Users Guide

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Updating the system using Dell System
Update
For a list of CLI options for systems running DSU, a description of each option, and the command syntax
see the following table:
Table 2. CLI Options: Usage
Option Task Description Command Syntax
Configuring the system using
DSU
To configure the DSU repository.
wget -q -O - http://
linux.dell.com/repo/
hardware/dsu/
bootstrap.cgi | bash
Installing DSU To install the new client DSU to
update the system.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: yum
install dell-system-
update
• SuSE Linux: zypper
install dell-system-
update
Executing DSU To get the applicable Updates.
dsu
Viewing System Inventory using
DSU
To see the System Inventory. dsu --inventory or dsu —i
Getting all Category Values using
DSU
To get all the Category Values. dsu --category-value or dsu
—t
Getting Updates for a specific
Category Value using DSU
To get the update for a specific
category value.
dsu --get=<value> or dsu —
g=<value>
Executing Non-Interactive
Updates using DSU
To execute the Non-Interactive
updates.
dsu --non-interactive or
dsu —n
Executing Non-Interactive
Updates for a specific Category
Value using DSU
To execute the Non-Interactive
Updates for a specific Category
Value.
dsu —ng=<value>
Using DSU Help To access the DSU Help.
dsu --help
DSU Outputs and Options
Following are the DSU outputs and options:
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