Users Guide

Contents
1 Getting Started.............................................................................................................................................. 5
What’s new in this release................................................................................................................................................ 5
DUP event viewer.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Zip pack elimination............................................................................................................................................................6
Slot information for hard drive..........................................................................................................................................6
Dependency........................................................................................................................................................................6
Supported Operating Systems......................................................................................................................................... 6
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Prerequisites And Features For Systems Running Linux...............................................................................................6
Dell-Qualied and Dell-Enabled Packages.................................................................................................................7
Prerequisites and Features for Systems Running Windows..........................................................................................7
Downloading DUPs.............................................................................................................................................................7
Downloading DUPs through Repository Manager......................................................................................................... 8
Installing Device Drivers.....................................................................................................................................................8
Interactive Mode.......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Non-Interactive Mode................................................................................................................................................. 9
Installation Order of DUPs.................................................................................................................................................9
Best practices for using DUPs..........................................................................................................................................9
Other Documents You May Need...................................................................................................................................10
Contacting Dell..................................................................................................................................................................10
2 Using Dell Update Packages..........................................................................................................................11
Updating Packages Component and System Compatibility.........................................................................................11
Executing DUPs in Linux Environment........................................................................................................................... 11
Interactive Mode..........................................................................................................................................................11
Non-Interactive Mode................................................................................................................................................12
Verifying the Digital Signature...................................................................................................................................12
Executing DUPs On Systems Running Windows..........................................................................................................13
Verifying the Digital Signature On Systems Running Windows............................................................................ 13
Compatibility checking..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Information while applying the Updates on a Running System...................................................................................14
System Reboot Required........................................................................................................................................... 14
Saving Console Output for Linux..............................................................................................................................14
Delivering DUPs to the Systems.....................................................................................................................................14
Updating Multiple Systems........................................................................................................................................14
Remote Terminal Sessions.........................................................................................................................................15
Stand-Alone Systems and Firewalls......................................................................................................................... 15
Conrming the Update.................................................................................................................................................... 15
3 Update and Rollback in Lifecycle Controller Enabled Server.........................................................................16
Update in Lifecycle Controller......................................................................................................................................... 16
Rollback in Lifecycle Controller....................................................................................................................................... 16
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