Owner's Manual

4 Contents
2 Using Dell Update Packages . . . . . . . . . 15
Acquiring DUPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Updating Packages Component and System Compatibility
15
Executing DUPs in Linux Environment . . . . . . . . . 15
Verifying the Digital Signature
. . . . . . . . . . . 17
Executing DUPs in the Windows Environment:
. . . . . 18
Verifying the Digital Signature
. . . . . . . . . . . 18
Compatibility Concerns
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Effects of Applying the Updates on a Running System . 20
Delivering DUPs to Your Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Updating Many Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Remote Terminal Sessions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Confirming the Update
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3 Performing BIOS and Firmware Updates Using
Dell Linux Online Repository . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting Up/Bootstrapping the Repository. . . . . . 24
Installing Firmware Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Downloading Applicable Firmware . . . . . . . . . 25
Inventory Installed Firmware
. . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Updating BIOS and Firmware
. . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Automatically Update Firmware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Viewing Log Information
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