Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Update Packages User's Guide
- Getting Started
- What’s new in this release
- DUP event viewer
- Zip pack elimination
- Slot information for hard drive
- Dependency
- Supported Operating Systems
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites And Features For Systems Running Linux
- Prerequisites and Features for Systems Running Windows
- Downloading DUPs
- Downloading DUPs through Repository Manager
- Installing Device Drivers
- Installation Order of DUPs
- Best practices for using DUPs
- Other Documents You May Need
- Contacting Dell
- Using Dell Update Packages
- Update and Rollback in Lifecycle Controller Enabled Server
- Command Line Interface Reference
- Linux Troubleshooting
- Known Issues
- Diagnostic Tasks Will Not Run While a DUP Reboot is Pending
- Abnormal Termination of a DUP
- Error While Loading Shared Libraries
- Insufficient Free Physical Memory to Load the BIOS Image
- Kernel Panic While Running Storage Controller Firmware Update Packages
- Loss of Functionality While Renaming Linux DUPs
- DUPs Fail on 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System
- DUP Update of Firmware Might Fail While Running in the UEFI Mode
- Messages
- DUP Message Logs
- Known Issues
- Troubleshooting for Systems Running Windows
- Trusted Platform Module and BitLocker Support
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 User Account Control
- Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 1: Getting Started.............................................................................................................. 5
What’s new in this release....................................................................................................................................................5
DUP event viewer................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Zip pack elimination............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Slot information for hard drive.............................................................................................................................................6
Dependency............................................................................................................................................................................6
Supported Operating Systems.............................................................................................................................................6
Prerequisites...........................................................................................................................................................................6
Prerequisites And Features For Systems Running Linux..................................................................................................6
Dell-Qualified and Dell-Enabled Packages.................................................................................................................... 6
Prerequisites and Features for Systems Running Windows............................................................................................ 7
Downloading DUPs................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Downloading DUPs through Repository Manager.............................................................................................................7
Installing Device Drivers........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Interactive Mode..............................................................................................................................................................8
Non-Interactive Mode.....................................................................................................................................................8
Installation Order of DUPs....................................................................................................................................................8
Best practices for using DUPs.............................................................................................................................................9
Other Documents You May Need....................................................................................................................................... 9
Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Using Dell Update Packages........................................................................................... 10
Updating Packages Component and System Compatibility........................................................................................... 10
Executing DUPs in Linux Environment..............................................................................................................................10
Interactive Mode............................................................................................................................................................ 10
Non-Interactive Mode................................................................................................................................................... 10
Verifying the Digital Signature....................................................................................................................................... 11
Executing DUPs On Systems Running Windows.............................................................................................................12
Verifying the Digital Signature On Systems Running Windows................................................................................12
Compatibility checking.........................................................................................................................................................12
Information while applying the Updates on a Running System......................................................................................12
System Reboot Required...............................................................................................................................................13
Saving Console Output for Linux................................................................................................................................. 13
Delivering DUPs to the Systems........................................................................................................................................ 13
Updating Multiple Systems........................................................................................................................................... 13
Remote Terminal Sessions............................................................................................................................................ 13
Stand-Alone Systems and Firewalls.............................................................................................................................13
Confirming the Update........................................................................................................................................................ 13
Chapter 3: Update and Rollback in Lifecycle Controller Enabled Server.............................................. 15
Update in Lifecycle Controller............................................................................................................................................ 15
Rollback in Lifecycle Controller.......................................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 4: Command Line Interface Reference................................................................................ 17
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