In this chapter you will learn about network share, command line attributes to export inventory using network share option and various options supporting network share
To get the inventory
A shared resource, or network share, is a computer resource made available from one host to other host on a computer network .
DSU supports SMB1 and SMB2 protocol.
Choices:
--authentication
Network share allows user to specify the authentication parameters that are required for accessing the repository. If the authentication parameters are incorrect, then
AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE is returned.
To export inventory file using authentication option:
--inventory --output=C:\Programfiles\Dell\Dell EMCSystem Update\dell_dup\inv.json --output-format=JSON --authentication=abc:bca123
Following are the key points to users while using network share option
- Ensure to provide credentials when multiple Dell System Update options are given from the same network share.
- Dell System Update retains the temporary files even when a file is exported to a network share via SMB1 protocol.
- If the location you provide is an external network share, then ensure that you provide the
--authentication attribute.
- When system is not connected to network, user can provide all the below options to get required files:
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--ic-location
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--source-type
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--source-location
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--installer-location
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--catalog-location
The following are the Dell System Update options which supports network share:
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--config
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--source-location
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--destination-location
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--bootable-log-location
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--catalog-location
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--ic-location
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--inventory-file
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--output-log-file
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--dsu-lin64-installer-location
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--dsu-win64-installer-location
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--output
With network share feature, user can perform following options:
To get the inventory details of remote servers from a network share
Syntax:
dsu --remote -i --config=<N/W share path with config file name> --authentication=username:password --dsu-win64-installer-location=<N/W share path with DSU application name with file extension> --ic-location=<N/W share path with inventory collector name with file extension>
To update a host server by using the repository present in the network share
Syntax:
dsu --source-type=REPOSITORY --source-location=<N/W share path till the directory repo name> --catalog-location=<N/W share path with catalog file name> --authentication= username:password /u
To create and export bootable ISO to a network share using the repository.
Syntax:
dsu --source-type=REPOSITORY --source-location=<N/W share path till the directory repo name> --catalog-location=<N/W share path with catalog file name> /u --destination-type=ISO --destination-location=<N/W share path till the ISO file name> --authentication= username:password
Updating a server using the inv.xml from a network share and exporting the log file to a network share
Syntax:
dsu/u --input-inventory-file=<N/W share path with inv.xml> --authentication=username:password --output-log-file=<N/W share path with log file name>
Exporting progress report of a host server to a network share
Syntax:
dsu --progress --output=<N/W share path with progress file name> --authentication=username:password --output-format=json
To export inventory report of a host sever in JSON format to a network share
Syntax:
dsu /i --output=<N/W share path with inventory file name> --authentication=username:password --output-format=json
The following section describes the format on how user can provide share location.
For example: For windows:
--catalog-location=\\100.96.12.21\folder\catalog.xml --authentication=abc:bca123
example: For Linux:
--catalog-location=//100.96.12.21/folder/catalog.xml --authentication=Abc:bca123
NOTE: It is suggested to see the storage space in the system when user gets the following error message : "Unable to access network location".