Dell 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.

Repository setup

ChangeLog from previous repository: Here

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.

DSU 1.8 Known Issue on RHEL 8.x OS

Error: dsu: error while loading shared libraries: libssh2.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Workaround: ln -s $(find /usr/lib64 -name libssh* -type f) /usr/lib64/libssh2.so.1

Note: The workaround enables DSU to run on the same host. To enable remote functionality libssh2 has to be installed. This dependency addressed in DSU 1.9

Install Dell System Update

To install Dell System Update (DSU) using the repository, run the following command:

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers

#yum install dell-system-update

For SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers

#zypper install dell-system-update

Install OpenManage Server Administrator

To install OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) using the repository, run the following command:

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers

#yum install srvadmin-all

To enable Server Administrator SELinux policies, run the following command:

#yum install srvadmin-selinux

For SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers

#zypper install srvadmin-all

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

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

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