Users Guide

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The log instance provides details of different performance parameters like Exit Code, DUP log location and name details.

Zip pack elimination

DUP facilitates you to extract the contents of the DUP payload and other contents in an existing folder or a defined location.

Slot information for hard drive

DUP provides specific information about the hard drive location detail with the slot number, storage controller, enclosures and other

particulars. The details of the slot information are also captured in the DUP log files.

Dependency

DUP supports the following dependencies:

• Soft Dependency — Dependency(s) that needs to be applied in order to use certain new features coming with the update. For

example, when the features of BIOS 1.7 are enabled only when iDRAC is at 2.3 then the dependency on iDRAC version is a soft

dependency and the BIOS update would be applied but the specific features would not be available till iDRAC is at least 2.3.

• Hard Dependency — Dependency(s) that must be applied in order to apply the correct update. For example, the update for upgrading

BIOS to 1.7 might require iDRAC version to be at least 2.0. Then user needs to update iDRAC version to 2.0 before updating BIOS 1.7.

NOTE: In certain scenarios, for a complete update or upgrade, you have to install two and more DUPs. In such scenarios,

sometimes you have to restart the system to complete the update of previously installed DUPs.

Supported Operating Systems

For detailed information on various Dell systems and operating systems on which DUP is supported, see the Dell Systems Software

Support Matrix at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Prerequisites

Before you install and use DUPs, ensure that:

• The system and operating system is supported by DUPs. See Supported Operating Systems for more information.

• You have administrator privileges.

Prerequisites And Features For Systems Running

Linux

This section lists all the prerequisites and features for systems running the Linux operating system.

Dell-Qualified and Dell-Enabled Packages

Before installing DUPs, read the information provided online and in the downloaded package. Ensure that the updates you selected are

both necessary and appropriate for the system. You may also need to complete some or all of the following:

• Add executable privileges to the package filename. Type the following command: chmod +x packagename.bin.

• Verify that the package meets the prerequisites for performing an update. To perform the check, type: ./packagename.bin -c.

• Utilize one of the following methodologies for performing the updates. The first method is called the Single update method. In this

method, Run the DUP from the command line in interactive mode to perform the update. The other method is called the Script

method. Use this method if you want to run one or more updates from a script in non-interactive mode.

Getting Started