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Glossary
This glossary describes the terminology and lists the icons used in Server
Update Utility.
Terms and Definitions
Table A-1 lists the descriptions of the terms used in SUU.
Table A-1. Terms and Definitions
Term Definition
Bundle
An XML file that contains information about the Dell™
Update Packages. Every Dell system that SUU supports is
associated with a bundle that contains information about the
updatable components for that system. Bundles are located in
the
<% systemdrive %>: \suu\repository directory.
Comparison Mechanism that SUU uses to determine the currently
installed version of each component on a system. SUU then
compares this version information with versions of the same
component, for the same system in the repository.
For example, the components currently installed on a Dell
PowerEdge™ 2950 are compared with the component
versions available in the repository for PowerEdge 2950
(see Figure 2-8).
Downgrade Operation by which SUU downgrades the version of a
component currently installed on the system to the older
version of that component present in the repository.
The Enable Downgrade check box is enabled only when SUU
finds versions of components installed on the system that are
newer than the version of the components in the repository.
Downgrade is a one-time operation; once you downgrade
components to the repository version, you cannot upgrade
them using SUU.
Dell Update
Packages
Software utilities provided by Dell to update specific software
components on your Dell system.