Users Guide

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.
● View the progress of the update.
Topics:
• Launching SUU in a CLI mode
• List of CLI Commands
Launching SUU in a CLI mode
You can run SUU from the directory where the SUU ISO is mounted. To update components on multiple systems in the CLI
mode:
1. Access the system on which SUU is installed or choose the path where the ISO is loaded.
2. Run commands suu — c or suu — u, displays the comparison report and updates all the components.
List of CLI Commands
Table 4. CLI Commands List
CLI Command Syntax Command Description
— ? | — h | — help Displays the help message.
— g | — gui Launches the SUU Graphical user Interface.
NOTE: On systems running Linux operating systems this
option can be used only from the X Window system.
— u | — update Update the system components to the repository level.
Components in your system that are of a higher version than
the components in the repository are downgraded without
prompting you for confirmation. Not recommended always.
— e | — upgradeonly Upgrades all components repository versions that are greater
than the current versions installed on the system. You cannot
upgrade individual components using CLI. To do this, use the
GUI.
— n | — downgradeonly Downgrades all the system components greater than the
repository components to the repository versions.
NOTE: SUU does not allow you to downgrade individual
components.
— p | — progress Shows the progress of the upgrade or downgrade.
— c | — comparison Compares the current component.
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