DELL EMC OpenManage Server Update Utility

Key features and functionalities

This section describes key features and functionalities of SUU.

Table 1. Features and Functionalities
FeatureDescription
Prerequisite Failure MessagesList of error messages displayed when the prerequisite conditions are not met. For more information, see Prerequisite Failure Messages.
Fixing Prerequisite FailuresAllows 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 ReportDisplays 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 ComponentsAllows you to upgrade, downgrade, or update the system components if the versions vary from the repository version. For more information, see Upgrading System Components, Downgrading System Components, and Updating System Component.
Launching SUU in a GUI mode or from Network LocationEnables you to run SUU, upgrade, downgrade, update components on multiple systems. For more information, see Launching SUU in a GUI mode.
CLI Commands Displays the list of commands to perform comparisons and updates in the CLI mode. For more information, see List of CLI Commands.
Dependency Feature which provides information about the available updates for a device. SUU enables certain tools and applications to determine if a set of conditions or requirements are met. These conditions or requirements are called dependencies. Following are the types of dependency: Pre-requisites and Corequisites. For more information, see Comparison Report.