Dell EMC System Update (DSU)

Starting with DSU 1.7 information on DSU is located at the following link:

• Dell technical resource
• Note: Starting with DSU 1.7, consent is required prior to installing public keys on target systems.
• BIOS Enhancement to address the security vulnerabilities (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures-CVE) such as CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, and CVE-2018-12130.

Repository setup

To configure the repository, use the following commands:
1. curl -O https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/bootstrap.cgi
2. bash bootstrap.cgi
Note: Consent is required prior to installing public keys on target systems.

Install DSU

To install DSU using the repository, use the following command

#yum install dell-system-update

Known Issues

Following message displayed while running DSU 1.7.

- Unable to read public file /usr/libexec/dell_dup/0x756ba70b1019ced6.asc
- Unable to read public file /usr/libexec/dell_dup/0x1285491434D8786F.asc
- Unable to read public file /usr/libexec/dell_dup/0xca77951d23b66a9d.asc

Please run the following command and run the dsu again.

curl -s https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/copygpgkeys.sh | bash

Install OMSA

To install OMSA using this repository, use the following commands:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers

#yum install srvadmin-all

• Please re-run repository setup commands to import the updated signature keys

SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers

#zypper install srvadmin-all

OMSA services should be manually started after installing/upgrading OMSA using DSU repository

Install DTK

To install DTK using this repository, use the following commands:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers

#yum install syscfg

#yum install raidcfg

SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers

#zypper install syscfg

#zypper install raidcfg

Upgrade OMSA

To upgrade OMSA using this repository, where an OMSA version is already installed in the system, use the following commands.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers

#yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=dell-system-update_dependent upgrade

SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers

#zypper mr -da; zypper mr -e "dell-system-update_dependent" ; zypper update; zypper mr -ea;

Note:-To update from local repository (custom), use the OMSA repository name instead of dell-system-update_dependent in the commands.
          In case of zypper upgrade, if there are repositories disabled by you, this command sequence will enable the repositories. You have to disable the repositories again manually.

Other supporting documents and links

In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/support/manuals.

• Dell Systems Management - OpenManage Software Support Matrix
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide
• Previous Dell Linux Repository : Click Here
• Supported Platforms : Click Here
• Note: DSU Ubuntu enablement is only available for 12G and 13G systems
• Sample Kickstart Files : Click Here
• ISO Generator Script : Click Here

To get the complete list of options of DSU (On Microsoft Windows and Linux), use #dsu --help

Support

A good place for support for this repository is the linux-poweredge mailing list.

File list

Use the following links to browse the contents of the repository

OS independent
OS dependent