Users Guide

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Getting Started
A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates a single software element
on the system.
Using DUPs, you can update a wide range of system components and apply scripts to similar sets of Dell systems to bring the
system components to the same version levels.
NOTE: On Dell’s 12th and 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller has common DUP
update.
NOTE: OS Collector inventory and update support available with Dell’s 12th and 13th generation of PowerEdge servers.
You can use DUPs to:
• Apply an individual update to a system by using an interactive command line interface (CLI).
• Install device drivers in interactive and non-interactive modes.
• Execute multiple updates on the system by using a script comprised of non‑interactive commands that you write using the CLI
feature.
• Leverage the scheduling of your operating system and software distribution utilities to apply updates remotely to any number of
systems.
What’s new in this release
This release of Dell Update Package (DUP) supports Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (64-bit) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8
Server (64-bit).
NOTE: 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.
DUP event viewer
The event viewer log captures the DUP execution status along with the details of that particular component which updated.
For Windows operating systems DUP generates the event log in the event viewer <application logs> folder and the corresponding
instances get generated.
For the Linux operating systems DUP generates the event log in the </var/log/messages> folder.
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.
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