Dell Server Setup Procedure

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External

Internal

Procedure

  • Unregister the current system from the subscription pool (!)
  • Install the OS via LifeCycle controller.


Deprecated Procedure

  • Before installing the OS
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.

dsu Commands

--inventory