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

• Network firmware and drivers

• Remote Access Controller (RAC) firmware

• RAID controller firmware and device drivers

• SWRAID 3.0 (S110) driver

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 the scheduling of your operating system and software distribution utilities to apply updates remotely to

any number of systems.

What’s New in This Release

The new features for this release include:

Added device support for Mellanox card:

• Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE KR Blade Mezzanine Card

• Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 40 GbE QSFP+ Network Adapter

• Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE DA/SFP+ Network Adapter

Prerequisites

Before you install and use DUPs, ensure that:

• The system and operating system is supported by DUPs. See Supported Operating Systems for more

information.

• You have Administrator privileges.