User's Manual

Importing A Legacy Repository
1. In the Dell Repository Manager, click Repository —> Import Legacy Repository....
The Import Repository window is displayed.
2. Click Browse to navigate to the location of the file.
3. Once you select the file, click Open.
The File Path Location: shows the details of the file.
4. Under Select the repository content to import:, select one of the following.
– Import only the catalog reference file (e.g. catalog.xml)
– Import the catalog reference file and download the actual update files contained within it
5. Click Import or click Cancel to exit the Import Repository window.
Import Repository Queued window appears indicating that the job has been added to the Jobs Queue.
NOTE: The job is submitted to the Jobs Queue. You can expand and check the Jobs Queue to follow the
progress.
6. Click OK to close it.
To view the component(s) in this repository, click My Repositories, select the imported repository, and click Open.
The component(s) are displayed in the Components tab.
Saving The Repository To A Local Disk
You can save the catalog.xml ,catalog.cab or the full repositories (with the DUPs) file to the local system. The catalog file
contains details of the repository you created or customized. To save the catalog file:
1. On the My Repositories tab, select the repository and click Open.
2. Click Save to save the catalog file.
The Save Repository window is displayed.
3. Under Save repository to: click Browse to navigate to the location where you want to save the catalog file.
The Save As window is displayed.
4. Click Save to save the file to the new location or click Cancel to exit without making any changes.
5. Under What to Save: select one of the following:
– Full repository (Catalog file and all the update packages) — Saves the entire repository including the
catalog file and the packages defined in it.
– Catalog file only — Allows you to save only the catalog file and also provides an option to change the base
location of the catalog file.
6. If you select Full repository (Catalog file and all the update packaged), then proceed to step 7.
7. If you select Catalog file only, then the Advanced... section is enabled.
a) Under, Advanced... select Change the base location in catalog XML to change the base location of the catalog
file.
The two options listed under the Change the base location in catalog XML become active.
b) Select one of the following:
* ftp.dell.com — Allows you to save the catalog file to the default FTP location.
* Empty field — Allows you to type the new location where you want to save the catalog file.
8. Click Generate report, if you want to view the report of the saved catalog file.
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