Users Guide

NOTE: The default password is dell.

4. Type cd /root and press Enter.

5. Type ./dsu_Install.sh and press Enter.

Dell EMC System Update is installed on your system.

Starting Dell System Update

1. Boot the system by using the Linux-Based Diagnostic Tools (Dell 12G-14G servers) option.

The Support Live Image desktop is displayed.

2. Open the terminal emulator.

3. Type su -, and type the default password.

NOTE: The default password is dell.

4. Type dsu, and press Enter.

The comparison report with various options is displayed.

NOTE: For more information on using DSU, see the Dell System Update User's Guide in the

User_Guides_and_Release-Notes folder available on the Support Live Image desktop.

Starting iPerf3

iPerf3 is a tool that is used for performing network throughput measurements.

1. Boot the system by using the Linux-Based Diagnostic Tools (Dell 12G - 14G servers) option.

The Support Live Image desktop is displayed.

2. Open the terminal emulator.

3. To view the iPerf3 help, type iPerf3 -h, and then press Enter.

The help options are displayed.

Running the stress tool

1. Boot the system by using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 12G-14G servers) option.

The Support Live Image desktop is displayed.

2. Double-click gnome-terminal icon.

The GNOME terminal window is displayed.

3. Open terminal emulator.

4. Type sudo stress --cpu <forks> --hdd <pummels> --timeout <seconds> --verbose, and press Enter.

For example, sudo stress --cpu 8 --hdd 4 --timeout 30s --verbose.

If the stress test is successful, the successful run completed message is displayed.

Sharing files by using Samba share service

Samba share is used to share the files between systems running Linux and Windows.

1. Start the server by using the Linux-Based Diagnostic Tools (Dell 12G-14G servers) option.

The CentOS desktop is displayed. By default, the Samba services running on the on-boot and /var/data folders are

shared.

2. Open the terminal emulator.

3. Type ifconfig and press Enter.

The network interface configuration is displayed.

4. Make note of the IP address of the server.

5. Log in to a server running a Windows operating system.

Using Linux-based tools and utilities