Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Update Packages version 21.04 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
- Appendix
Using Dell Update Packages
Dell provides a number of aids to help you determine whether or not the system requires an update. You can download DUP
from dell.com/support/manuals. For more information, see Downloading DUPs .
Topics:
• Updating Packages Component and System Compatibility
• Executing DUPs in Linux Environment
• Executing DUPs On Systems Running Windows
• Compatibility checking
• Information while applying the Updates on a Running System
• Delivering DUPs to the Systems
• Confirming the Update
Updating Packages Component and System
Compatibility
You can run the DUP and read the summary information. This information is provided to help you determine whether the update
is appropriate for the system and specific environment.
Executing DUPs in Linux Environment
You can run DUPs from the console in two modes:
● interactive
● non‑interactive
Interactive Mode
In the interactive mode, you issue a command, and the interface prompts you for permission to continue executing the
command. When you execute a package in this mode, it first displays a scrollable view of the release notes for the package. You
may view these notes before continuing with the execution of the package.
DUP may be executed from a local console attached to the target system or from an administrator’s workstation by using a
remote shell, such as ssh. Once a package has been delivered to the target system, administrators can execute the package by
performing the following:
● Type ./packagename.bin from the working directory.
NOTE: Where packagename is the model and component‑specific name of the package
● Ensure that the .bin file has the appropriate permissions set and that a user account with root privileges to executes the
update.
● The progress and status is displayed to the console (stdout) and log its activity to /var/log/messages.
Non-Interactive Mode
Non‑interactive mode is essential when executing a script for applying DUPs to multiple systems. When applying DUPs to
multiple systems, you cannot answer yes or no during script execution.
● Type ‑q for non‑interactive mode.
● ‑f for force.
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