Owners Manual

To view the component(s) in this repository, click My Repositories, select the imported repository,
and click Open. The component(s) are displayed in the Components tab.
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. In the Dell Repository Manager window, click 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 8.
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
in 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 refer the files from the ftp location.
• Empty field — Allows you to refer the file from the local system or network location..
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.
Comparing And Updating Repositories
You can compare the repositories you created or imported with the Source Repository, as well as with
other available repositories to view the differences and update the destination repository.
To compare and update repositories:
1. In the Dell Repository Manager window, click My Repositories tab, select the repository which you
want to update, and click Open.
2. Click Run a comparison.
The Update Repository window is displayed. The instructions on updating the repository appear on
the Summary tab.
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