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# Linux Remote Hosts

<Authentication Type="PLAIN" ExecPort="22" Username="system Username"

Password="password2" OrderID="1" ExecProto="SSH"/>

</AuthenticationSequence>

</System>

</RemoteSystem>

</DSUConfig>

Table 9. Config file options usage

Element Options Usage Description

Repository

Type="OSNATIVE|

REPOSITORY"

When type is OSNATIVE, the command specific

to the OS will be used to install updates. Updates

are fetched from IP + '/' + Directory.

When type is REPOSITORY, the updates will be

downloaded from location provided in the IP +

'/' + Directory.

Repository -> RepoLocation

IP="<ipaddress>"

Directory="<directoryaddr

ess>"

The attributes provides the location of repository

for the update of IP and Directory as: [IP + '/' +

Directory]. If the Type is OSNATIVE, location

provided in the [IP + '/' + Directory] is expected

to carry updates in rpm format. If the Type is

REPOSITORY, location provided by the [IP + '/'

+ Directory] should contain catalog file in .gz

format and same will be used to fetch updates.

UseLatestDSU="True|False"

The UseLatestDSU refers to the latest DSU

version to be installed at the target system.

Usecase 1: Bootable ISO

a. TRUE: When Type is OSNATIVE, DSU'S

version is compared from the location provided in

the IP + '/' + Directory to the version

carried by DSU bootable plug-in.

b. False: The DSU version carried inside dell boot

plugin will be used.

UseCase2: While using remote option.

a. TRUE: Latest DSU will be made available at

target system (Install/update)

b. False: DSU version available at target system

will be used to apply updates.

This options is ignored in case Type is

REPOSITORY.

NOTE: Dell recommends the value of the

attribute as True, when using the remote

option.

NOTE: Dell recommends the value of the

attribute as True, in the config file to avoid

failures at the remote system.

ApplySequence -> Sequence

Type= "ApplyFirst |

ApplyLast"

This option allows user to provide the

sequencing. ApplyFirst allows the user to apply

the list of categories mentioned to be updated

first and ApplyLast allows the user to apply the

updates last.

Sample 83