Owner's Manual

Contents
1 About Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility.................................................5
Key Features and Functionalities.......................................................................................................... 5
What's New in This Release.................................................................................................................. 6
Supported Operating Systems..............................................................................................................6
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.................................................................................... 6
2 About Graphical User Interface Mode.................................................................9
Launching SUU in a GUI Mode............................................................................................................. 9
Prerequisite Failure Messages...............................................................................................................9
Software Prerequisite Failure MessageHardware Prerequisite Failure MessageSoftware
and Hardware Prerequisite Failure Message.................................................................................. 9
Fixing the Software Prerequisite Failure............................................................................................. 10
Fixing the Hardware Prerequisite Failure............................................................................................10
Creating a Prerequisites Media..................................................................................................... 10
Comparison Report............................................................................................................................. 11
Criticality Levels..............................................................................................................................11
Comparison Report Features........................................................................................................ 12
Upgrading System Components.........................................................................................................12
Downgrading System Components................................................................................................... 13
Updating System Components...........................................................................................................13
Updating Failures.................................................................................................................................14
3 About Command Line Interface Mode.............................................................. 15
Launching SUU in a CLI Mode............................................................................................................ 15
List of CLI Commands.........................................................................................................................15
4 Integrating Server Update Utility With Other Components........................ 17
Integrating SUU With OpenManage Essentials...................................................................................17
Selecting a Catalog Source Using SUU.........................................................................................17
Creating A Custom SUU Using Dell Repository Manager..................................................................17
Exporting as a SUU.............................................................................................................................. 18
5 Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions............................................. 21
Known Issues....................................................................................................................................... 21
Timeout due to USB Arbitration Service....................................................................................... 21
Inventory Failure on Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Operating System.........21
DUP Fails on 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System..............................................22
Dell_PV_Utils_NASDUP.exe Fails to Initialize During the Invcol Execution................................22