Users Guide

Command to create ISO with the action for components....................................................................................28
Command to create ISO with the given custom-script........................................................................................ 28
Using kickstart les..........................................................................................................................................................28
7 Troubleshooting DSU................................................................................................................................... 29
The repository setup is ne, however OMSA (srvadmin) is failing to install.............................................................29
The repository setup is ne, OMSA (srvadmin) is installed but won’t start or you can’t access it....................... 29
Repository conicts for updates having dierent version.The DSU commands are not working even after
the successful installation of the software................................................................................................................... 29
Failure message is observed while creating a bootable ISO through DSU............................................................... 30
If an ISO created with DSU on iDRAC virtual media, an error message is displayed...............................................30
8 Frequently asked questions.......................................................................................................................... 31
How can I select an update in the given list?................................................................................................................31
How can I cancel an update already selected in the given list?..................................................................................31
After I select the required updates, how to start the update process?.....................................................................31
Can I select more than one update?.............................................................................................................................. 31
Can I select all updates at the same time? ...................................................................................................................31
Can I cancel all updates at the same time? ..................................................................................................................31
Can I select multiple updates at the same time using a single option in the command? ....................................... 31
DSU Inventory displays update for a component that is installed is newer than what is available........................32
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?.......................................................................... 32
I see a message saying that the DSU could not get the inventory. What should I be doing to resolve the
issue?.................................................................................................................................................................................32
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?............................................................................ 33
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?........................................................................................................33
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?................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
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?.............................. 33
I get a warning message saying “Inventory collector returned with partial failure”. How do I get more
information about the potential issue?..........................................................................................................................33
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?............................................................................................................................................................ 34
I see a message “unable to get the inventory collector path from catalog”. What should I do to
troubleshoot and resolve the issue?..............................................................................................................................34
When we create a bootable ISO using the ./dsucreateiso script, does it include les such as LC OS Driver
Packs, DSET and other les?......................................................................................................................................... 34
Which is the default directory to output the ISO?...................................................................................................... 34
Where to look for the log les while using the dsucreateiso command?..................................................................34
Does DSU fail to downgrade to a lower version (1.5.0) in Microsoft Windows ?.................................................... 34
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