Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility Version 16.10.
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Contents 1 About Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility................................................................ 5 Key features and functionalities..........................................................................................................................................5 What's new in this release.................................................................................................................................................. 5 Supported operating systems.................
Running SUU Over a Network.................................................................................................................................... 19 Deleting the Temporary Folder....................................................................................................................................19 Updating the H661 Firmware......................................................................................................................................
1 About Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) is an application available in ISO for identifying and applying updates to the system. SUU is no longer DVD-based application, copy the ISO onto a USB drive or on the network drive. You can use SUU to update the Dell PowerEdge system or to view the updates available for system that supports SUU.
• SUU supports the platform: PowerEdge Server R830.
2 About Graphical User Interface Mode The Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides an interactive approach to perform comparisons and updates. You can use the GUI to: • • • View the system comparison report, which displays the system inventoried device versions, applicable Dell update package (DUP) versions, and the devices that require an update. Perform an upgrade, downgrade, or a system set update. Browse the repository to view the supported components of all the platforms in the SUU.
Software and Hardware Prerequisite Failure Message Prerequisite Failure Message: Your system does not meet the required prerequisites for some of the hardware component(s) and for installing the Dell OpenManage software component. Therefore, all the rows will be disabled in the Comparison Report. Fixing the Software Prerequisite Failure When you launch Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) in the GUI mode and the prerequisite check fails, perform the following: 1.
Comparison Report SUU compares the version of the component installed on the system with the versions available in the repository and displays the results in a Comparison Report. The following are the fields that are displayed in the Comparison Report: • Select — Select a component. • Status — Displays the status as icons, where each of the icons represents different status: upgrade, downgrade, only prerequisites update, both pre-requisites and co-requisites updates, only co-requisites.
Table 3. Comparison Report Features Tasks Action Viewing Report To view the report, in the left pane, click the system’s host name. Sorting Columns To sort columns, click the column names. NOTE: The columns are sorted in the ascending or descending order. Exporting Report To export the report, click Export Report. NOTE: You can save the report in a .csv, .html, or .xml format on the system.
4. Click OK. The status of the downgrade is reflected in the Comparison Report. Updating System Components SUU compares the version of the components installed on the system with the versions available in the repository. If system component versions are later than the repository version and vice versa, SUU enables the Update button on the upper right corner of the Comparison Report. To upgrade and downgrade components in a single session: 1. Select Enable System Set Update.
3 About command line interface mode The Command Line Interface (CLI) mode allows you to run commands from a command prompt to perform comparisons and updates. Run SUU in CLI mode, in the Dell Server Updates root directory. If you are running SUU from a network share, copy the Dell Server Updates ISO contents to a shared directory and run the CLI from the shared directory. You can use the CLI to: • To perform comparisons and updates. For list of commands, see List of CLI Commands.
CLI Command Syntax Command Description — d | — directory Directs the event logs to a different directory than the default location. — s | — stoponfail Stops the update if a failure occurs during the update of the first component. — iprog | — inventoryprogress Shows the progress (in percentage) of the comparison between the components in the system and the components in the repository. — nc | — nocoreq Filters the corequisities applicable on the system.
4 Integrating Server Update Utility With Other Components The different possibilities of integrating SUU with other components are: • Integrating SUU with OpenManage Essentials • Creating a custom SUU using Dell Repository Manager • Exporting as a SUU Integrating SUU With OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Essentials is a hardware management application that provides a comprehensive view of Dell systems, devices, and components in the enterprise’s network.
6. To install the required plug-ins , Click the Click here to install the Plugin link. The dialog box displayed isPlease wait… with progress bar. 7. After the plug-in is downloaded, the Report dialog box is displayed.Close the dialog box. 8. After the latest plug-in is installed, the version of the installed Plugin is displayed. Click Next. 9. From the Browse For Folder dialog box, navigate to the folder on the local drive, where you want to save the ISO file, and then click OK. 10. Click Finish.
• If the file type of a component does not match with the bundle, it belongs to. For example, a Linux DUP displays in a Windows bundle. • If the supported platform of a component does not match the bundle supported list. For example a PowerEdge R210 BIOS shows displaying in a T710 bundle. • If the operating system supported for the bundle is Windows or Linux. For example, export M1000e bundle to a SUU. Other operating systems are considered as errors.
5 Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions This section describes some known issues and frequently asked questions for Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU). Known Issues The following are some known issues with Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU). SUU GUI fails to open in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system If SUU GUI, is unable to launch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (64–bit) operating system perform the following • Run the command in the terminal: – #echo -e "Section \"Dev
• • • • • • compat-libstdc++-33.i686 libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686 libxml2.i686 libXp.i686 libXtst.i686 nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.9-11.el6.i686 NOTE: The RPMs are available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64 media. Enabling Operating System Devices SUU does not inventory or update devices that are disabled in the operating system, though these devices may be displayed in the Comparison Report. To update the disabled devices, make the appropriate changes in the operating system and restart SUU.
In Linux, if the space is not enough in the var or tmp folder, SUU displays the following error message :Not enough space available in /var or /tmp folder. Make sure you have at least 100MB. Ensure that you have sufficient space in the var or tmp folder and restart SUU to start the system inventory. Running SUU Over a Network • When SUU is running over a network and is performing a system inventory, if the system gets disconnected from the network, SUU displays a blank Comparison Report.
Why do get a pop-up box titled "Unsafe Removal of Device"? A part of the SUU update requires updating the backplane firmware. If the operating system queries the backplane during a flash update and the backplane does not respond, the operating system receives an indication that the device was removed unsafely. After the backplane firmware is updated, you can see a message displaying that a new device was added.
