Dell Server dsu
External
- DELL EMC System Update (DSU) http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/
- DSU user guide: DELL EMC System Update Version 1.4.0 User’s Guide
Internal
Overview
Dell System Update (DSU) is an application used to distribute Dell updates for Linux and Microsoft Windows. The DSU distributes the OpenManage Server Administrator, BIOS and firmware updates for different servers. The latest DSU can be located following these instructions: Getting the Latest Dell System Update (DSU). DSUs are distributed as RPMs, so they can be applied after a Linux OS installation.
Installation
Follow the installation procedure described on the Dell site http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/.
For dsu 1.4, it the procedure consists of:
- Download the latest version of the package from http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverid=YKMFW/ The location of the latest installation bundle is usually available on the http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu page.
- Open a terminal as root.
- Execute the downloaded file:
chmod a+x Systems-Management_Application_YKMFW_LN64_1.4.0_A00.BIN ./Systems-Management_Application_YKMFW_LN64_1.4.0_A00.BIN Collecting inventory ... [...] No version of this Update Package is currently installed. Software application name: DSU Package version: 1.4.0 Continue? Y/N:Y [...] The update completed successfully.
- Verify installation:
dsu -h
Update the Firmware on the System
The dsu command executed without any argument will provide a command line interface to update firmware:
dsu
Deprecated Procedure
- Before installing the OS
- Download DUP from https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/os_independent/x86_64/
- Install with RPM. As root:
rpm -i dell-system-update-1.4.1-17.04.00.x86_64.rpm
This installs /usr/sbin/dsu:
/usr/sbin/dsu -v Dell System Update 1.4.1
Note that dsu needs repositories installed. The RPM installation does not configure repositories, but the following Alternative Procedure probably does, dsu seems to behave differently after installation using that procedure:
Understand the part of the script that configure repositories, and replicate manually?
Alternative Procedure
yum install wget yum install perl
Setup the repository:
wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/bootstrap.cgi | bash
Downloading GPG key: http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/public.key
Importing key into RPM.
Write repository configuration
Done!
This adds the following repos:
dell-system-update_dependent/7/x86_64 dell-system-update_independent
yum install dell-system-update
It should end installing the same dsu as Procedure.
Update
dsu Dell System Update 1.4.1 Copyright (C) 2014 Dell Proprietary. Verifying catalog installation ... Installing catalog from repository ... Fetching dsucatalog ... Reading the catalog ... Fetching invcol_RPTVF_LN64_17.03.200.987_A00 ... Verifying inventory collector installation ... Getting System Inventory ... Determining Applicable Updates ... |-----------Dell System Updates-----------| [ ] represents 'not selected' [*] represents 'selected' [-] represents 'Component already at repository version (can be selected only if -e option is used)' Choose: q - Quit without update, c to Commit, <number> - To Select/Deselect, a - Select All, n - Select None [-]1 NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (em1) Current Version : 20.2.17 same as : 20.2.17 [-]2 NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (em4) Current Version : 20.2.17 same as : 20.2.17 [-]3 NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (em2) Current Version : 20.2.17 same as : 20.2.17 [-]4 NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (em3) Current Version : 20.2.17 same as : 20.2.17 [-]5 BIOS Current Version : 2.4.2 same as : 2.4.2 [-]6 Dell 32 Bit uEFI Diagnostics, version 4239, 4239A36, 4239.44 Current Version : 4239A36 same as : 4239A36 [ ]7 PERC H330 Mini Controller 0 Firmware Current Version : 25.5.0.0019 Upgrade to : 25.5.2.0001 [-]8 OS COLLECTOR 2.1, A00 Current Version : 2.1 same as : 2.1 [-]9 Firmware for - Disk 0 of PERC H330 Mini Controller 0 Current Version : DS04 same as : DS04 [ ]10 iDRAC Current Version : 2.40.40.40 Upgrade to : 2.41.40.40 Enter your choice : a c Fetching SAS-RAID_Firmware_03NXN_LN_25.5.2.0001_A07 ... Installing SAS-RAID_Firmware_03NXN_LN_25.5.2.0001_A07 Collecting inventory... ... Running validation... PERC H330 Mini Controller 0 The version of this Update Package is newer than the currently installed version. Software application name: PERC H330 Mini Controller 0 Firmware Package version: 25.5.2.0001 Installed version: 25.5.0.0019 Executing update... WARNING: DO NOT STOP THIS PROCESS OR INSTALL OTHER DELL PRODUCTS WHILE UPDATE IS IN PROGRESS. THESE ACTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR SYSTEM TO BECOME UNSTABLE! .................................
Install srvadmin, see above.