● SSH is the connection protocol used for Linux
operating systems.
● WMI is the connection protocol used for
Microsoft Windows operating systems.
● Redfish - is connection method used for
iDRAC.
This attribute is optional.
RemoteSystem -> System
System Address type
AddressType="IPV4"
RSystemType=iDRAC
To provide the IP address of system, DSU
automatically detects the type of address if the
input is not provided by the user.
To provide the system type to connect to remote
system.
Sample config file with only Apply Sequence option
<DSUConfig>
<Repository Type="CATALOG">
<RepoLocation IP="192.168.10.11" Directory="16.08.00" UseLatestDSU="False"/>
</Repository>
<ApplySequence>
<Sequence Type="ApplyFirst">
<Category Value="NI" OrderID = "1"/>
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