Users Guide

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About Dell OpenManage Server Update
Utility
Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) is a DVD-based application for identifying and applying
updates to the system.
You can use SUU to update the Dell PowerEdge system or to view the updates available for systems
supported by SUU. SUU compares the versions of components currently installed on the system with the
versions of the components packaged on the Dell PowerEdge Server Update Utility media.
SUU displays a comparison report of the versions and provides various options for updating the
components.
NOTE: Only users with administrator (Microsoft Windows) or root (Linux) privileges can perform
updates using SUU.
Key Features and Functionalities
This section describes key features and functionalities of Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU).
Table 1. Features and Functionalities
Feature Description
Prerequisite Failure Messages List of error messages displayed when the prerequisite conditions
are not met. For more information, see Prerequisite Failure
Messages.
Fixing Prerequisite Failures Allows you to fix the hardware or software prerequisite failures. For
more information, see Fixing the Software Prerequisite Failure and
Fixing the Hardware Prerequisite Failure.
Comparison Report Displays a list of component versions installed on the system that
do not match the versions on the repository. For more information,
see Comparison Report.
Upgrading or Downgrading or
Updating System Components
Allows you to upgrade, downgrade, or update the system
components if the versions vary from the repository version. For
more information, see Upgrading System Components,
Downgrading System Components, and Updating System
Component.
Launching SUU in a GUI mode or
from Network Location
Enables you to run SUU, upgrade, downgrade, update components
on multiple systems. For more information, see Launching SUU in a
GUI mode.
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