User's Manual

To view the inventory information of an OME or vCenter repository:
1. On the My Repositories tab, select an existing OME or vCenter repository, and click Open.
2. On the Dell Repository Manager screen, click the Inventory tab to view the list of the systems, which are retrieved
from the OME or vCenter servers.
3. Click the specific platform once you have clicked, Click any platform name in order to see the Device Name, Type,
and
Version on the right-hand side of the window.
The Name of the system, the OS (operating system), Inventory time (the timestamp of the inventory verification),
and the Total Devices appear on the left-hand side of the window once the specific device is selected.
Refreshing Inventory For Repositories
You can refresh information of repositories that are created using generic inventory, inventory from OME or Dell
Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter.
To refresh the details of an OME or vCenter repository:
1. On the My Repositories tab, select an existing OME or vCenter repository, and click Open.
2. Click the Inventory tab to view the list of systems.
3. Select the Refresh Inventory option.
– For OME, confirm the Host Name or IP Address is correct and if needed, provide the User Name and
Password.
– For vCenter, confirm the Dell Virtual Appliance IP or Host that is auto populated and then click Check
Availability. Once it is confirmed, the Registered vCenter Server IP or Host is auto populated. Verify that the
information is correct and then provide the vCenter server username and password.
4. Click OK to continue.
After refreshing the inventory information, new updates, if any, are added to the repository as new bundle(s) with a
new version and timestamp in the bundle name. The total number of bundle(s) and component(s) added appear in
the inventory refresh results.
If no new updates are found, the Inventory Refresh window is displayed with the message: No new updates
found after inventory refresh.
5. Click OK to return to the repository.
Working With Bundles
A bundle is a collection of Dell Update Packages (DUPs), called components, that are related to a certain platform, for
example, Dell PowerEdge R410 and operating system, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
You can use Dell Repository Manager to:
• Import existing bundle(s) or manually create bundle(s).
• Delete existing bundle(s).
• Clone existing bundle(s).
• Compare existing bundle(s).
• Export bundle(s) to external repositories or deploy them to applicable systems in the form of bootable ISOs,
deployment packs, driver packs, or a fully functional Server Update Utility (SUU).
• View and Edit Bundle Properties.
• Modify the Component Install Sequence.
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