Owners Manual

select an option other than ftp.dell.com as the base location, you must download all update
packages defined in the catalog file. You can either download catalog from ftp.dell.com or from
other customized location.
5. Click Save.
An Export Catalog window appears with the successfully saved message displaying the location
where the catalog is saved.
6. If you want to generate report, select the check box corresponding to Generate report.
NOTE: Once the job is completed, you can click the correspond job and then click Details. Job
Execution Details dialog box is displayed. You can view the Report and the Log details.
Deleting from My Repositories
1. In the Dell Repository Manager window, select the repository from the My Repositories list, and
click Delete. Check for any open jobs in the Jobs Queue related to the repository that you want to
delete. Wait until the job completes or Stop and Remove that job from the Jobs Queue before
deleting.
Are you sure you want to permanently delete selected repository? window
appears.
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.
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.
3. From the Source Repository drop-down list, select a repository with which you want to compare the
repository you selected in step 1.
4. Click Compare.
The comparison details appear in the categorized tabs in the Update Repository window.
Tab Description
Summary View the comparison summary of the selected repositories. The
summary displays the total number of files in each category and the
number of new version files, changed files and obsolete files.
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