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Dell Update Packages Version 14.11.201 User's Guide

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Getting Started

A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates a single software element on the system.

The naming convention for DUP is: yy.mm.PRNbuilddate, where yy, mm, and promotion code followed by the version represent year, month, and promotion code followed by the version of the release.

DUPs are available for the following software components:
  • System BIOS
  • System firmware, also known as the Embedded Systems Management (ESM) firmware
  • Network firmware and drivers
  • Remote Access Controller (RAC) firmware
  • RAID controller firmware and device drivers
  • Software RAID 3.0 (S130) driver
  • Hard-disk drives (HDDs), Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), and solid-state drives (SSDs)
  • Lifecycle Controller
  • Dell Diagnostics and Driver Pack
  • Backplane and Expander
  • Tape drives
  • Enclosures (MD12xx, MD14xx)
  • OS Collector
  • Chipset Drivers
  • NOTE: On Dell’s 12 th and 13 th generation of PowerEdge servers, iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller has common DUP update.
  • NOTE: OS Collector inventory and update support available with Dell’s 12 th and 13 th generation of PowerEdge servers.

Using DUPs, you can update a wide range of system components and apply scripts to similar sets of Dell systems to bring the system components to the same version levels.

You can use DUPs to:
  • Apply an individual update to a system by using an interactive command line interface (CLI).
  • Install device drivers in interactive and non-interactive modes.
  • Execute multiple updates on the system by using a script comprised of non‑interactive commands that you write using the CLI feature.
  • Leverage the scheduling of your operating system and software distribution utilities to apply updates remotely to any number of systems.

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