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10. Enter the operating system administrative or iDRAC credentials for the managed server.
Examples: In a Windows domain environment, enter <Domain\Administrator> and password. In a
Windows workgroup environment, enter <LocalHost\Administrator> and the password
In a Linux environment, enter root and password. If you want to apply system updates using sudo,
select Enable Sudo and update the SSH port number.
NOTE: Before you apply system updates using sudo, create a new user account, edit the
sudoers file using the visudo command, and add the following:
For target systems running a 32-bit operating systems:
Cmnd_Alias OMEUPDATE = /bin/tar,/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/omexec,/tmp/
LinuxPreInstallPackage/runbada,/tmp/LinuxPreInstallPackage/omexec
<sudo_username> ALL=OMEUPDATE,NOPASSWD:OMEUPDATE
For target systems running a 64-bit operating systems:
Cmnd_Alias OMEUPDATE = /bin/tar,/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/omexec,/tmp/
LinuxPreInstallPackage64/runbada,/tmp/LinuxPreInstallPackage64/omexec
<sudo_username> ALL=OMEUPDATE,NOPASSWD:OMEUPDATE
NOTE: Applying system updates using sudo is not supported for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
targets.
11. Click Finish.
NOTE: You cannot schedule Windows and Linux updates to occur using the same task. Create
a separate task for each.
Viewing Updated Status
To view and confirm that updates were applied successfully, click Manage → System Update →
Summary. The Task Execution History pane displays if the updates were applied successfully.
View Active Catalog
Select to view the catalog file that is currently in use for doing software updates.
Field Description
Source Displays the source. The source is either Server
Update Utility, FTP, or Repository Manager.
Source Type The type for source from which the catalog file is
taken. For example Dell ftp site.
Release ID The unique identification number assigned to the
released catalog file.
Release Date The date on which the catalog file was released.
Newer version available Displays if a newer version is available.
Issues and Resolutions Use Case Scenarios
The following table provides information about the issues that are displayed in the Issues and
Resolutions for Updates tab.
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