This article provides guidance for the Dell System Update (DSU).
Table of Contents
- What is DELL System Update (DSU)?
- Features
- What is new in DSU v2.0.X?
- Documentation
- Supported Operating Systems
Dell System Update (DSU) is a script optimized update deployment tool for applying Dell Update Packages (DUP) to Dell PowerEdge servers.
What’s New:
- ESXi 6.7 U3 & 7.0 U3 support
- Virtual Machine support for Remote Updates
- Delete iDRAC Jobs Que
- Stop On Failure
DSU is available as a Dell Update Package (DUP)
Linux & Windows. DUP (DSU 2.0.1.0 for Linux and Windows addresses DSA 2022-254 )
ESXi 6.7 U3. DUP
ESXi 7.0 U3 DUP
Supported Operating Systems:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- MS WS HCI OS
ESXi
Hypervisor
- Microsoft Windows Hyper-V
- Vmware ESXi
- Robust set of Command Line (CLI) attributes
- Linux, Windows and ESXi versions with the same features and functionality
- DSU for Linux can work with either the Dell Enterprise Catalog (or a custom catalog created using Dell Repository Manager) or the Dell Linux Repository for access to Linux update packages
Note: Dell recommends using the Dell Enterprise Catalog as it is refreshed on Fridays, while Linux Repository is refreshed on the 2nd and 3rd Friday.
Running Linux from a Virtual Machine requires installation from the Linux Repository
- DSU for Windows, Linux and ESXi works with the Dell Enterprise Catalog (or a custom catalog created using Dell Repository Manager)
- Option to create a custom bootable ISO
- DSU is the technology used by Dell Repository Manager for the Smart Bootable ISO and Smart Deployment Scrip features.
- DSU User Guide contains a complete list of CLI attributes and sample scripts.
Once DSU is installed on a system it will:
- Inventory the PowerEdge server and determine what updateable components are installed
- Determine which components have new updates available
- Apply those updates
DSU 2.0.1.0
- Addresses DSA 2022-254
- For more Information consult DSA 2022-254.
- Only affects the Windows and Linux versions of DSU
- ESXi versions will remain at DSU 2.0.0.0
DSU 2.0.0.0
- ESXi 6.7 U3 and ESXi 7.0 U3 Support
- Virtual Machine Support for updating Remote systems
- Delete iDRAC Jobs Que
- Stop on failure
DSU 1.9.3.0
- SSH Password Authentication
- Encryption/Decryption of Config file
- IPv6 support
DSU 1.9.2.0
- Support for new installation application like Operating System driver pack and OMSA(Windows)
- Support for PERC DUP exit code 18 (Virtual AC cycle required) and 19 (Container/Chassis Power cycle is required).
- NOTE: Exit codes are for DUP only.
- Display of hard dependency on the console.
- DSU supports multi-level dependency component updates with reboot condition.
- Support for DSU installer on FIPS enabled environment.
DSU 1.9.1.0
- Proxy is used when user tries to connect to repository or get updates by user configured proxy only with online or downloads.dell.com repository.
- Support for https connection using the certificate with catalog or source location. Also, https is used to get repository and catalog details.
- DSU downloads and updates dynamically the signature file that is provided along with catalog location from the index catalog .
- To skip invalid or unavailable category filters during updates.
- Support for Hyper Converged Infrastructure operating system
DSU 1.9.0.0
- Index Catalog Support
- Enhanced Compliance Report
- Support for exporting Compliance Report in JSON format
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Getting DSU:
DSU is available as a Dell Update Package (DUP).
Linux and Windows:
DUP
ESXi 6.7 U3
DUP
ESXi 7.0 U3
DUP
- Windows DUP supports Windows operating system's listed below
- Linux DUP supports RHEL/SLES/Ubuntu OSs listed below
- DSU RPM for RHEL/SLES is also available. DSU RPM
DSU User Guide
Linux (RHEL and SUSE)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Note: DSU is designed to work with community Linux Distributions such as CentOS and Debian.
Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- MS WS HCI OS v2
ESXi
Supported Platforms:
- Dell PowerEdge 12G and greater Servers
- Dell PowerVault NX series 12G and greater.