What is Dell System Update (DSU)
Dell System Update (DSU) ensures that the Dell systems are up-to-date with the latest BIOS, firmware,
and software. DSU contains
- OpenManage Server Administrator.
- BIOS and firmware updates for server platforms
Dell System Update User Guide can be found here
What is new in this release (Version : 15.12.00)
This release of Dell System Update (DSU) supports the following new features and operating systems:
- New BIOS and Firmware updates.
The purpose of DSU is to distribute Dell software updates for Linux systems.
The DSU distributes:.
Command Difference between Dell Linux Repository and Dell System Update
Dell Linux Repository Commands | Dell System Update Commands |
Setting Up Repository 1) wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash 2) yum install dell_ft_install 3) yum install $(bootstrap_firmware) |
1) wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/bootstrap.cgi | bash 2) yum install dell-system-update |
Inventorying Firmware inventory_firmware |
dsu --inventory |
Updating Firmware update_firmware |
dsu |
Advantage of DSU over Dell Linux Repository
Dell Linux Repository | Dell System Update |
1) Selected installation of updates is not possible from CLI |
1) Selected installation of updates are possible from CLI |
2) Cluttered console view |
2) Better customer experience with specific readable information on the console |
3) No option to revert to the earlier version |
3) Reverting to earlier version of the update is possible, if repository have earlier version |
4) Packages are based on Open Build System |
4) Packages are based on Dell Update Packages (DUPs) |
Supported Operating Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 (x86_64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (x86_64)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11SP4 (x86_64)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (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.
Setup The repository
#wget -q -O - bootstrap.cgi | bash
Installing DSU
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers
#yum install dell-system-update
SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers
#zypper install dell-system-update
Updating Firmware and OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)
The below command will provide a command line interface to update firmware and OMSA in the platform.
#dsu
Note:- If OMSA is already installed, it can be updated using dsu tool
Getting System Inventory
#dsu --inventory
Category based installation
DSU allows category based device updates
Listing supported categories
#dsu --category-values
Getting specific category updates
#dsu --get=<CATEGORY-VALUE>
Non-interactive device updates
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 --non-interactive
Install OMSA
DSU supports upgrade of OMSA (srvadmin), where an OMSA version is already installed in the system. To install OMSA using this repository, Please use the following commands:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers
#yum install srvadmin-all
SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers
#zypper install srvadmin-all
Other supporting documents and links
In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at
dell.com/support/manuals.
- Dell Systems Management - OpenManage Software Support Matrix
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide
- Previous Dell Linux Repository : Click Here
To get the complete list of options of DSU, use #dsu --help
Support
A good place for support for this repository is the linux-poweredge mailing list.
File list
Use the following links to browse the contents of the repository
OS independent
OS dependent