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
Command for Linux:
dsu --destination-location=<DIR>
Command for Windows:
dsu --destination-location=<DIR>
Bootable ISO log
This option allows to specify the location at which the log is written while applying the updates using the bootable ISO.
Command for Linux:
dsu --bootable-log-location=<Log file location>
Command for Windows:
dsu --bootable-log-location=<Log file location>
Source type
Allows users to specify the type of source update.
1. OSNATIVE for YUM or any operating system default repository
2. DRM or Dell creates repository for REPOSITORY.
If any other value is specified, then INVALID_UPDATE_SOURCE_TYPE is returned.
Command for Linux:
dsu --source—type=<OSNATIVE|REPOSITORY>
Command for Windows:
dsu --source—type=<OSNATIVE|REPOSITORY>
Path to save the log file
To provide the file path to save the dsu log file.
Command for Linux:
dsu --output-log-file=/root/dsu.log
Command for Windows:
dsu --output-log-file=C:\dsu.log
List only critical updates
To list critical component updates. The DSU selection views shall display Criticality of the updates along with update name.
[ Urgent/Recommended/Optional] Dependent updates (only Hard) shall also be listed along with the updates.
Command for Linux:
dsu --list-critical-updates
Dell System Update Options
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