Owner's Manual

Dell Repository Manager (DRM) allows you to create repositories of customized bundles
and updates, and groups of related updates for systems running supported Microsoft
Windows and Linux operating systems. This facilitates generation of comparison
reports and establishing update baselines of repositories. The customized bundles and
repositories are made up of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) based on operating systems
supported, update types, form factor and line of business.
What’s New
This release of Dell Repository Manager (DRM) comprises the following new features:
• DRM is integrated with Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) and Dell System
Management plug-in for VMware vCenter to fetch system inventory data for
creating customized local repositories
• The Repository compare function is replaced by the new Repository Update
function. The Compare link is replaced by the Update link to facilitate checks for
latest available updates to a repository
• Enhanced menu bar in the main user interface. The items of the main menu bar are:
o Create
o Open
o Remove
o Properties
o Update
o Inventory
Clicking Create, Open or Inventory will bring a drop-down sub-menu.
• View inventory data fetched from OME or Dell System Management plug-in for
VMware vCenter
• Refresh repositories built from OME or Dell System Management plug-in for
VMware vCenter
• A Settings icon is provided on the right-hand side corner of the DRM screen that
facilitates configuration of a:
o default repository which you can open while running DRM
o default source repository which you can use as a default
o repository to update a local repository
o default proxy settings Using this icon, you can also check for
o availability of the latest versions of DRM
o check and update the existing version of DRM with a newer version
• Two new options are added in the Light Weight Deployment Wizard:
o Force scripts to update regardless of version or date
o Combine selected bundles into one folder
• Improved Operating System filter for bundle and component
• DRM Default proxy settings to override the proxy server settings in Microsoft
Internet Explorer(IE)
• Check and update the existing version of DRM when new versions are available