Owner's Manual

Software Updates 151
Importing Packages From the Online Repository
To apply update packages to his systems, Tom should first import the update
packages in the IT Assistant Repository.
Tom can import packages/bundles in the following ways.
• Auto-import during online synchronization
• Manual import from the
Repository Comparison or Online Repository
Comparison
tabs
• From the Online Repository
To import packages/bundles from the
Online Repository , Tom performs
the following steps:
– He expands the
Online Repository .
– He right-clicks the package he wants to import, and selects
Import... .
The packages/bundles that are not imported in the cache, but referred to in
the cache, are indicated by special icons.
The icons for downloaded packages/bundles are same as those in
IT Assistant /Server Updates media repositories.
Before importing update packages, IT Assistant first checks for the availability
of the packages in the cache maintained on the management station. If the
package is available, IT Assistant imports the package from the cache into the
IT Assistant Repository. If the package is not available in the cache,
IT Assistant downloads the package from the Dell FTP site at ftp.dell.com
and imports it into the IT Assistant Repository.
Viewing Compliance Report for Downloaded Update Packages/Bundles
After downloading the update packages, Tom wants to determine if the
devices on his network comply with the update packages he downloaded, as
well as check the devices that the update packages can be applied to. Tom can
do this by clicking the downloaded packages in the IT Assistant Repository
and selecting the Compliance tab that is displayed in the right hand side
pane. This tab displays the device selection pane from which Tom can select a
specific group of devices (or even a query for the devices) that he wants to
include in the compliance report.
NOTE: For the Online Repository, the Compliance tab is available only for
packages/bundles that are downloaded to the cache.