User's Manual

4 Contents
2 Using Dell Update Packages . . . . . . . . . 17
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Develop Your System Update Plan
. . . . . . . . . 18
Acquiring DUPs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Executing DUPs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Verifying the Digital Signature
. . . . . . . . . . . 19
Compatibility Concerns
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Meeting System Prerequisites
. . . . . . . . . . . 20
Updating Non-English Operating Systems
. . . . . 21
Effects of Applying the Updates on
a Running System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System Reboot Required
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Impact on Users and Applications
. . . . . . . . . 21
Specifying the Order of Multiple Updates
. . . . . 21
Delivering DUPs to Your Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using Software Distribution Applications
With Update Packages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Updating Many Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Remote Terminal Sessions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Stand-alone Systems and Firewalls
. . . . . . . . 23
Confirming the Update
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