Install Dell System Update DUP on Linux operating systems
This section provides steps to install Dell System Update DUP on Linux operating system by giving information on pre-requisites such as user permissions, enabling default location, and operating system package requirement.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have superuser or root user permissions.
Ensure that you have pre-enabled the default PermitRootLogin attribute in /etc/ssh/sshd_config for remote systems
Ensure that you use the root account to access a Linux server remotely.
Ensure that you have the Libssh or Libssh2 package.
Ensure to install all the required Operating System package.
Ensure that you enable the SSH protocol.
Ensure to install Dell System Update on the supported Dell EMC PowerEdge Severs.
For more information about the latest Dell System Update rpm, see
linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/Dell System Update/os_independent/x86_64/
Online method to install Dell System Update on SLES operating system
This section provides steps to install Dell System Update DUP on SLES operating system at command prompt having user priviledge, latest Dell Update Package from support site.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the online repository is configured to
linux.dell.com.
About this task
To install Dell System Update on the supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system at command prompt, perform the following steps:
Steps
Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
At the command prompt, run the following command:
zypper install dell-system-update
The status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices information.
Next steps
To verify if the installation is successful, run
dsu -h and run dsu -v for Linux based Operating System on the command prompt with root privileges.
Online method to install Dell System Update on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system
This section provides steps to install Dell System Update DUP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system at command prompt having user priviledge, latest Dell Update Package from support site.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the online repository is configured to
linux.dell.com.
About this task
To install Dell System Update on the supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system through command prompt, perform the following steps:
Steps
Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
At command prompt, run the following command:
yum install dell-system-update
The status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices information.
Next steps
To verify if the installation is successful, run
dsu -h and run dsu -v for Linux based Operating System on the command prompt with root privileges.
Install Dell System Update using the offline method on systems running supported Linux operating systems
. This section provides stepsoffline to install Dell System Update by giving information on installation of Dell system Update at command prompt having user privilege, latest Dell Update Package from support site.
About this task
To install Dell System Update on the supported Linux operating system through command prompt, perform the following steps:
Steps
Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
In command prompt, go to the location where you have saved the download files. Type or select the .bin file and add
./ command to install Dell System Update.
Status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices information.
Pressq to continue .
Press
y to install Dell System Update.
A successful installation message is displayed.
The installation path for Linux:
/var/log/dell/updatepackage/log/support/
Install Dell System Update on systems running Ubuntu
This section provides steps to install Dell System Update DUP on Ubuntu operating system by giving information on pre-requisites such as use permissions, command to run at command prompt and the details of the installation.
Prerequisites
You have to downloaded the latest version of Dell System Update from dell.com/support.
Ensure that you have superuser or root user permissions.
Ensure that you have pre-enabled the default PermitRootLogin attribute in /etc/ssh/sshd_config for remote systems
Ensure that you use the root account to access a Linux server remotely.
Ensure that you have the Libssh or Libssh2 package.
Ensure to install all the required Operating System package.
Ensure that you enable the SSH protocol.
Ensure to install Dell System Update on the supported Dell EMC PowerEdge Severs.
Ensure that you have the Libssl 1.0.0 library.
Installation procedure for libssl
Edit the source
list sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following line: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security main
Then perform
sudo apt update and
sudo apt install libssl1.0.0
To install Dell System Update on the supported Ubuntu at command prompt
The following displays steps to install Dell System Update on ubuntu operating system at command prompt.
About this task
Perform the following steps to install Dell System Update on ubuntu operating system.
Steps
Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
At the command prompt, run the following command:
./Systems-Management_Application_8CTK7_LN64_1.9.1.0_XA00.BIN
The status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices information.
Next steps
To verify if the installation is successful, run
dsu -h and run
dsu -v for Linux based operating system on the command prompt with root privileges.
