Dell EMC Repository Manager Version 3.
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................4 Prerequisites for installing DRM....................................................................................................................................... 4 Hardware requirements...............................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction The Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) ensures that the systems are up-to-date with the latest BIOS, driver, firmware, and software. DRM allows you to: • Create repositories of customized component(s) and updates. • Create groups of related updates for systems running the Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system . • Generate comparison reports and update baselines of custom repositories. The customized repositories are made up of Dell EMC Update Packages (DUPs) or Non-DUPs (such as .
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 • Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit) • Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) • RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.x • RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.x • SUSE Linux 12 Optional requirements • Internet connectivity – To access, create, and work with bundles, catalogs, and repositories. • CD/DVD or USB burning software – To create a bootable CD/DVD or bootable USB. NOTE: You can use the local repositories on DRM without internet connectivity.
2 Installing and uninstalling DRM This chapter lists the prerequisites and the procedure to install or uninstall DRM.
Installing DRM on Linux operating systems To install DRM from a command line interface on Linux operating systems: NOTE: Ensure that you are logged in with root or administrative privileges. 1 Download the DRMInstaller_3. software from the support site. .bin file from . 2 Open the command line interface and navigate to the location where the DRM installer file is available. 3 On the interface, enter the following command- sh DRMInstaller_.bin. The DRM installatin wizard is displayed.
Launching Repository Manager You can launch Repository Manager from the desktop, from the Start menu or, from the folder location where you have installed it. To run Repository Manager from the folder location on the system: Click Start > All Programs > Dell EMC Repository Manager. NOTE: You can also navigate to the location where DRM is installed. By default, DRM is installed at C:\Program Files\Dell \DELL EMC Repository Manager.
Uninstalling DRM on Microsoft Windows operating systems To uninstall the repository manager through interactive mode on Microsoft Windows operating systems: 1 Click Control panel > Programs and Features. 2 In the Programs and Features window, select Dell Repository Manager, and click Uninstall. The Dell EMC Repository Manager wizard is opened in maintenance mode. 3 By default, the Uninstall Product option is selected. Click Next. A message is displayed about a confirmation to uninstall DRM.
