Users Guide

Creating manual repository
This section describes the process to create a repository manually.
1 On the Home page, click Add New Repository.
Add Repository window is displayed.
2 Enter the Repository Name and Description.
3 Select a catalog to be used as a base catalog for the repository. If you want to add a custom base catalog, click Choose File option
from the Base Catalog drop-down list and select the required le. By default, the Enterprise Sever Catalog option is selected. The
other available options are Index Catalog, and None. The catalogs loaded earlier is also listed along with Choose File option.
• Update catalog for Enterprise Servers — Access to older catalogs
• Catalogs for specic solutions
– ESXi Catalog — Recommended rmware/BIOS versions for ESXi
– Microsoft S2D Catalog — Recommended rmware/BIOS versions for Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct along with the MX
stack catalogs
– Lifecycle Controller Catalog — Updates in Microsoft Windows format
4 From the Catalog Location drop-down menu, select the latest available catalog or click on Choose File to select the catalog le that is
saved in local folder or a common shared location.
5 On the Manual tab, select systems to apply the updates in the repository:
• Select All systems in base catalog to apply updates to all the systems.
• Select Custom and then click Choose Systems to choose systems individually to apply the update. The Systems window is
displayed. From the Line of Business drop-down menu, select the system whose updates are to be included in the repository. Click
Save.
6 Select All operating systems in base catalog to apply updates to all the operating systems or select Custom and then click Choose
Operating Systems to choose the operating systems individually to apply the update.
7 Select All components types and devices in base catalog to apply updates to all the devices or select Custom and then click Choose
Operating Systems to choose the components individually to apply the update.
8 Select Add to create the repository.
The repository is displayed in the repository dashboard available on the home page.
Creating empty repository
This section describes the process to create an empty repository.
1 On the Home page, click Add Repository.
Add Repository window is displayed.
2 Enter the Repository Name and Description.
3 Select None from the Base Catalog drop-down menu.
4 Click Add to create the repository.
The repository is displayed in the repository dashboard available on the home page.
Creating repository with integration
This section describes the process to create a repository with integration.
1 On the Home page, click Add New Repository.
Add Repository window is displayed.
2 On the Integration tab, enter the Repository Name and Description.
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Using Dell EMC Repository Manager