Dell Update Packages Version 6 1 Owners Manual 6.1 User’s Guide

2014-11-13

• Getting Started With Dell Update Packages
  • Overview
  • Server Update Utility and DUPs
    • Update Options
  • Supported Operating Systems
  • OpenIPMI Requirements
  • Using DUPs in the DTK Pre-Operating System Environment
  • Dell-Qualified and Dell-Enabled Packages
  • Before You Begin
    • How to Obtain DUPs from the Dell Support Website
    • Installation Order of DUPs
    • Important Tips to Remember for Using DUPs
  • Other Documents You Might Need
  • Obtaining Technical Assistance
• Using Dell Update Packages
  • Before You Begin
    • Develop Your System Update Plan
    • Acquiring DUPs
    • Update Packages Component and System Compatibility
    • Executing DUPs
    • Verifying the Digital Signature
    • Compatibility Concerns
    • Effects of Applying the Updates on a Running System
    • Delivering DUPs to Your Systems
    • Updating Many Systems
    • Confirming the Update
  • Update and Rollback in Unified Server Configurator Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC LCE)
    • Update in USC LCE
    • Rollback in USC LCE
  • Typical Usage Scenarios
    • Scenario One-Retasking a System
    • Scenario Two - BIOS Update for 200 Systems
• Command Line Interface Reference
  • Using the CLI
    • CLI Options
  • Exit Codes for CLI
• Rebuilding Packages
  • Overview
  • Dell-Qualified Path
  • Dell-Enabled Path
  • Dynamic Kernel Support
  • Determining Whether Your Package Is Supported
  • Setting Up a Test System for Rebuilding a Package
    • Scenario
  • Prerequisites for the Test System
  • Rebuilding a Package to Add Kernel Support to a Single System
  • Rebuilding the Package to Add Kernel Support for Multiple Kernel Versions
    • Scenario
    • Deploying Custom Packages Across the Environment
• 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
  • Messages
  • DUP Message Logs
    • Messages Log
    • Messages Log File
    • Support Log File Example
• Glossary
• Index