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8 Creating and updating iDRAC repository using DRM 2.0
3 Terminology
The following terms will be used throughout this document
Dell Change Management Terminology
Dell Update Catalog
A metadata file to define all elements of a Dell update
repository. The catalog file is in XML format or a .cab file
containing a catalog XML file. For Dell server platforms,
the Dell online catalog file is Catalog.cab while for Dell
business client systems, it is CatalogPC.cab. Dell
Repository Manager (Repository Manager) can save a
catalog in XML or CAB formats.
Dell Update Package
A self-contained installation package for BIOS, firmware,
drivers, and system application software.
Bundle
A virtual concept in a Dell update catalog. A bundle
defines a container that contains a group of correlated
Dell update packages. The common bundle is system
bundle which includes all update packages for one Dell
platform.
All update packages of a bundle must be defined in the
same catalog.
Component
A Dell update package. A component may or may not be
contained within one or multiple bundles.
Source (Repository)
A source (repository) refers to a repository which a local
repository can inherit bundles and/or components from.
A source repository can be assigned by a user. By
default, it refers to the Dell online repository which is
hosted on ftp.dell.com. A source will be opened as a
read-only repository in Dell Repository Manager.
Local Repository
A local repository is created by a Dell Repository
Manager user. A local repository data are saved in a
local database. The owner of a local repository has full
permissions on a local repository.