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
Can I run DSU using PowerShell ISE?
Use DSU with PowerShell but not with PowerShell ISE.
How can I cancel an update already selected in the given
list?
It works like a toggle button. For example, if update number 7 is already selected (an asterisk (*) is displayed corresponding to
the update after it is selected), and now if you select 7 as an option, it gets cancelled.
After I select the required updates, how to start the update
process?
After you selected the required updates, type c option to start the update procedure.
Can I select more than one update?
Yes, you can select more than one update at a time. You can provide update numbers one by one as an option to select multiple
updates.
Can I select all updates simultaneously?
Yes, you can select all updates at a time. Select an option and press enter, all the updates get selected.
Can I select multiple updates at the same time using a single
option in the command?
No, you cannot select multiple updates. However you can select multiple updates by providing numbers one by one.
DSU Inventory displays update for a component that is
installed is newer than what is available.
DSU Linux Repository is refreshed on a monthly basis, at the next refresh of the DSU Linux Repository the newer version will be
carried.
I am using DSU on 10th and 11th generation of PowerEdge
Systems. What are the possible outcomes that i may have
to handle while using DSU with repository, catalog or RPM?
The following table describes the scenarios and the expected outcomes if you use DSU on 10th generation of PowerEdge
systems.
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Frequently asked questions