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
Introduction to Dell System Update
This chapter provides insights on why Dell System Update is used and providing various components updates for Linux and
Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Dell System Update is a script-optimized update deployment tool that you can use to apply Dell EMC updates such as
applications, firmware, and drivers for Linux, and Microsoft Windows operating systems. With this tool, you identify the available
updates, select, and deploy on a single system or multiple systems using your operating system or Integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller (iDRAC) or pass-through. It is designed in a way it works both in online and offline mode to use the updates
available in the catalog or repository and applying the same updates to the system. Using scripts, Dell System Update can
automate the update management.
Topics:
• What is new in this release
What is new in this release
The following section provides information about the new features that are supported in the current release.
● Support for new installation application like Operating System driver pack and OMSA(Windows)
● Support for PERC DUP exit code 18 (Virtual AC cycle required) and 19 (Container/Chassis Power cycle is required).
NOTE: Exit codes are for DUP only.
● Display of hard dependency on the console.
● DSU supports multi-level dependency component updates with reboot condition.
● Support for DSU installer on FIPS enabled environment.
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