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Criticality Levels

The Criticality column in the Comparison Report denotes the importance of applying the update. For more information on

the criticality levels and their corresponding status, see the table below.

Table 2. Criticality Levels

Criticality Level Status

Urgent

The update contains changes to improve the reliability and

availability of the Dell system.

It is recommended that you apply this update immediately.

Recommended

The update contains feature enhancements or changes

that help keep the system software current and

compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS,

drivers, and software).

It is recommended that you apply this update during the

next scheduled update cycle.

Optional

The update contains changes that impact only certain

configurations, or provides new features that may/may not

apply to the environment.

It is recommended that you review the update

specifications to determine if it applies to the system.

Inapplicable The update is not applicable on the system. The

component version on the system is the same as the

repository version and hence, no update is required.

Comparison Report Features

You can view, sort or export the Comparison Report.

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.

For a Windows operating system, make sure the

name of the report or the path that you save the

report does not exceed 260 characters.

For a Linux operating system, make sure the name of

the report does not exceed 255 characters or the path

that you save the report does not exceed 4096

characters.