Users Guide

Element Options Usage Description
Value - Category value is to be provided. To get
the category value use the option --get-
categories
OrderID - OrderID is positive integer value which
will be used to apply the updates in an ascending
order.
Default order for updating is:
iDRAC / LC
Applications like: Diagnostics – DI, iSM
Device Driver (Storage, COMMs, Chipset, Video)
Device Firmware (Storage, COMMs, PSU, CPLD)
BIOS
AuthenticationSequence ->
Authentication
Authentication
Type="PLAIN"
ExecPort="22"
Username="name"
Password="password1"
OrderID="4"
ExecProto="SSH" |"WMI"
The Authentication has various attributes which can
be used to cong the remote systems.
The default value is Plain which requires the user to
provide the user name and the password for the
connection.
The ExecPort is used to provide the port number in
accordance to the execution protocol provided.
Username and password are required for
authentication.
The OrderID provides the order in which the
authentications provided will be checked for the
remote connections.
The ExecProto provides the protocol over which the
connection will be established. SSH is the connection
protocol used for Linux operating systems and WMI is
the connection protocol used for Microsoft Windows
operating systems. This attribute is optional.
RemoteSystem -> System
System Address type
AddressType="IPV4"
To provide the IP address of system, DSU
automatically detects the type of address if the input
is not provided by the user.
Sample cong le with only Apply Sequence option
<DSUConfig>
<Repository Type="YUM">
<RepoLocation IP="192.168.10.11" Directory="16.08.00" UseLatestDSU="False"/>
</Repository>
<ApplySequence>
<Sequence Type="ApplyFirst">
<Category Value="NI" OrderID = "1"/>
<Category Value="BI" OrderID = "2"/>
</Sequence>
<Sequence Type="ApplyLast">
<Category Value="SV" OrderID = "0"/>
</Sequence>
</ApplySequence>
</DSUConfig>
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Sample options usage