Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility Version 15.07.00 User Guide
Summary
Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility is an essential tool for system administrators managing mission-critical Dell servers. This manual provides comprehensive guidance on utilizing SUU to reliably update, downgrade, and manage firmware and drivers across various server components. Whether you prefer the graphical user interface or advanced command line scripting, the guide details best practices, troubleshooting prerequisite failures, and integrating updates with other OpenManage tools. It is designed for IT professionals requiring streamlined, bulk management of complex server hardware updates.
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Dell Open Manage Server Update Utility Version 15.07.00
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Dell Open Manage Server Update Utility Version 15.07.00
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of ...
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Contents 1 About Dell Open Manage Server Update Utility...............................................5 Key Features and Functionalities...................................................................
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Updating Multiple Devices............................................................................................................20 Updating PERC Firmware.............................................
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About Dell Open Manage Server Update Utility Dell Open Manage Server Update Utility (SUU) is an application available in ISO for identifying and applying updates to the system. SUU is no longer DVD-ba...
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Feature Description Launching SUU in a GUI mode or Enables you to run SUU, upgrade, downgrade, update components from Network Location on multiple systems. For more information, see Launching SUU in a...
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Using the following links: For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/softwaresecuritymanuals For Open Manage documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals For Remote Enterprise Systems Manag...
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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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disabled in the Comparison Report. Click Continue to update the applicable hardware components. Hardware Prerequisite Failure Message Prerequisite Failure Message: Your system does not meet the requir...
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4. From the Select the Product Family list, select Servers, Storage, Networking. 5. From the Select the Product Line list, select Power Edge Server. 6. From the Select the Product Model list, select t...
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Criticality Level Status and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and application). It is recommended that you apply this update during the next scheduled update cycle. Optio...
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To upgrade the repository components: 1. Select the components that you want to upgrade. 2. Click Upgrade to apply the components that you have selected. 3. In the Confirm Update dialog box, click Yes...
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4. Click OK when the update is complete. The status of the update is reflected in the Comparison Report. Updating Failures While updating the system components, if a particular component update is uns...
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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 Dell Server Upd...
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CLI Command Syntax Command Description — n | — downgradeonly Downgrades all the system components greater than the repository components to the repository versions. NOTE: SUU does not allow you to dow...
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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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NOTE: If you select Export as SUU to directory,the output package creates the SUU contents in the form of a directory. Checking to see if the required plugin is installed… is displayed. NOTE: If the s...
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When ftp.dell.com is accessible and, latest plug-ins exist on your system, the Update plug-in link displays. When you click the link, the plug-ins from the system are updated. If you attempt installin...
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Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions This section describes some known issues and frequently asked questions for Dell Open Manage Server Update Utility (SUU). Known Issues The following are som...
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nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.9-11.el6.i686 NOTE: The RPMs are available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64 media. Enabling Operating System Devices SUU does not inventory or update devices that are disa...
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PERC update packages may fail if other processes, such as a consistency check or background initialization (BGI) are running on the controller. Ensure that such processes are not in progress before ru...
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It is recommended to use a directory name without any special characters while running SUU. Running RAC DUP Packages On Dell’s 9th and 10th generation of Power Edge servers, if you launch SUU when a R...
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an abrupt shutdown for some reason. This results in the creation of lock files. To delete these lock files on systems running Windows operating system, navigate to the <%systemdrive%>:\dell\suu ...
Manual Details
| Brand | Server |
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| Pages | 23 |
| File Size | 548.28 KB |
| Published | May 31, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I fix SUU if it shuts down abruptly and creates lock files?
On Windows, delete suu.lck in <%systemdrive%>:dellsuu. On Linux, run chattr -i suu.lck rm -f suu.lck.
Can SUU update the BIOS if a TPM chip is installed?
No, not if BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled or if the Trusted Platform Module feature is set to ON with Pre-boot Measurement.
What must I check if 'SUU Logging System has failed' occurs?
Ensure the log directory (Windows: <%systemdrive%>:dellsuu; Linux: /var/log/dell/suu) contains at least 10 MB of free space.