Users Guide

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 generation of PowerEdge servers onwards, iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller has common DUP update.

NOTE: OS Collector inventory and update support available with Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge servers onwards.

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.

Topics:

• What’s new in this release

• DUP event viewer

• Zip pack elimination

• Slot information for hard drive

• Dependency

• Supported Operating Systems

• Prerequisites

• Prerequisites And Features For Systems Running Linux

• Prerequisites and Features for Systems Running Windows

• Downloading DUPs

• Downloading DUPs through Repository Manager

• Installing Device Drivers

• Installation Order of DUPs

• Best practices for using DUPs

• Other Documents You May Need

• Contacting Dell

What’s new in this release

• There are no new features in this release.

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.

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