FAQ

Overview

The Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) ensures that the Dell 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. Update baselines of custom repositories and generate deployment tools.

The customized repositories are made up of Dell EMC Update Packages (DUPs) or Non-DUPs (such as .exe, .msi, .bin or any other file

formats) files. DUPs are software utilities provided to update specific software and firmware components. You can arrange these

components to group the related updates together. Every repository has a catalog.xml file and it specifies the content of the repository.

DRM also has catalog.xml.gz and catalog.gz files. You can import the repository content in two formats, however, you can export the

repository content in catalog.xml format only. The file downloaded from downloads.dell.com/catalog is digitally signed to ensure

system security.

NOTE: In order to provide better security, the ftp.dell.com site has been removed, and will be redirected to http://

downloads.dell.com However, the most secure option we recommend is to use https://downloads.dell.com.

Topics:

• Enhancements

• Prerequisites for installing DRM

• Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

• Other documents you may need

• DUP Dependencies

• Creating repository

• Creating deployment tools

• Configuring settings

• Comparing repository

Enhancements

• Enhanced way of displaying message when filter is applied.

• Enhanced the use of custom scripts.

Prerequisites for installing DRM

This section lists the specific prerequisites to be considered before installing DRM.

Hardware requirements

Table 1. Hardware requirements

Requirement Details

Processor 1 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent

RAM 4 GB

Hard Disk 1 GB of available space

Display 1024 x 768 high color, 32-bit

Optical Drive (Optional) CD/DVD writer

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