Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- DELL EMC System Update Version 1.9.2.0 User’s Guide
- Contents
- 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
Display the location of Catalog file
Provides either local or network location of repository or catalog. By default network would be enabled to download catalog and
DUPs file.
Syntax for displaying the location of catalog file:
dsucreateiso -s SOURCELOCATION or dsucreateiso --source-location=SOURCELOCATION
Location to create log file
Creates a log file at the given location with the file name as dsucreateiso_%Y%m%d_%H%M%S.log. By default the log is
located at /var/log/dsucreateiso.log and appends with each execution.
Syntax to create log file:
dsucreateiso -l LOGLOCATION or dsucreateiso --log-location= LOGLOCATION
Apply action for the component
Specifies the option with which dsu will execute in mount environment. By default no DSU option of application status are used.
The options are applyall|upgrade|downgrade|equivalent.
Syntax for apply action:
dsucreateiso -a APPLYACTION or dsucreateiso --apply-action= APPLYACTION
Location of the DELL Boot plug-in
Provides the location of dellbootplugin in tar.gz format. Both network as well as local location can be provided. By default
dellbootplugin.tar.gz will be downloaded from the posted location of dell.
Syntax for bootable plug-in:
dsucreateiso -d DELLBOOTPLUGIN or dsucreateiso --dellbootplugin=DELLBOOTPLUGIN
Location of the custom script file used for ISO creation
Provides the location of script file.
Syntax for the location of the script file:
dsucreateiso -i INPUTSCRIPT or dsucreateiso --input-custom-script=INPUTSCRIPT
Destination path for the custom script file used for ISO creation
Provides the location of script file where script file will be generated.
Syntax to create destination path:
dsucreateiso -u OUTPUTSCRIPT or dsucreateiso --output-custom-script=OUTPUTSCRIPT
Topics:
• Bootable ISO scripts
• Using the Script
• Kick-start files
Bootable ISO scripts
This chapter provides insights on the usage of commands on creating custom catalog, repository, to customize working
directory etc,. using bootable ISO
The following are the options to create bootable ISO:
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Sample scripts using DSU