Users 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.version , where yy, mm, and version represent year, month,
and 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 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 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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