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
Destination type
If the applicable updates are packaged for a specific destination, below command is used. To know more about creating of
bootable ISO, click on ISO below.
1. ISO is used for creating bootable ISO.
2. CBD is used for creating a repository with deployment script.
If the destination type is invalid, then INVALID_DESTINATION_TYPE is returned.
Command for Linux:
dsu --destination-type=<TYPE> [ISO|CBD]
Command for Windows:
dsu --destination-type=<TYPE>[ISO|CBD]
Path of the inventory collector binary file
Allows users to specify the location from which IC is selected.
This overrides the IC from the catalog when specified.
When it is used with --remote option, the IC binary file is used for the remote system for inventory. If invalid location is
provided then INVALID_IC_LOCATIONis returned.
Command for Linux:
dsu --ic-location=<inventory collector binary location>
Command for Windows:
dsu --ic-location=<inventory collector binary location>
NOTE:
.sign file is provided by the user is located in the same IC location. Else, use --ignore-signature to disable
signature check.
NOTE: While performing inventory for remote systems, the IC-log is seen only on the remote host systems.
Source Location
Allows user to specify the local or network directory location of the source or repository.
Command for Linux:
dsu --source-location=<Directory PATH>
Command for Windows:
dsu --source-location=<Directory PATH>
Destination location
To provide the path of the package created using the --destination-type and to be saved.
NOTE:
When using --destination-type=ISO, the ISO filename provided in --destination-location should adhere to
ISO9660 file system standards. For more details, see main page of genisoimage.
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