User's Manual

About Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility

Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) is a DVD-based application for identifying and applying updates to the

system.

You can use SUU to update the Dell PowerEdge system or to view the updates available for systems supported by SUU.

SUU compares the versions of components currently installed on the system with update components packaged on the

Dell PowerEdge Server Update Utility

media.

SUU displays a comparison report of the versions and provides various options for updating the components.

NOTE: Only users with administrator (Microsoft Windows) or root (Linux) privileges can perform updates using

SUU.

Key Features and Functionalities

This section describes key features and functionalities of Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU).

Table 1. Features and Functionalities

Feature Description

Prerequisites Check Enables you to obtain the list of hardware or software components whose

prerequisite conditions are not met. For more information, see Performing

Prerequisites Check.

Prerequisite Failure Messages List of error messages displayed when the prerequisite conditions are not

met. For more information, see Prerequisite Failure Messages.

Fixing Prerequisite Failures Allows you to fix the hardware or software prerequisite failures. For more

information, see Fixing the Software Prerequisite Failure and Fixing the

Hardware Prerequisite Failure.

Comparison Report Displays a list of component versions installed on the system that do not

match the versions on the repository. For more information, see Comparison

Report.

Upgrading or Downgrading or

Updating System Components

Allows you to upgrade or downgrade or update your system components if

their versions vary from the repository version. For more information, see

Upgrading System Components, Downgrading System Components, and

Updating System Component.

Running SUU from Network Location Enables you to run SUU and upgrade or downgrade or update components on

multiple systems. For more information, see Running SUU from a Network

Location.

CLI Commands List of commands that help you to perform comparisons and updates in the

CLI mode. For more information, see List of CLI Command.