Users Guide

Conguring catalogs settings

This section describes the process to congure the network settings.

Prerequisite:

• Ensure that the catalog le and sign le have same names.

• Ensure that you add the catalog and signature les in the same location.

• Add the signature le in the same location of the repository for les of the following formats:

– tar.gz

– .cab

– .bin

1 Click the Dell EMC Repository Manager drop-down menu.

2 On the Manage section, click Application Preferences.

The Preferences window is displayed.

3 In the Catalogs section, you can add, delete, or update catalogs. A notication is displayed every two hours with the information about

the catalog update.

4 You can choose the actions whenever an update is available. You can automatically download and update the new catalog or notify

when a new catalog is available.

5 After selecting the preferences, click Apply.

NOTE

: A notication is displayed every two hours with the information about the catalog update.

NOTE: It is recommended to add a maximum number of 10 catalogs. Adding any catalog beyond this will impact DRM's

performance. Hence, delete catalogs that are not in use.

Creating repository

DRM enables you to create a repository that contains multiple system bundles and allows you to manage baselines or create deployment

tools.

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 that are loaded earlier are 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

– Validated MX Stack Catalog—Recommended rmware /BIOS versions for MX platform devices

– Lifecycle Controller Catalog—Updates in Microsoft Windows DUP format

– Dell EMC Ready Solution for Microsoft WSSD Catalog—Recommended rmware/BIOS versions for Microsoft Windows

Server Software-dened (WSSD).

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.

Using Dell EMC Repository Manager