dsu v1.9.0 failing on Gen 13 servers

Anthony Alba <[email protected]> Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:42:56 +0800

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I am getting a very terse failure of dsu 1.9.0

# dsu
DELL EMC System Update 1.9.0
Copyright (C) 2014 DELL EMC Proprietary.
Error occurred. Check log file for more information
Exiting DSU!

on Gen 13 servers: repeatable on various R530, R630(but not all)
iDRAC -> 2.75.75.75
BIOS -> 2.11.0

The log file shows no useful information
#ID : 21dae0b6-12bf-470e-8044-b5d47e823548
#DSU Version: 1.9.0 , build:452 - 21dae0b6-12bf-470e-8044-b5d47e823548
#System IP: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - 21dae0b6-12bf-470e-8044-b5d47e823548
#Date: 18-10-2020 11:34:33 - 21dae0b6-12bf-470e-8044-b5d47e823548
#Fields:             ID                       |        Date Time     |
 Level   |         Message
        21dae0b6-12bf-470e-8044-b5d47e823548  | 18-10-2020 11:34:41  |
 ERROR   |       Error occurred. Check log file for more information
        21dae0b6-12bf-470e-8044-b5d47e823548  | 18-10-2020 11:34:45  |
 INFO    |       Exiting DSU!
        21dae0b6-12bf-470e-8044-b5d47e823548  | 18-10-2020 11:34:45  |
 INFO    |       Exit Code: 1

When I retrieve an old dsu 1.7.0, it runs successfully.

Any suggestions? Thanks

Anthony Alba