Dell Server dsu: Difference between revisions

From NovaOrdis Knowledge Base
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 53: Line 53:
=Deprecated Procedure=
=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:
<pre>
rpm -i dell-system-update-1.4.1-17.04.00.x86_64.rpm
</pre>
This installs <tt>/usr/sbin/dsu</tt>:
<pre>
/usr/sbin/dsu -v
Dell System Update 1.4.1
</pre>


Note that dsu needs repositories installed. The RPM installation does not configure repositories, but the following [[#Alternative_Procedure|Alternative Procedure]] probably does, dsu seems to behave differently after installation using that procedure:
Note that dsu needs repositories installed. The RPM installation does not configure repositories, but the following [[#Alternative_Procedure|Alternative Procedure]] probably does, dsu seems to behave differently after installation using that procedure:
Line 181: Line 165:


Install srvadmin, see above.
Install srvadmin, see above.


=dsu Commands=
=dsu Commands=


==--inventory==
==--inventory==

Revision as of 00:17, 25 June 2017

External

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 1.4.2, it the procedure consists of the following steps:

Download the latest dsu version from https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/os_independent/x86_64/. Navigate there with a browser to read it, and then:

wget https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/os_independent/x86_64/dell-system-update-1.4.2-17.05.00.x86_64.rpm

Execute as root:

rpm -i ./dell-system-update-1.4.2-17.05.00.x86_64.rpm

Verify installation:

dsu -h
dsu -v

Remove an Older Version

rpm dell-system-update-1.4.0-17.02.00.x86_64

Update the Firmware on the System

The dsu command executed without any argument will provide a command line interface to update firmware:

dsu

Select the components that have not been installed yet or newer versions and then 'c' (commit).

Deprecated Procedure

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