Users Guide

Dell-Qualied and Dell-Enabled Packages

Before installing DUPs, read the information provided online and in the downloaded package. Ensure that the updates you selected are both

necessary and appropriate for the system. You may also need to complete some or all of the following:

• Add executable privileges to the package lename. Type the following command: chmod +x packagename.bin.

• Verify that the package meets the prerequisites for performing an update. To perform the check, type: ./packagename.bin -c.

• Utilize one of the following methodologies for performing the updates. The rst method is called the Single update method. In this

method, Run the DUP from the command line in interactive mode to perform the update. The other method is called the Script

method. Use this method if you want to run one or more updates from a script in non-interactive mode.

Prerequisites and Features for Systems Running

Windows

Before installing DUPs, read the information provided online and in the downloaded package. Ensure that the updates you selected are both

necessary and appropriate for the system. You may also need to complete some or all of the following steps:

NOTE: Run the DUP Check option on the target system and ensure that the system meets the prerequisites for performing an

update.

To run the check from the CLI, type: packagename.exe /c /s.

To run the check from the GUI:

1 Double-click the .exe le for the DUP you downloaded.

2 Read the information about the update in the GUI’s scrolling text window.

You can view the log results after running the check option from either the CLI or the GUI. The default path for the older version prior

to DUP 7.2 framework is %SystemDrive%\dell\updatepackage\log.

The paths of the log les from DUP 7.2 framework are:

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012: %SystemDrive%\Program Data\Dell\UpdatePackage\log.

3 Determine that the target system meets compatibility requirements.

For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Legacy Compatibility Guide, the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix, and Other

Documents You May Need.

4 Create a directory structure for performing the updates.

5 Determine a methodology for performing the updates. The rst method is Single update method. In this method, Run DUP from the

command line in interactive mode to perform the update. The other method is Script method. Use this method if you want to run one

or more updates from a script in non-interactive mode.

NOTE

: DUPs for Windows can also be found in the repository on the Dell Server Updates ISO that contains the updated BIOS,

drivers, and rmware components for Dell systems.

Downloading DUPs

You can download DUPs from www.dell.com/support.

NOTE

: DUPs are also available in the repository folder in the Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility ISO, along with the

Catalog.xml (that contains information about both Windows and Linux DUPs) and DellSoftwareBundleReport.html les.

To download DUPs from www.dell.com/support:

1 Go to www.dell.com/support and select Support for Work.

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