Users Guide

Contents
1 About Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility................................................................ 5
Key features and functionalities..........................................................................................................................................5
What's new in this release..................................................................................................................................................5
Supported operating systems.............................................................................................................................................6
Accessing documents from Dell support site......................................................................................................................6
2 About Graphical User Interface Mode............................................................................. 7
Launching SUU in a GUI mode............................................................................................................................................7
Prerequisite failure messages............................................................................................................................................. 7
Fixing the Software Prerequisite Failure............................................................................................................................. 8
Fixing the Hardware Prerequisite Failure............................................................................................................................ 8
Creating a Prerequisites Media.....................................................................................................................................8
Comparison Report............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Criticality levels.............................................................................................................................................................9
Comparison report features......................................................................................................................................... 9
Upgrading system components.........................................................................................................................................10
Downgrading System Components...................................................................................................................................10
Updating System Components.......................................................................................................................................... 11
Updating failures................................................................................................................................................................11
3 About command line interface mode..............................................................................12
Launching SUU in a CLI mode...........................................................................................................................................12
List of CLI Commands.......................................................................................................................................................12
4 Integrating Server Update Utility With Other Components............................................14
Integrating SUU With OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................................. 14
Selecting a Catalog Source Using SUU....................................................................................................................... 14
Creating A Custom SUU Using Dell Repository Manager..................................................................................................14
Exporting as a SUU...........................................................................................................................................................15
5 Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions..............................................................17
Known Issues.................................................................................................................................................................... 17
SUU GUI fails to open in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system....................................................................17
Inventory Failure on Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Operating System........................................... 17
DUP fails on 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system.................................................................................17
Enabling Operating System Devices............................................................................................................................18
Linux systems library...................................................................................................................................................18
Running Linux Updates............................................................................................................................................... 18
Running SUU With the Progress Option..................................................................................................................... 18
Updating Multiple Devices...........................................................................................................................................18
Updating PERC Firmware........................................................................................................................................... 18
Restarting the System Inventory in the Same Session................................................................................................18
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