A Driver Update Disk (DUD) provides a mechanism for delivering updated device drivers during system installation. On some systems, hardware might not be fully supported for an Oracle Linux release. In these cases, a DUD might be released later to help installation on newer hardware.

DUDs are released as modules and become available for previously unsupported hardware. The DUD is provided in the form of an ISO and is available in the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud or through MyOracle Support.

The DUD must be stored in an appropriate media or an alternative storage device before it can be used to for installation.

You can prepare a DUD in the same way that you prepare other installation media, by copying it to a USB, CD, or DVD device, or by storing it at an accessible network location. See Preparing Installation Media for more information.