Users Guide

Contents
1 Getting Started............................................................................................................... 5
What’s new in this release..................................................................................................................................................5
DUP event viewer.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Zip pack elimination............................................................................................................................................................ 5
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................................................................................................6
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
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................................................................................................................11
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............................................................................................................................................ 12
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
3 Update and Rollback in Lifecycle Controller Enabled Server..........................................15
Update in Lifecycle Controller...........................................................................................................................................15
Rollback in Lifecycle Controller......................................................................................................................................... 15
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