Users Guide

NOTE: You cannot stop this process once it is started.
2. Click Yes to confirm or click No to exit the window.
The repository is deleted from the Repository Manager.
NOTE: Deleting a repository deletes the repository data and the associated files from the database, once you
confirm the operation.
NOTE: The Delete option is disabled until you select any particular repository.
Refreshing From My Repositories
You can use the Refresh option to refresh the list of repositories that appear in the My Repositories screen, observe the
changes to the components or bundles.
Refresh is also used to refresh the table to find the repositories that are added
by the Automatic Search Update option.
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.
NOTE: The report is generated and saved in the same location that is specified in step 4.
9. Click Save or click Cancel to exit without making any changes.
The Please wait... dialog box appears while processing the job before submission.
10. Monitor the progress from Jobs Queue, after the Export Queued window is displayed.
11. Click OK to return to the Dell Repository Manager screen.
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