Difference is that DRM doesn't need to be installed and maintained on the servers. You only install it on your management desktop/laptop. With DRM you create your own repo of FW udpdates, and put it on a network share. It also lets you build a bootable ISO[1] that auto-applies all FW that you added, something that DSU couldn't do until recently (their latest release actually). This is great as I only need one medium to cover all my server models, plus I can add FW updates that will not show up in the LifeCycle Controller Update screen like PSU or HDD/SSD updates or the Dual SD Card Module. With relatively few FW updates you can cover a lot of servers as some updates apply to all servers in one generation (e.g. Intel NIC, QLogic/Broadcom HBAs; see [*1*]).
[*1*] overview of shared FW: https://dell.app.box.com/ v/BootableReleaseNotes/file/282625777104 On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Lorenzen, Larry <[email protected]> wrote: > what is the difference between using DSU and DRM? I know that there have > been some issues with DSU is the past. > > Larry Lorenzen > Linux System Administrator > [email protected] > Office (773)-553-3634 > Cell (847)-708-1132 > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 12:30 PM, R S <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Same here. Exited to test and use RepoManager for Linux. >> Thanks a lot for making this happen, whoever worked on this in the Dell >> Linux team. >> >> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 7:28 AM, PJ Welsh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thank you for providing a Linux way to do this. You may consider also >>> changing the summary section at the top to include Linux. For example , >>> " running the Microsoft Windows OR LINUX operating system". >>> >>> I've downloaded and hope to test soon. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> > From: <[email protected]> >>> > To: <[email protected]> >>> > Cc: [email protected] >>> > Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] dsu woes >>> > Message-ID: >>> > <[email protected]> >>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> > >>> > Dell - Internal Use - Confidential >>> > >>> > You can inform me about such issues we will look into it. Dell >>> Repository Manger (DRM 3.0) > allows you to check for the latest catalogs >>> and allows you to create repositories and other > artifacts. Please check >>> it out, we have added support for Linux also now. >>> > http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversD >>> etails?driverid=2GY7P >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > Kalyan. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tech III * AppControl * Endpoint Protection * Server Maintenance >> Buncombe County Schools Technology Department Network Group >> ComicSans Awareness Campaign <http://comicsanscriminal.com> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >> >> > -- Tech III * AppControl * Endpoint Protection * Server Maintenance Buncombe County Schools Technology Department Network Group ComicSans Awareness Campaign <http://comicsanscriminal.com>
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