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Dell System Update (DSU)

Summary: This article provides guidance for the Dell System Update (DSU).

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Table of Contents

  1. What is DELL System Update?
  2. Features
  3. Documentation
 

What is DELL System Update?

Dell System Update (DSU) is a script optimized update deployment tool for applying Dell Update Packages (DUP) to Dell PowerEdge servers.

What is New:

  • Consult Release Notes for What is New information: Release Note

DSU is available as a Dell Update Package (DUP):

  • Linux DUP 2.1.1.0
  • Windows DUP 2.1.1.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SLES RPM: RPM
  • ESXi 6.7 U3 DUP DSU 2.0.0: Not supported on PowerEdge 13G due to iDRAC limitation.
  • ESXi 7.0 U3 DUP: Not supported on PowerEdge 13G due to iDRAC limitation.
  • ESXi 8.0 DUP: Not supported on PowerEdge 13G due to iDRAC limitation.

Note: DSU 2.0.2.x does not support ESXi 8.0 host Remote connectivity Linux or ESXi (resolution being worked).

Note: DSU 2.0.2.2 addresses DSA 2023-280 for CVE-2021-4156
 

Supported Operating Systems: 

Linux:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • Ubuntu 20.04.01

Microsoft Windows:

  • Windows Server 2019 
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server HCI operating system

ESXi:

  • ESXi 6.7 U3 (DSU 2.0.0)
  • ESXi 7.0 U3 (DSU 2.0.2.3)
  • ESXi 8.0 (DSU 2.0.2.0)

Hypervisor:

  • Microsoft Windows Hyper-V
  • VMware ESXi
Note: DSU is designed to work with community Linux Distributions such as CentOS and Debian.
 

Features

  • 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 Technologies recommends using the Dell Enterprise Catalog as it is refreshed on Mondays, while Linux Repository is refreshed on the 2nd and 3rd Monday.

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 Script features. 
  • The DSU User Guide contains a complete list of CLI attributes and sample scripts. 

       Once DSU is installed on the server, that it will:

  • Inventory the PowerEdge server and determine what updateable components are installed
  • Determine which components have new updates available
  • Apply those updates
 

Documentation

DSU User Guide

Affected Products

Dell System Update, OEMR R240, OEMR R250, OEMR XE R250, OEMR R260, OEMR XE R260, OEMR R340, OEMR R350, OEMR XE R350, OEMR R360, OEMR XE R360, OEMR R440, PowerEdge XR2, OEMR R450, OEMR R540, OEMR R550, OEMR R5500, OEMR R640, OEMR XL R640, OEMR R6415 , OEMR R650, OEMR R650xs, OEMR R6515, OEMR R6525, OEMR R660, OEMR XL R660, OEMR R660xs, OEMR R6615, OEMR R6625, OEMR R740, OEMR XL R740, OEMR R740xd, OEMR XL R740xd, OEMR R740xd2, OEMR R7415, OEMR R7425, OEMR R750, OEMR R750xa, OEMR R750xs, OEMR R7515, OEMR R7525, OEMR R760, OEMR R760xa, OEMR R760XD2, OEMR XL R760, OEMR R760xs, OEMR R7615, OEMR R7625, OEMR R840, OEMR R860, OEMR R940, OEMR R940xa, OEMR R960, OEMR T140, OEMR T150, OEMR T340, OEMR T350, OEMR T360, OEMR T440, OEMR T550, OEMR T560, OEMR T640, OEMR XL T640, OEMR XL R240, OEMR XL R340, OEMR XL R660xs, OEMR XL R6615, OEMR XL R6625, OEMR XL R6715, OEMR XL R6725, OEMR XL R760xs, OEMR XL R7615, OEMR XL R7625, OEMR XL R7715, OEMR XL R7725, OEMR XR11, OEMR XR12, OEMR XR4510c, OEMR XR4520c, OEMR XR5610, OEMR XR7620, OEMR XR8610t, OEMR XR8620t, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge FC640, PowerEdge HS5610, PowerEdge HS5620, PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T140, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE7100, PowerEdge XE7420, PowerEdge XE7440, PowerEdge XE8545, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9640, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t ...
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Article Number: 000130590
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2025
Version:  24
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