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

32 Command Line Interface Reference
-f
Force option
Force a downgrade or update to
an older version.
The -q option is required when
using the -f option.
NOTE: Before downgrading the
software to a previous version,
see the documentation for the
previous version.
./packagename.bin
-q -f
--list
List package contents
option
Display all files that are
contained in the DUP.
NOTE: This option exits after
displaying the requested
information; no DUP verification
or updates occur.
./packagename.bin
--list
-q
Run command in
non-interactive mode
Execute the DUP silently
without user intervention.
When -q is not specified, the
DUP is in the interactive mode.
./packagename.bin
-q
-r
Reboot option
Reboot the system, if required,
after performing the update.
The reboot does not occur:
• If the DUP fails or is not
applicable to the target
system.
•If the DUP does not require
the target system to be
rebooted.
The -q option is required with
this option.
./packagename.bin
-r -q
--rebuild
Rebuild option
Automatically rebuild a DUP to
support Linux operating system
kernels in addition to the
supported kernels.
./packagename.bin
--rebuild
Table 5-1. Linux CLI Options: Usage
(continued)
CLI Option CLI Task Description Command Syntax