User's Manual

– My Repositories — Allows you to select an existing repository as the base repository.
The System inventory window is displayed.
4. Under Use inventory data from Dell OpenManage Essentials? option select one of the following:
– Yes — To create a custom repository using the inventory option.
– No — To create a custom repository without using the inventory option.
5. Select Yes, click Connect.
The Dell OME Host Details window is displayed.
NOTE: If you select No, the only available option is to create the custom repository with the Latest updates for
all devices.
6. Provide the Host Name or IP Address.
NOTE: Select Use different user credentials if the user identification is different and provide the User Name
and Password.
7. Click OK or Cancel to exit without making changes.
The Getting OME Inventory window appears while retrieving inventory from the server. A list of the systems, which
displays the discovered systems under OME appear. You can select one of the following options:
– Latest updates for all devices — Creates a repository where all the listed systems fetch their
corresponding updates.
– Latest updates for only out-of-date devices — Creates a repository and update only for the out-of-date
components.
NOTE: Click Resync to retrieve the updated inventory data, if you have modified or removed certain systems
from the systems managed by Dell Management Virtual Appliance Host.
8. Click Next or Cancel to exit without making changes.
The Summary window is displayed. Select the options you want to include in the repository:
– Windows x32 Bundles and Components
– Windows x64 Bundles and Components
The Please wait... dialog box appears while creating the new repository.
9. Click Finish or Cancel to exit without making changes.
Once completed, the Repository created window is displayed. A New repository was created successfully.
summary page appears with the name of the new repository, number of new bundles added to the repository, and
the number of new components added to the repository. Also a list of hosts with errors, if any are found, will be
displayed.
10. Click Close.
NOTE: OME 1.0 and DRM 1.7 must be installed on the same system; however, OME 1.1 and higher versions and
DRM 1.7 can be installed and run on different systems. DRM 1.7 can access OME 1.1 and higher versions
inventory data from a remote system. In DRM 1.7, you must click Connect to obtain inventory data from OME
irrespective of the version of OME it interacts.
Scheduling Automatic Search
The following are the benefits of using the Automatic Search feature to schedule an automatic download and/or build an
update repository from the support site:
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