Dell Update Packages Version 6.5 Owner's Manual
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DELL(TM) UPDATE PACKAGES README FOR LINUX
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Version 6.5
Release Date: March 2011
This Readme contains updated information for your "Dell Update
Packages for Linux Operating Systems User's Guide" and any other
technical documentation included with the Dell Update Packages
for Linux.
Dell Update Packages offer ease and flexibility for updating the
system software on Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems. Update Packages are
available for the following software components:
* System BIOS
* System firmware, also known as the Embedded Systems Management
(ESM) firmware
* Dell Embedded Open Manage Server Administrator for ESXi Server
version 4.0
* Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) firmware, which also includes
Embedded Remote Access (ERA) firmware
* PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) firmware
* Software RAID Controller firmware
* Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware
* SCSI Backplane (BP) firmware
* SAS BP firmware
* SAS Expander firmware
* SSD firmware
* SED firmware
* PowerVault 100T firmware
* PowerVault 110T firmware
* PowerVault MD1000 firmware
* PowerVault MD1120 firmware
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* PowerVault MD1200 firmware
* PowerVault MD1220 firmware
* VMware ESX Server version 4.1 U1 Update Flash
* PowerVault RD1000 firmware
* Power Supply firmware
* Broadcom Network Adapter Firmware
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CONTENTS
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* CRITICALITY
* MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
* UPDATE PACKAGES: SUPPORTED COMPONENTS
* KNOWN ISSUES
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CRITICALITY
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2 - Recommended
It is recommended that you apply this update during your next
scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or
changes that will keep your system software current and compatible
with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software).
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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The Update Packages support Dell systems running the following Linux
operating systems:
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 server Update 5 (both x86_32 and x86_64)
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 server
* SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 (x86_64)
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (x86_64)
* VMware(R) ESX Server(TM) version 4.0 Update 3,
* VMware ESX Server version 4.1 U1
* VMware ESX Server version 4.1 U1 HDD
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* Citrix(R) Xen Server(TM) 5.6 FP1
PowerVault PV110T LTO1,
NOTE: For the latest information about the various systems and
operating systems that Dell Update Packages are supported on,
see the "Dell Systems Software Support Matrix". This guide is
available on the Dell Support website at
"www.support.dell.com/manuals".
Update Packages may also be applied in a pre-operating system
environment that uses the Embedded Linux (ELI) environment through
the Dell OpenManage(TM) Deployment Toolkit (DTK).
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UPDATE PACKAGES: SUPPORTED COMPONENTS
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Update Packages currently do not support all system component types.
Dell will continue to make Update Packages available on additional
devices in future.
This release of Update Packages supports updates to the devices
listed in the following table.
Component Type Supported Components
---------------------------------------------------------------------BIOS
---------------------------------------------------------------------ESM firmware ESM3, ESM4
---------------------------------------------------------------------DRAC firmware ERA, ERA/O, DRAC 4, DRAC 5, iDRAC6
---------------------------------------------------------------------RAID firmware PERC 4/Di, PERC 4e/Di, PERC 4e/DC,
PERC 4e/Si, PERC 4/DC, PERC 4/SC, PERC H200,
PERC H700,PERC H800 Adapter,
PERC S300 Adapter,
PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, SAS 5/i,
SAS 5/iR Adapter, SAS 5/E, SAS 5/iR,
SAS 6/iR, SAS 6/iR Adapter, PERC 6/E,
PERC 6/i, PERC 6/i Adapter, CERC6/i
---------------------------------------------------------------------BMC firmware BMC
---------------------------------------------------------------------SCSI BP firmware BP
---------------------------------------------------------------------SAS BP BP
---------------------------------------------------------------------Storage enclosure PowerVault MD1000,
PowerVault MD1120, PowerVault MD1200,
PowerVault MD1220
---------------------------------------------------------------------Tape drives firmware PowerVault PV100T DDS4,
PowerVault PV110T DAT72,
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PowerVault PV110T LTO2,
PowerVault PV110T LTO2-L,
file on that drive, including Dell Update Packages. If you are
PowerVault PV110T LTO3,
PowerVault PV110T LTO3-HH,
PowerVault PV110T LTO4,
PowerVault PV110T SDLT320,
PowerVault PV110T DLT VS80,
PowerVault PV110T DLT VS160,
PowerVault PV110T SDLT
---------------------------------------------------------------------Removable disk drive PowerVault RD1000
backup firmware
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KNOWN ISSUES
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--------------------------------------------------------------------For all Dell Update Packages
---------------------------------------------------------------------* Do not run other applications while executing Dell Update Packages.
* For firmware Dell Update Packages, an update package will not
inventory the device if only a native non-Dell driver is installed.
Therefore, firmware update packages cannot upgrade a device with a
native driver.
* If the following error is displayed,
"Error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory",
install the compatibility libraries from your Linux distribution.
To install the compatibility libraries, use the following command:
"rpm -ivh compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3.i386.rpm"
SLES 10 and SLES 11 (all service packs) uses
"libstdc++-33-32bit-3.3.3-11.9.x86_64.rpm"
* If Update Packages stop abruptly due to a power outage or
abnormal termination, perform the following steps:
1. Remove the lock file.
2. Type the following command to do so: "rm -f /var/lock/.spsetup"
3. Run the Update Package again.
* If you see the message, "This Update Package is not compatible
with any of the devices detected on your system", for a supported
device, ensure that you have the latest Dell drivers for
your system from the Dell Support website at "www.support.dell.com."
* Some distributions of Linux may automatically mount a USB flash
drive with the "-noexec" option. This prevents the execution of any
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