Owners Manual
Viewing The Properties Of A Repository
To view the properties of a repository:
1. In the Dell Repository Manager window, click My Repositories tab, select the desired repository, and
click
Open.
2. Click Properties.
The Repository Properties window is displayed.
The following details are displayed:
• Name: and Description: of the repository
• Date Created:
• Date Imported:
• Number of Components:
• Line of Business:
• System Models:
• Dell Update Package Format:
3. Click Cancel to exit the Repository Properties window.
Working With Components
Dell Update Packages (DUPs) are also known as components. Also, we consider all the non-DUPs (such
as .exe, .msi, .bin or any other file formats) files as components. They are used for updating the Basic
Input Output System (BIOS), firmware, drivers on specific platforms and any other application.
The list of components you add appear in the Components tab. You can sort the list of components
based on Keyword Search, Update Type, Criticality, Brand, Supported Platforms, Component Version,
Operating System, Supported Devices, Release Date, and PCI Device Info.
You can view the number of components in the list and the number of components you select, at the top
of the list. The numbers are displayed in the Selected/Total: format:
DUP Dependency
DRM 1.9 onwards, DRM supports for DUP Dependency. This feature displays the relationship among
different DUPs. Dependency exists when a DUP depends on another DUP for execution. This feature
helps to determine the order in which the DUPs have to be installed. There are two types of
dependencies: Hard Dependency and Soft Dependency. In case, the component has dependency(s),
there is one > symbol displayed against that DUP. To view the dependent component(s), you need to
expand the control.
• Hard Dependency — Dependency(s) that must be applied in order to apply the correct update. Once
you select the primary component to be installed, by default these components are selected and the
fields are greyed out.
• Soft Dependency — Dependency(s) that needs to be applied in order to use certain new features
coming with the update. You have the option to select this component as these are not mandatory.
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