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Table 2. Linux CLI Options: Usage
CLI Option CLI Task Description Command Syntax
-q
Run command in non-interactive mode
Execute the DUP silently without user
intervention.
./packagename.bin -q
-r
Reboot option
Reboot the system, if required, after
performing the update. The reboot does
not occur:
● If the DUP fails or is not applicable to
the target system.
● If the DUP does not require the
target system to be rebooted.
NOTE: The -q option is required
with this option.
./packagename.bin -r ‑q
-v,--version
Display version option
Display the version, fixes, enhancements,
and release date; lists systems to which
the DUP can be applied.
NOTE: This option exits after
displaying the requested information;
no DUP verification or updates
occur.
./packagename.bin -v
./packagename.bin --version
--extract=<path>
Extract all files contained in the DUP
to the path you specify. If the directory
specified in the path does not exist, it is
created.
If the path contains spaces, use
quotation marks around the <path>
value.
NOTE: This option exits after
extracting the requested files; no
DUP verification or updates occur.
./packagename.bin --extract /
update
./packagename.bin --extract
"/update files"
-su
Allows you to apply the update for
updatable components specified. For
firmware, the updateable components
are identified by the device FQDD. The
available FQDD on the system can be
obtained by performing the inventory.
Multiple updateable components can be
specified using comma or semicolon as
separator.
The -q option is required with this
option.
NOTE: This command is supported
with hard drive DUPs only.
./packagename.bin -su=<device
list>./packagename.bin --
selectiveupdate=<device list>
-qi
This feature provides the inventory with
FQDD information when the device
supports selective update.
The -q option is required with this
option.
NOTE: This command is supported
with hard drive DUPs only.
./packagename.bin -
qi ./packagename.bin --
queryinventory
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