Users Guide

Option Task Description Command Syntax
Configures the type of repository To configure the source type of repository.
The supported type is <PDK>.
dsu --source—type=<TYPE>
Configures the path of the
repository
To configure the path of repository. When
the source type is PDK, location of the
repository is mandatory.
dsu --source=<PATH>
Packages the updates into a
bootable ISO or a directory
--destination-type=<ISO | CBD>
When the type is --destination-
type=ISO
DSU runs in the interactive mode and the
selected updates are delivered as a
bootable ISO, upon boot the components
are updated.
When ISO if used along with --non-
interactive
Bootable ISO is created, upon boot, runs
DSU in noninteractive mode. The
repository location should be configured
using --config=<FILE>
When the type is --destination-
type=CBD
(where CBD is: Custom
Bootable DSU) — DSU runs in the
interactive mode, provides the selected
updates along with deployment script.
dsu --destination-type=<TYPE>
Path where the package is created To provide the path of the package
created using the –destination-type and to
be saved.
dsu --destination-location=<DIR>
Path of the file where the bootable
ISO output is logged
To provide the path, of the log file in the
target machine when the bootable ISO
option is used.
dsu --bootable-log-
location=<FILE>
Path of the inventory collector
binary file
To provide the path, of the inventory
collector binary file in the target machine.
dsu --ic-location=<FILE>
Displays a preview of the applicable
updates
Displays a preview of the updated system
inventory post commit.
dsu --preview
Path of the file providing the
inventory
To provide the path of the inventory file.
dsu --input-inventory-
file=<FILE>
NOTE: The option dsu --collect-
inventory=<FILE> has been
replaced from this release of DSU.
Destination path to save the
inventory file
To provide the destination filepath to save
the inventory file in XML format.
dsu --output-inventory-
xml=<FILE>
DSU Outputs and Options
Following are the DSU outputs and options:
Updating the system using Dell System Update 9