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
Online method to install Dell System Update on SLES operating
system
This section provides steps to install Dell System Update DUP on SLES operating system at command prompt having user
privilege, latest Dell Update Package from support site.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the online repository is configured to linux.dell.com.
About this task
To install Dell System Update on the supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system at command prompt,
perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
2. Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
3. At the command prompt, run the following command: zypper install dell-system-update
The status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices
information.
Next steps
To verify if the installation is successful, run dsu -h and run dsu -v for Linux based Operating System on the command prompt
with root privileges.
Online method to install Dell System Update on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating system
This section provides steps to install Dell System Update DUP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system at command
prompt having user privilege, latest Dell Update Package from support site.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the online repository is configured to linux.dell.com.
About this task
To install Dell System Update on the supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system through command prompt, perform
the following steps:
Steps
1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
2. Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
3. At command prompt, run the following command: yum install dell-system-update
The status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices
information.
Next steps
To verify if the installation is successful, run dsu -h and run dsu -v for Linux based Operating System on the command
prompt with root privileges.
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