Users Guide

Support Matrix
This section lists the hardware, Operating Systems and PowerEdge Servers required for installing DSU.
Topics:
• Supported hardware
• Supported Operating Systems
Supported hardware
DSU supports iDRAC7, iDRAC8 and iDRAC9 based Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
NOTE: To install through iDRAC on iDRAC9 based PowerEdge Servers, minimum version of iDRAC 3.30.30.30 and later is
required
NOTE: DSU 1.7 and later versions does not support remote update through iDRAC7 and iDRAC8
Supported Operating Systems
This section describes the list of supported Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
NOTE:
Community distros such as Fedora, CentOS, and open SUSE are not tested with Dell Linux repository. Since most of
the kernel drivers in the Dell Linux repository are in Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) format, community distros may
work.
The following Microsoft Windows Operating Systems are supported:
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016
● Microsoft Windows Server 2019
The following Linux Operating Systems are supported:
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 (x86_64)
● Ubuntu 18.04.04
Prerequisites for installing on remote systems
NOTE: To use the DSU features, it is recommended to install DSU on the physical server and not on the remote server.
The following protocols are used 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.
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