Users Guide

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 atleast 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 atleast 2.0. Then

user need 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.