Reference Guide

Catalog overview

This reference guide provides the overview of the Dell catalogs available and used by various applications.

What is a Catalog (also known as PDK and SDP Catalog)?

The Catalog contains direct links to the latest updates that are available for Dell PowerEdge Servers (up to

4 generations). The Catalog also contains information regarding Equalogic, PowerVault Storage and

Force10 switches. The file is organized by Server Type, a list of all the components available for that

server and links to the individual update files. This Catalog file contains comprehensive information of

updates available for components like supported OS, Devices, and so on.

Updates for enterprise systems are available at:

• FTP (or PDK) Catalog which is used by Dell applications like Dell Repository Manager, OpenManage

Essentials, and so on.

• SDP Catalog which is used by applications like Microsoft SCCM.

What types of updates are available in the Catalog?

The Catalog contains updates for:

• System Inventory Components

• Drivers

• Firmware

• Applications such as OMSA

• Diagnostic tools

Where can I get the catalog files?

• FTP Catalog is available at: ftp.dell.com/catalog/Catalog.cab

• SDP Catalog is available at: ftp://ftp.dell.com/catalog/DellSDPCatalog.cab

Where can I get more information about the Catalog?

More information such as supported Models, Devices, Operating Systems, known issues, see:

• PDK Catalog: ftp://ftp.dell.com/catalog/PDK_Readme.pdf

• SDP Catalog: ftp://ftp.dell.com/catalog/DellSDPCatalog_Readme.pdf