Users Guide

• Select a repository from the drop-down list, to set a repository as the default firmware repository
• Select a repository from the list, in the right pane, click View Bundles to view the firmware bundles
available in the repository.
• Select a repository from the list, in the right pane, click Add Custom Bundle to add custom firmware
file to the repository.
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Adding firmware repositories
Viewing firmware bundle details
Adding firmware repositories
1. On the Repositories page, click Add Firmware Repository.
2. In the Add Firmware Repository dialog, select one of the following options:
• Import ASM's recommended repository from ftp.dell.com — Select this option to import the
firmware repository that contains the firmware bundles recommended for ASM.
• Load repository from network path — Select this option to upload the repository from any one
of the following file shares NFS, CIFS, FTTP, and HTTP.
• Load repository from local drive — Select this option to upload the repository from local system.
3. If you selected Load repository from network path, perform the following:
• In the File Path box, enter the location of the catalog file. Use on of the following formats:
– NFS share for xml file: host:/share/filename.xml
– NFS share for gz file: host:/share/filename.gz
– CIFS share for xml file: \\host\share\filename.xml
– CIFS share for gz file: \\host\share\filename.gzb
– FTP share for xml file:ftp://host/share/filename.xml
– FTP share for gz file:ftp://host/share/filename.gz
– HTTP share for xml file:http://host/share/filename.xml
– HTTP share for gz file:http://host/share/filename.gz
• If using a CIFS share, enter the User Name and Password.
4. If you selected Load repository from local drive, click Browse, and select the catalog file.
5. Click Save.
Types of firmware repositories
There are three types of firmware repositories:
NOTE: Only devices validated against the embedded or default repository are displayed on the
Resources page.
• Embedded ASM Firmware Repository — ASM ships with an Embedded Firmware Repository that
contains a subset of the minimum firmware versions that are supported by ASM for the management
interfaces of Dell hardware.
This embedded catalog is not a full catalog. If a full catalog is not downloaded, the firmware level of
all devices discovered in ASM are validated against the firmware level listed in the embedded firmware
repository. Compliance to this Repository can be viewed on the Resources page.
NOTE: Devices with firmware levels below the minimum firmware listed in the embedded ASM
firmware repository are marked as Upgrade Required.
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