User's Manual

40 Using the Command Line Interface
Table 3-1 lists the SUU commands. To run a CLI command, open a
command window and type the appropriate CLI command syntax at the
command prompt.
Table 3-1. Server Update Utility CLI Commands
CLI Command Syntax Command Description
-? | -h | -help Shows this help message.
-g | -gui Launches the SUU Graphical User Interface
(GUI).
NOTE: On Linux, this option can only be used
from the X Window system.
-u | -update Upgrades/downgrades the system component.
NOTE: The –u command performs an upgrade
and downgrade of the components in your
system. Components in your system that are of a
higher version than the components in the
repository will be downgraded without prompting
you for confirmation. This is not always
recommended. To perform explicit upgrades or
downgrades, use the -upgradeonly or -
downgradeonly commands.
-e | -upgradeonly Upgrades all components whose repository
versions are newer than the current versions
installed on the system. You cannot upgrade
individual components through the CLI. To do
this, use the GUI.
-n | -downgradeonly Downgrades all the system components newer
than repository components to the repository
versions. SUU does not allow you to downgrade
individual components.
-p | -progress Shows the progress of the upgrade/downgrade.
-c | -comparison Compares the current component.
-d | -directory Directs the event logs to a different directory
than the default location.
-s | -stoponfail Stops the update if a failure during the update
of the first component is encountered.