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Dell System Update (DSU)

Summary: This article provides guidance for the Dell System Update (DSU).

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Table of Contents

  1. What is DELL System Update?
  2. Features
  3. Documentation
 

What is DELL System Update?

Dell System Update (DSU) is a script optimized update deployment tool for applying Dell Update Packages (DUP) to Dell PowerEdge servers.

What is New:

  • Consult Release Notes for What is New information: Release Note

DSU is available as a Dell Update Package (DUP):

  • Linux DUP 2.1.1.0
  • Windows DUP 2.1.1.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SLES RPM: RPM
  • ESXi 6.7 U3 DUP DSU 2.0.0: Not supported on PowerEdge 13G due to iDRAC limitation.
  • ESXi 7.0 U3 DUP: Not supported on PowerEdge 13G due to iDRAC limitation.
  • ESXi 8.0 DUP: Not supported on PowerEdge 13G due to iDRAC limitation.

Note: DSU 2.0.2.x does not support ESXi 8.0 host Remote connectivity Linux or ESXi (resolution being worked).

Note: DSU 2.0.2.2 addresses DSA 2023-280 for CVE 2021-4156
 

Supported Operating Systems: 

Linux:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • Ubuntu 20.04.01

Microsoft Windows:

  • Windows Server 2019 
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server HCI operating system

ESXi:

  • ESXi 6.7 U3 (DSU 2.0.0)
  • ESXi 7.0 U3 (DSU 2.0.2.3)
  • ESXi 8.0 (DSU 2.0.2.0)

Hypervisor:

  • Microsoft Windows Hyper-V
  • VMware ESXi
Note: DSU is designed to work with community Linux Distributions such as CentOS and Debian.
 

Features

  • Robust set of Command Line (CLI) attributes
  • Linux, Windows, and ESXi versions with the same features and functionality
  • DSU for Linux can work with either the Dell Enterprise Catalog (or a custom catalog created using Dell Repository Manager) or the Dell Linux Repository for access to Linux update packages
Note: Dell Technologies recommends using the Dell Enterprise Catalog as it is refreshed on Mondays, while Linux Repository is refreshed on the 2nd and 3rd Monday.

Running Linux from a Virtual Machine requires installation from the Linux Repository.
  • DSU for Windows, Linux, and ESXi works with the Dell Enterprise Catalog (or a custom catalog created using Dell Repository Manager)
  • Option to create a custom bootable ISO
  • DSU is the technology used by Dell Repository Manager for the Smart Bootable ISO and Smart Deployment Script features. 
  • The DSU User Guide contains a complete list of CLI attributes and sample scripts. 

       Once DSU is installed on the server, that it will:

  • Inventory the PowerEdge server and determine what updateable components are installed
  • Determine which components have new updates available
  • Apply those updates
 

Documentation

DSU User Guide

Affected Products

Dell System Update

Products

Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XE Servers, XR Servers
Article Properties
Article Number: 000130590
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2024
Version:  23
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