How to install Dell System Update (CentOS/RHEL)

Dell EMC System Update (DSU) is a script optimized update and deployment tool for applying Dell Update Packages to Dell / Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. DSU can be used to update your servers Bios, Drive Firmware, DRAC Firmware and other updates.

Repository setup

To configure the repository, use the following commands:

curl -O https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/bootstrap.cgi
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
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