Users Guide

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.............................................................. 8
Launching SUU in a GUI mode.............................................................................................................8
Prerequisite Failure Messages...............................................................................................................8
Fixing the Software Prerequisite Failure............................................................................................... 9
Fixing the Hardware Prerequisite Failure..............................................................................................9
Creating a Prerequisites Media....................................................................................................... 9
Comparison Report.............................................................................................................................10
Criticality Levels.............................................................................................................................10
Comparison Report Features.........................................................................................................11
Upgrading system components..........................................................................................................11
Downgrading System Components................................................................................................... 12
Updating System Components...........................................................................................................12
Updating Failures................................................................................................................................. 13
3 About command line interface mode.............................................................14
Launching SUU in a CLI mode............................................................................................................14
List of CLI Commands.........................................................................................................................14
4 Integrating Server Update Utility With Other Components.......................16
Integrating SUU With OpenManage Essentials.................................................................................. 16
Selecting a Catalog Source Using SUU.........................................................................................16
Creating A Custom SUU Using Dell Repository Manager..................................................................16
Exporting as a SUU.............................................................................................................................. 17
5 Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions........................................... 19
Known Issues.......................................................................................................................................19
Inventory Failure on Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Operating System.........19
DUP Fails on 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System.............................................. 19
Enabling Operating System Devices............................................................................................ 20
Linux systems library..................................................................................................................... 20
Running Linux Updates.................................................................................................................20
Running SUU With the Progress Option...................................................................................... 20
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