Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell System Update Version 1.3 User’s Guide
- Overview
- Prerequisites for installing the Dell System Update
- Installing OpenManage Server Administrator
- Updating the system using Dell System Update
- Sample Commands
- Troubleshooting Dell System Update
- Frequently asked questions
- How many commands do I need to execute to update my system?
- Can I execute those three commands in any order?
- Can I update the inventory of the system using DSU?
- Can I use the catalog location option and point it at catalog.cab on the FTP site?
- What is an option?
- How can I select an update in the given list?
- How can I cancel an update already selected in the given list?
- After I select the required updates, how to start the update process?
- Can I select more than one update?
- How will I come to know whether an update is selected or not?
- Can I select all updates at the same time?
- Can I cancel all updates at the same time?
- Can I select multiple updates at the same time?
- DSU Inventory displays update for a component that is installed is newer than what is available.
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Prerequisites for installing the Dell System Update
This section lists the specific prerequisites for installing the DSU.
Supported hardware and operating system
This section describes the list of supported hardware and operating systems.
Supported hardware
For more information on supported hardware, see linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/omsa.html#Supported_Hardware.
Supported operating system
For more information on supported operation system, see linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/
omsa.html#Supported_Operating_Systems.
Community distros like Fedora and openSUSE are not tested with this repository. Since most of the kernel drivers in this repository
are in Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) format, community distros may work.
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