Dell System Update (DSU) ensures that the Dell systems are up-to-date with the latest BIOS, firmware, and software. DSU contains
- BIOS and firmware updates for server platforms
This release of Dell System Update (DSU) supports the following new features and operating systems:
- New BIOS and Firmware updates
Known Issues:
- In Platforms with OS Collector (version OSC_1.1) installed, DSU Comparison report will show as Downgrade to OS Collector 2.0
Note: The OMSA upgrade using DSU utility is temporarily disabled. To upgrade OMSA directly using yum, use the instructions in this page
The DSU distributes:.
Command Difference between Dell Linux Repository and Dell System Update
Dell Linux Repository Commands
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Setting Up Repository 1) wget -q -O - | bash 2) yum install dell_ft_install
3) yum install $(bootstrap_firmware)
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1) wget -q -O - | bash 2) yum install dell-system-update
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Inventorying Firmware
inventory_firmware
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dsu -inventory
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Updating Firmware
update_firmware
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dsu
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Advantage of DSU over Dell Linux Repository
Dell Linux Repository
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Dell System Update
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1) Selected installation of updates is not possible from CLI
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1) Selected installation of updates are possible from CLI
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2) Cluttered console view
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2) Better customer experience with specific readable information on the console
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3) No option to revert to the earlier version
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3) Reverting to earlier version of the update is possible, if repository have earlier version
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4) Packages are based on Open Build System
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4) Packages are based on Dell Update Packages (DUPs)
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- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 (x86_64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2(x86_64)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11SP4 (x86_64)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SP1 (x86_64)
Note: "rebuilt" versions of the above such as CentOS or ScientificLinux and community distros like Fedora and OpenSUSE are not tested with this repository.
#wget -q -O - bootstrap.cgi | bash
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers
#yum install dell-system-update
SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers
#zypper install dell-system-update The below command will provide a command line interface to update firmware
#dsu
dsu -version or dsu -v
Displaying the DSU utility version.
#dsu -inventory
To see the System Inventory
DSU allows category based device updates
Listing supported categories
#dsu -get-categories
Gets the supported category values
Getting specific category updates
#dsu -category=
List only those updates belonging to categories
#dsu -non-interactive
DSU supports devices updates in a non-interactive way where all the updatable components will be selected automatically and apply those updates without user intervention.
dsu -apply-upgrades-only or dsu -u
To get the list of only upgradable components
dsu -apply-downgrades-only or dsu -d
To get the list of only downgradable components
dsu -apply-equivalent-updates or dsu -e
To get the list including equivalent components
dsu -update-list= or dsu -l
To apply the updates specified in the file list, if available in configured repository.
dsu -config=
To provide the path of the configuration file for DSU.
dsu -source-type=
To configure the source type of repository. The supported type is PDK.
dsu -source=
To configure the path of repository. When the source type is PDK, location of the repository is mandatory.
dsu -destination-type=
TYPE can be :
When the type is -destination-type=ISO :
DSU runs in the interactive mode and the selected updates are delivered as a bootable ISO. Upon boot the components are updated.
When ISO if used along with -non-interactive :
A bootable ISO is created. Upon boot it runs DSU in noninteractive mode. The repository location should be configured using -config=
When the type is -destination-type=CBD :
CBD is Custom Bootable DSU. DSU runs in the interactive mode and provides the selected updates along with deployment script.
dsu -destination-location=
To provide the path of the package created using the -destination-type to be saved.
dsu -bootable-log-location=
To provide the path of the log file in the target machine when the bootable ISO option is used.
dsu -ic-location=
To provide the path, of the inventory collector binary file to use.
dsu -collect-inventory=
To provide the path of the output XML file generated by the Inventory Collector
dsu -preview
Displays a preview of the updated system inventory post commit. To be used with -non-interactive.
To install OMSA using this repository, use the following commands:
#yum install srvadmin-all
#zypper install srvadmin-all
OMSA services should be manually started after installing/upgrading OMSA using DSU repository To upgrade OMSA using this repository, where an OMSA version is already installed in the system, use the following commands.
#yum -disablerepo=* -enablerepo=dell-system-update_dependent upgrade
#zypper mr -da; zypper mr -e "dell-system-update_dependent" ; zypper update; zypper mr -ea;
Note:-To update from local repository (custom), use the OMSA repository name instead of dell-system-update_dependent in the commands.
In case of zypper upgrade, if there are repositories disabled by you, this command sequence will enable the repositories. You have to disable the repositories again manually. In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at
- Dell Systems Management - OpenManage Software Support Matrix
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide
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