Users Guide

The repository setup is ne, however OMSA (srvadmin) is failing to install.............................................................22
The repository setup is ne, OMSA (srvadmin) is installed but won’t start or you can’t access it....................... 22
Repository conicts for updates having dierent version.The DSU commands are not working even after
the successful installation of the software................................................................................................................... 22
Failure message is observed while creating a bootable ISO through DSU................................................................23
If an ISO created with DSU on iDRAC virtual media, an error message is displayed...............................................23
8 Frequently asked questions..........................................................................................................................24
How can I select an update in the given list?...............................................................................................................24
How can I cancel an update already selected in the given list?................................................................................. 24
After I select the required updates, how to start the update process?.................................................................... 24
Can I select more than one update?..............................................................................................................................24
Can I select all updates at the same time? .................................................................................................................. 24
Can I cancel all updates at the same time? ................................................................................................................. 24
Can I select multiple updates at the same time using a single option in the command? .......................................24
DSU Inventory displays update for a component that is installed is newer than what is available........................25
I am using DSU on 10th generation of PowerEdge Systems. What are the possible outcomes that i may
have to handle while using DSU with repository, catalog or RPM?.......................................................................... 25
I see a message saying that the DSU could not get the inventory. What should I be doing to resolve the
issue?.................................................................................................................................................................................25
On Ubuntu operating system, I see a message “genisoimage: command not found. Please install
genisoimage to create bootable iso”. What am I supposed to do?............................................................................ 26
On Linux operating system, I see a message “mkisofs: command not found. Please install mkisofs to
create bootable iso”. What am I supposed to do?........................................................................................................26
On Microsoft Windows operating system, when I execute the command “dsu”, I see a message “dsu is
not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch le”. What am I supposed
to do?................................................................................................................................................................................ 26
There are few components that are listed when I execute the command dsu —i or dsu /i. However, I am
not able to view these components in the comparison report. Why do I see the dierence?.............................. 26
I get a warning message saying “Inventory collector returned with partial failure”. How do I get more
information about the potential issue?..........................................................................................................................26
I see a message saying “Failed to parse cong le” with exit code 17. What should I do to troubleshoot and
resolve the issue?.............................................................................................................................................................27
I see a message “unable to get the inventory collector path from catalog”. What should I do to
troubleshoot and resolve the issue?.............................................................................................................................. 27
When we create a bootable ISO using the ./dsucreateiso script, does it include les such as LC OS Driver
Packs, DSET and other les?......................................................................................................................................... 27
Which is the default directory to output the ISO?.......................................................................................................27
Where to look for the log les while using the dsucreateiso command?..................................................................27
Does DSU fail to downgrade to a lower version (1.5.0) in Microsoft Windows ?.....................................................27
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