Owners Manual

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.
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.
11. Click Finish.
The Repository Created window appears.
12. Click Close to exit the Repository Created window.
Creating An Empty Repository
To create an empty repository:
1. In the Dell Repository Manager, click the My Repositories → New → Empty (no inventory).
2. In the Create Empty repository window, edit the Name: or Description: information.
3. Click OK to create the empty repository or click Close to exit without making any changes.
4. The new empty repository is created and added under the My Repositories tab.
By default the name of the empty repository appears in the following format:
Repository <number of the repository>
You can add components to the empty repository.
Working With My Repositories
The My Repositories screen displays the list of available repositories. You can control and perform various
tasks using the New, Open, Delete, and Refresh options available on the screen. You can also compare
repositories using Run a Comparison once a repository is open. During the installation, Dell Repository
Manager creates a database in the system.
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