User's Manual

Prerequisites And Features For Systems Running Linux

This section lists all the prerequisites and features for systems running the Linux operating system.

Dell-Qualified and Dell-Enabled Packages

Before installing DUPs, read the information provided online and in the download package. Ensure that the updates you

selected are both necessary and appropriate for the system. You may also need to complete some or all of the following:

• Add executable privileges to the package filename. Type the following command: chmod +x packagename.bin.

• Verify that the package meets the prerequisites for performing an update. To perform the check, type: ./

packagename.bin -c.

• Utilize one of the following methodologies for performing the updates. The first method is called the Single

update method. In this method, Run the DUP from the command line in interactive mode to perform the update.

The other method is called the Script method. Use this method if you want to run one or more updates from a

script in non-interactive mode.

OpenIPMI Requirements

Certain DUPs may require the latest OpenIPMI Linux device drivers to be installed on the system. If you are prompted

during installation to obtain the latest drivers, see

dell.com/support/manuals or download the latest drivers from the

Linux support site.

NOTE: For dependencies and information on running DUPs in the Dell‑provided embedded Linux environment and

in a customized embedded Linux environment and for information on the required files and tools, see the

Dell

OpenManage Deployment Toolkit User's Guide

at dell.com/support/manuals.

NOTE: The required minimum kernel version is 2.6.9-42.

Prerequisites and Features For Systems Running Windows

Before installing DUPs, read the information provided online and in the download package. Ensure that the updates you

selected are both necessary and appropriate for the system. You may also need to complete some or all of the following

steps:

NOTE: Run the DUP Check option on the target system and ensure that the system meets the prerequisites for

performing an update.

To run the check from the CLI, type: packagename.exe /c /s.

To run the check from the GUI:

1. Double-click the .exe file for the DUP you downloaded.

2. Read the information about the update in the GUI’s scrolling text window.

You can view the log results after running the check option from either the CLI or the GUI. The default path for the

older version prior to DUP 7.2 framework is %SystemDrive%\dell\updatepackage\log.

The paths of the log files from 7.2 DUP framework are:

Windows Server 2003: %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Dell\UpdatePackage

\log

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012: %SystemDrive%\Program Data\Dell\UpdatePackage\log.

3. Determine that the target system meets compatibility requirements.