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
Troubleshooting Dell System Update
This section helps you troubleshoot if you face any issues
Inventory or compliance is displayed when Enterprise
catalog provided instead of Index catalog along with catalog
ID
--catalog is not necessary to use when Enterprise location is given. To use --catalog, user must provide catalog ID.
Use of repository location from config file
This option is supported only for the use of linux repository with source type as YUM repository.
For example for config file:
<DSUConfig xmlns="DSUConfiguration"><Repository Type="YUM"><RepoLocation
Directory="drmupdates/cataog.xml" IP="https://httpsserver:port"
useLatestDSU="True" /></Repository><RemoteSystem><System
Address="100.200.00.9"><AuthenticationSequence><Authentication ExecProto="SSH"
Password="test123" Type="PLAIN" Username="root" /></AuthenticationSequence></System></
RemoteSystem></DSUConfig>
How does DSU update in case of dependencies during
updates
If the component has dependency on component or different version of the same component, Dell System Update updates the
dependent component and then updates the required component. For example:
1. Update of IDSDM Component dependency on iDRAC component.
2. Update of iDRAC latest version component dependency on IDRAC older version.
In case if the dependent component requires reboot, then user has to reboot and re-initiate the DSU to continue other updates.
In case of multi-level dependency of the component.
For example: iDSDM depends on iDRAC and again same iDRAC depends on another BIOS Component. In such scenarios,
compliance report will show only the immediate dependent component. In the above example, compliance report shows only
IDRAC. But when user performs the update, all the dependent components are updated.
Facing issue with IC signature file or Catalog
Description: This issue is seen during the execution of Dell System Update when user terminates the session / partial download
of IC file or catalog / network issue during downloads.
Resolution: Before the next execution of Dell System Update, ensure to clear the corrupted file from the working directory and
reinitiate the execution.
For Windows: c:\Programdata\Dell\Dell EMC System Update is the working directory
For Linux: /usr/libexec/dell_dup/ folder is the working directory
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