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
Upgrades only
Upgrades only option is considered while determining the applicable updates. This option is also used with --remote for the
remote system .
Command for Linux:
dsu --apply-upgrades-only
Command for Windows:
dsu --apply-upgrades-only
Downgrades only
To get the list of down-gradable components.
Command for Linux:
dsu --apply-downgrades
Command for Windows:
dsu --apply-downgrades
NOTE: OMSA component supports only upgrade.
Updates list
To apply the updates specified in the file list, if applicable and available in catalog.
Command for Linux:
dsu --update-list=<FILENAME1,FILENAME2,...>
Command for Windows:
dsu --update-list=<FILENAME1,FILENAME2,...>
Equivalent version updates
To get the list of applicable components of the same versions for updating.
For example, if the installed version of the component is same as the available version of the component in the catalog, below
option is used.
Command for Linux:
dsu --apply-equivalents
Command for Windows:
dsu --apply-equivalents
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