Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Getting Started With Dell Update Packages
- Using Dell Update Packages
- Performing BIOS and Firmware Updates Using Dell Linux Online Repository
- Update and Rollback in Unified Server Configurator - Lifecycle Controller Enabled
- Command Line Interface Reference
- Linux Troubleshooting
- Known Issues
- Diagnostic Tasks Will Not Run While a DUP Reboot is Pending
- Abnormal Termination of a DUP
- Error While Loading Shared Libraries
- Insufficient Free Physical Memory to Load the BIOS Image
- Kernel Panic While Running Storage Controller Firmware Update Packages
- Loss of Functionality While Renaming Linux DUPs
- Yum and Up2date Repository Management Software Caches Incorrect Repository Metadata
- Use Dell Linux Repository with yum and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4
- DUPs Fail on 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System
- DUP Update of Firmware Might Fail While Running in the UEFI Mode
- Messages
- DUP Message Logs
- Known Issues
- Windows Troubleshooting and FAQs
- Index
24 Performing BIOS and Firmware Updates
Setting Up/Bootstrapping the Repository
To setup/bootstrap the Dell Linux online repository, run the following
command at the command prompt:
wget -q -O -
http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.
cgi | bash
The system is configured to access the Dell Linux online repository using
supported repository management software. The Dell GPG keys and
libsmbios (BIOS library) are also installed.
Creating a Local Mirror
To create a local mirror of the Dell Linux online repository, use the following
command:
rsync://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware
NOTE: The Dell Linux repository contains .htaccess files. To enable your Apache
system to recognize these, you must allow overrides for the directory that contains
the Dell Linux repository.
Installing Firmware Tools
Depending on the repository management software you are using, run one of
the following commands to install firmware-tools:
•For yum:
yum install dell_ft_install
• For up2date:
up2date -i dell_ft_install
•For rug:
rug install dell_ft_install
• For zypper:
zypper install dell_ft_install