Dell EMC OpenManage Server Update Utility Version 19.01.00 User Guide
Summary
The OpenManage Server Update Utility is an essential tool designed for system administrators managing Dell EMC servers. This comprehensive guide covers every facet of the utility, enabling advanced firmware and software maintenance through both Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Command Line Interface (CLI) modes. Learn to perform controlled upgrades, downgrades, diagnose prerequisite failures (hardware/software), generate comparison reports, and integrate SUU with OpenManage Essentials. It is the definitive resource for IT professionals ensuring reliable server component lifecycle management.
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DELL EMC Open Manage Server Update Utility Version 19.01.00
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DELL EMC Open Manage Server Update Utility Version 19.01.00
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents 1 About Open Manage Server Update Utility..................................................................................................... Key features and functionalities...................
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Running SUU over a network...................................................................................................................................20 Deleting the temporary folder..............
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About Open Manage Server Update Utility Open Manage Server Update Utility is an application available in an ISO for identifying and applying updates to the system. SUU is no longer a DVD-based applica...
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What is new in this release Support for new platforms: Dell Power Edge R240, R340, T140, T340 and R740xd2. Supported operating systems Microsoft Windows operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 201...
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Serviceability Tools Virtualization Solutions Operating Systems Support To view a document, click the required product and then click the required version. Using search engines: Type the name and vers...
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About graphical user interface mode The Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides an interactive approach to perform comparisons and updates. You can use the GUI to: View the system comparison report, w...
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Your system does not meet the required prerequisites for installing the DELL Open Manage software component. Therefore, the row for the software component is disabled in the Comparison Report. Click C...
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7 Click Download Now to save the PE Updates prereq cd.iso file on the system. Copy this file to a system that has a media-burning program and create a bootable media from the provided .iso file. This ...
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Comparison report features You can view, sort or export the Comparison Report. Table 3. Comparison Report Features Tasks Action Viewing Report To view the report, in the left pane, click the system’s ...
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SUU disables Enable System Set Update and selects only those component versions that are later than the repository version to downgrade. 2 Select Downgrade. All downgradeable components are automatica...
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About command line interface mode The Command Line Interface (CLI) mode allows you to run commands from a command prompt to perform comparisons and updates. Run SUU in CLI mode, in the DSU root direct...
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CLI Command Syntax Command Description — c | — comparison Compares the current component. — d | — directory Directs the event logs to a different directory than the default location. — s | — stoponfai...
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Integrating Server Update Utility with other components The different possibilities of integrating SUU with other components are: Integrating SUU with Open Manage Essentials Creating a custom SUU usin...
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Checking to see if the required plugin is installed… is displayed. NOTE: If you select Export as SUU to directory, the output package creates the SUU contents in the form of a directory. NOTE: If the ...
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The following are the different errors that may occur: File type of a component does not match with the bundle that it belongs to. For example, a Linux DUP is displayed in a Windows bundle. The suppor...
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Known issues and frequently asked questions This section describes some known issues and frequently asked questions for SUU. Topics: Known issues Frequently asked questions Known issues The following ...
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The Group Policy Editor window is displayed. 2 Browse to Security Options. The Policy window is displayed 3 Navigate to User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Adm...
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Updating Multiple Devices When updating multiple, identical devices on the same system, SUU applies the update to all instances of all devices. For example, if your system is configured with three con...
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Updating the H661 Firmware On Dell’s 12th generation of Power Edge servers or later, if the CERC ATA RAID controllers are configured with the H661 firmware, SUU cannot update the firmware to the lates...
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You must have local administrator to run SUU on systems running Windows operating systems. To obtain local administrator rights, you must either belong to the local administrators group or use the loc...
Manual Details
| Brand | Server |
|---|---|
| Pages | 22 |
| File Size | 216.80 KB |
| Published | May 28, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check if OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) is running?
On Linux, use 'ps -eaf | grep suu' in a terminal. On Windows, system checks are not provided here.
What should I do if SUU encounters an abrupt shutdown on Windows?
Navigate to the <%systemdrive%>:dellsuu directory and delete the suu.lck file.
Why can't I update BIOS using SUU when a TPM chip is present?
You cannot update BIOS if BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled or if the Trusted Platform Module feature is ON with Preboot Measurement.
What message appears if there isn't enough space for logging during SUU run?
The log will display 'SUU Logging System has failed: There is not enough space on the disk.' Ensure 10 MB of free space in the specified log directories.