For 1500 hosts it should be faster to update directly rather than using dsu I would think.

For example something like

./BIOS_78R68_LN_2.7.0.BIN -q

or

./BIOS_78R68_LN_2.7.0.BIN -r -q



[root@vs07 ~]# ./BIOS_78R68_LN_2.7.0.BIN --help
Command-line options for the Update Package

Usage: <package name> [options...]

Options:

-h,--help     : Display command-line usage help
-c            : Determine if the update can be applied to the system (1)
-f            : Force a downgrade to an older version. (1)(2)
-q : Execute the update package silently without user intervention
-n            : Execute the update package without security verification
-r            : Reboot if necessary after the update (2)
-v,--version  : Display version information
--list        : Display contents of package (3)
--installpath=<path> : Install the update package in the specified path only if options (2) and (8) are supported.

--extract <path> : Extract files to specified path (3)(4)
-qi, --queryinventory : Inventory if selective update is supported. (2) (5) -su=<device list> or --selectiveupdate=<device list> : give the list of devices to update.(2) (6) (7)

(1) Can NOT use -f with the -c option
(2) Only takes effect if used with -q
(3) Can be used only before extracting the package
(4) Can NOT use --extract with any other option
(5) Can use only with -q option. Can NOT be used with -f, -c, -h, -n, -r, -v, --list, --extract, -su
(6) Can NOT be used with -c, -h, -n, -v, --list, --extract, -qi
(7) Device list should not contain any space.
(8) Only Application DUP supports.




On 01/10/2018 06:27 PM, Patrick Boutilier wrote:
What I would do is download the BIOS update file once and then create a script to rsync it to the 1500 hosts and run the update. I presume you would have a script to run dsu on the 1500 hosts anyway?



On 01/10/2018 05:24 PM, James A. Peltier wrote:
I have 1500 hosts to patch.  This isn't an option.

----- On 9 Jan, 2018, at 18:31, Patrick Boutilier [email protected] wrote:

| What server model do you have? Newer models have the updated firmware on
| the support web site.
|
|
|
| On 01/09/2018 09:52 PM, James A. Peltier wrote:
|> This is an absolutely ridiculous thing for Dell to do!  Even Microsoft, Amazon, |> Google, and nVidia have all provided updates to mitigate the flaw out of step
|> with their typical release schedules!
|>
|> We have a deadline set by CERN to patch by January 15th, 2018 or our site will |> be blacklisted.  I strongly urge Dell to release these patches immediately,
|> regardless of your schedules.
|>
|> ----- On 8 Jan, 2018, at 01:43, Soorej Ponnandi [email protected] wrote:
|>
|> | Dell - Internal Use - Confidential
|> |
|> | The DSU repository is refreshed once in every month. I believe the BIOS v2.7.0 |> | was released couple of days back. The next DSU repository with this latest BIOS
|> | update will be available by end of next week.
|> |
|> | -----Original Message-----
|> | From: linux-poweredge-bounces-Lists On Behalf Of Guillaume Courtois
|> | Sent: Monday, January 8, 2018 2:47 PM
|> | To: linux-poweredge-Lists <[email protected]>
|> | Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] dsu woes
|> |
|> | Le 07/01/2018 19:45, Rich Sudlow a écrit :
|> |> Please note that if you're keeping systems secure by applying the
|> |> latest bios patch BIOS_78R68_LN_2.7.0.BIN for Intel processors.
|> |>
|> |> Running dsu overwrites that by installing version 2.6 of the bios back
|> |>
|> |> Anyone else wish dsu really worked ??
|> |
|> |
|> | Hi,
|> |
|> | I don't know if it's normal to have dsu downgrading the BIOS, but I assume the |> | repository has to be upgraded with the latest BIOS firmwares before dsu can use |> | it, and as of now I still see BIOS files with 2.6 version and dated 12/14.
|> |
|> | Anyone from Dell could tell us when the repository will contain the latest
|> | versions ? The sooner the better I'd say, seeing the Intel flaw.
|> |
|> | Bye.
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