Owner's Manual

Overview

The Dell Repository Manager (DRM) allows you to:

• Create repositories of customized bundles and updates

• Create groups of related updates for systems running Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

• Generate comparison reports and establish update baselines of custom repositories

The customized bundles and repositories are made up of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) based on the supported

operating systems, update types, form factor, and line of business. DUPs are software utilities provided by Dell to update

specific software and hardware firmware components on Dell PowerEdge systems, Dell desktops, and Dell laptops. The

Repository Manager checks for the digital signature while handling the DUPs. By using the Repository Manager, you

can ensure that your Dell systems are up-to-date with the latest BIOS, driver, firmware, and software updates. You can

arrange these components in bundles to group the related updates together. Every repository has a catalog.xml or

catalog.cab file that specifies the contents of that repository. The catalog.cab file, downloaded from ftp.dell.com, is

digitally signed by Dell to ensure system security.

You can deploy the repository through bootable ISO images, raw driver packs, deployment scripts, or Server Update

Utilities (SUU).

Repository Manager can run in two modes — Data Center Version and Business Client Version. The Data Center Version

manages repositories on Dell servers and storage systems. The Business Client Version manages repositories on

systems such as Dell Precision Workstations, Inspiron, or Optiplex systems.

You can perform the following tasks in the Repository Manager:

• Work with My Repository

• Import repositories

• Edit or delete repositories

• Work with components

• Modify repositories

• Export a bundle

• Search your repository based on filters and search criteria you specify

• Export components to new and existing repositories

• Save a repository to a local folder

• Work with Jobs Queue

What Is New In This Release

• Store repositories of bundles and components within the new local application database.

• Search for the latest components from Dell support site (www.dell.com/support) directly.

• Schedule a task to automatically search for the latest components from Dell support site, and then add the new

updates into a local repository, save to a local folder, and/or export to a lightweight deployment pack.

• Multiple tasks with simultaneously running import and export operations from other tasks.

• Jobs Queue services introduced, which runs time-consuming tasks at the background. Job Queue service

improves the usability and efficiency of DRM usage.