Owner's Manual

Getting Started With Dell Update Packages 9
Server Update Utility and DUPs
Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) is a DVD–based application
that is used to identify and apply the latest updates to your system. It is both
a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and a Command Line Interface (CLI)
based application. SUU compares the versions of components currently
installed on your system with the update components packaged on the
Dell Server Updates DVD and then displays a comparison report of the
versions and provides the option of updating the components. You can use
SUU to update your system or view the updates available for any system listed
in the repository. The Dell Server Updates DVD is available as part of the
Dell OpenManage subscription service kit.
Windows DUPs can be downloaded from the Dell Support site at
support.dell.com. They are also available in the repository on the Dell Server
Updates DVD. The repository folder in the Dell Server Updates DVD
contains Windows and Linux DUPs, Catalog.xml (that contains information
about both Windows and Linux DUPs), and the
DellSoftwareBundleReport.html. SUU uses DUPs to update the system
components.
NOTE: See the Server Update Utility User's Guide available on the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com or on the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD for information on how SUU identifies and applies updates
to your entire system.
Update Options
You can update your system components using any one of the two options
listed below:
Element Update–To update an individual system software component
(element) to a specific version. Use DUP to perform element updates.
System Update–To update all elements on your system. Dell recommends
that you use SUU to automatically:
• inventory the Dell firmware and drivers on that system
• compare the installed configuration with the content on the
Dell Server
Updates
DVD