User's Manual

Getting Started

A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates a single

software element on the system.

DUPs are available for the following software components:

• System BIOS

• System firmware, also known as the Embedded Systems Management (ESM) firmware

• Remote Access Controller (RAC) firmware

• RAID controller firmware and device drivers

Using DUPs, you can update a wide range of system components simultaneously and apply scripts to similar sets of Dell

systems to bring the system components to the same version levels.

You can use DUPs to:

• Apply an individual update to a system by using an interactive command line interface (CLI).

• Install device drivers in interactive and non-interactive modes.

• Execute multiple updates on the system by using a script comprised of non‑interactive commands that you write

using the CLI feature.

• Leverage your operating system’s scheduling and software distribution utilities to apply updates remotely to any

number of systems.

What’s New in This Release

• BIOS - Staged update

• HDD DUP support behind S110

• Support for Daisy chained SEP and Expander

• SWRAID 3.0 (S110)

• Rollback (Platform Configuration Registers)

Before You Begin

Before you install and use DUPs, ensure that:

• The system and operating system is supported by DUPs.

• You have Administrator privileges.

Downloading DUPs

You can download DUPs from

support.dell.com.

NOTE

: DUPs are also available in the repository folder in the Dell Server Updates DVD, along with the Catalog.xml

(that contains information about both Windows and Linux DUPs) and DellSoftwareBundleReport.html files.

To download DUPs from support.dell.com: