Owners Manual

NOTE: Click Cancel at any time to exit without creating a new repository.
3. Select a source for the repository.
The available options are:
– Dell Online Catalog — You can import the bundle(s) and components from the Dell Online
Catalog into the repositories you create.
– Local Source Repository — During repository creation, local source is an option/feature, to use
a repository or a catalog that is available and maintained locally (can be on any accessible
network) as the source repository. To set the Local Repository, see Configuring Source
Repository.
– My Custom Repositories — Allows you to select an existing repository as the base repository.
4. Click Next.
The Select Brand window is displayed.
5. You can select one or more desired brands for the repository you are creating.
The available options are: Precision , OptiPlex , and Latitude.
6. Click Next.
The Select Models window is displayed.
7. Select a system model(s) from the following options:
– Include All Model(s) supported by this repository — includes all the available Systems.
– Select Model(s) — provides the option to choose specific system(s) from the list of all.
8. Click Next.
The Optional Components window is displayed.
9. Click Select Components to include additional files in the repository, if available.
NOTE: If you click Select Components, then in the Select Additional window, choose the
systems to include their components in the repository. After you select a system, you can view
the related components lists under the Current View window. Select the components you
want to include in the repository, and click OK. Click Next once you have selected all the
additional components to add.
10. Click Next to continue.
The Summary window displays the properties of the repository based on the selections.
The Summary window displays the following details:
– Name of the repository.
– Path where the repository is saved.
– Details of the additional component files.
– In case Dell Repository Manager fails to download some files, the names of the files.
The components are exported to the repository you created. The number of components added to
the repository appear in the Repository Created window
The Create Repository window displays the following message: New repository was created
successfully
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The created repository comprises catalogs and packages defined in it. It also includes the Dell
Inventory Collector.
NOTE: Ensure that the components you add to the repository belong to the specified criteria.
Dell Repository Manager does not restrict you from adding components that do not belong to
the specified criteria into the repository.
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