Users Guide

• Default Firmware Repository — This is the Default Firmware Repository. This repository is applied to
all devices that are either not in a Service or are part of Services that do not have a Service Level
Firmware Repository.
To set a default firmware repository, you must download a catalog either from Dell.com or from an
internal share through the ASM User Interface. The Embedded Repository is no longer used if a
Default Firmware Repository is set. Compliance to this Repository can be viewed on the Resources
page.
NOTE: Devices with firmware levels below the minimum firmware listed in the default repository
are as Non-Compliant (out of compliance).
• Service Level Firmware Repository — This repository is applied only to Servers that are in Service and
to which the Service Level Firmware Repository is assigned.
NOTE: Devices with firmware levels below the minimum firmware level listed in service level
repository are marked as Non-Compliant. When a Service Level Firmware Repository is assigned
to a Service, the firmware validation is checked only against the Service Level Firmware
Repository and the Default Firmware Repository checks are no longer applied to the devices
associated with this Service.
Viewing firmware bundle details
Select a repository file on Repository page, under Firmware tab, click View Bundles to see available
firmware update packages in the repository.
After you click View Bundles, a window is displayed. Two sections are there:
• Packaged Bundles: Bundles which are from catalog
• User Bundles: Bundles which are customized.
You get the information following regarding bundles:
• Name — Displays the name of the firmware update package.
• Version — Displays the version of the firmware update package.
• Date — Displays the date when the firmware update package was downloaded.
If you select a bundle under User Bundles section, you get the option View Bundles Details, Edit and
Delete in the same row with the selected bundle. There you can view the detail of the bundle, edit the
bundle and delete bundles as per your requirement.
You will not get Edit and Delete option for the packaged bundles. You can only view the bundle details
for the packaged bundles by following same method for User Bundles.
NOTE: You cannot create a catalog from start in ASM. You have to create a base catalog in DRM
tool and then you can upload that to ASM. You can select the uploaded catalog and add bundles in
it using
Add Bundle feature.
Adding Custom Bundle
Add Custom Bundle feature enables you to add bundle, consist of firmware compliance, to an imported
catalog. Previously you were only allowed to import catalog, now on the top of it, you can even add
bundle to catalog which is enable you to compliance and update firmware when required. Perform the
following task to do so:
1. Click Settings on the Getting Started page.
2. Under Settings, click Repository
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