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
Installing DSU
You can install DSU on Microsoft Windows Server and Linux Operating Systems through Dell Update Package (DUP).
Topics:
• To install Dell System Update
• Install Dell System Update DUP on Linux operating systems
• Installing DSU DUP on Windows server operating systems on command prompt
To install Dell System Update
This chapter provides information on installation steps on Linux, SLES, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu operating
systems, Microsoft windows server using command prompt and at UI, and offline method to install Dell System Update
Prerequisites
To use the Dell System Update features, it is recommended to install Dell System Update on the physical server and not on the
remote server.
About this task
The following protocols are for connecting to a remote system:
● Enable SSH protocol on Linux operating system.
● Ensure that you have administrator or root privileges..
● Ensure that the WMI services are running.
● Install dependant Operating System libraries for Linux.
● Enable Redfish for iDRAC. For more information, see the latest iDRAC9 Users Guide.
NOTE:
To install through iDRAC on iDRAC9 based PowerEdge Servers, minimum version of iDRAC 3.30.30.30 and later is
required.
Install Dell System Update DUP on Linux operating
systems
This section provides steps to install Dell System Update DUP on Linux operating system by giving information about pre-
requisites such as user permissions, enabling default location, and operating system package requirement.
Prerequisites
● Ensure that you have superuser or root user permissions.
● Ensure that you have pre-enabled the default PermitRootLogin attribute in /etc/ssh/sshd_config for remote systems.
● Ensure that you use the root account to access a Linux server remotely.
● Ensure that you have the Libssh or Libssh2 package.
● Ensure to install all the required Operating System package.
● Ensure that you enable the SSH protocol.
● Ensure to install Dell System Update on the supported Dell EMC PowerEdge Severs.
● For more information about the latest Dell System Update RPM, see linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/
os_independent/x86_64/
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