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9 Dell EMC Repository Manager Integration with Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise | Technical white paper
4.2 How does Dell EMC Repository Manager Work?
DRM allows you to either:
▪ Manually create a repository of updates or
▪ Automate creation of a custom repository of updates
The automated creation of a custom repository is possible by integrating DRM with other Dell EMC tools like:
▪ OpenManage Enterprise
▪ OpenManage Essentials
▪ OpenManage Integration with VMware vCenter
▪ OpenManage Integration with Microsoft System Center
▪ Chassis Management Controller
▪ iDRAC
Once a repository is created, you can schedule searches for new updates, saving time otherwise spent
manually searching through the Dell support site. You can also create custom deployment tools such as
custom catalogs that are used by Dell EMC Tools, a custom server update utility, scripted deployment packs,
and/or bootable ISOs.
DRM connects to Dell's online catalog of updates that contains information on the available Dell Update
Packages (DUPs). Once updates have been selected by you, Dell EMC Repository Manager downloads the
specific, requested files.
Dell EMC Repository Manager will also automate the refresh of repositories with the latest version of update
packages or run a comparison and lets you select which new updates to include in the repository. DRM can
then be used to create deployment tools from the contents of a repository.
4.3 Configure DRM integration with Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise
DRM has built in integration with the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise. Using your Dell EMC OpenManage
Enterprise credentials, DRM pulls Dell device inventory and automatically creates a custom local firmware
update repository that matches your environment.
DRM also lets you create diff reports between online repository from Dell and your local repository, so you
can move new updates into your local repository as you need them.
With Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise configured to consume that local repository, once new updates are
made available in your local repository with DRM, Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise matches device in your
environment against your custom baselines and deploys updates directly from the DRM repository.
With DRM version 3.2 there is an enhancement in the user experience for Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise
repository creation. So, the options for DRM integration into Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise has some
dissimilarities pre- and post- DRM version 3.2.
Note: For ease of use, we would recommend to use DRM version 3.2 or above for your integration with Dell
EMC OpenManage Enterprise