Release Notes
Release Type and Definition
The Dell Repository Manager (DRM) ensures that the Dell systems are up-to-date with the latest BIOS,
driver, firmware, and software.
Version:
2.1
Release Date:
August 20, 2015
Previous Version
2.0
Importance
RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. This
version contains following updates and fixes.
What’s New
• Context sensitive help for the major tasks.
• Managing all scheduled tasks of the repository manager.
• Migrating existing repository refresh schedules from an older version.
• Provides additional support to install .Net prerequisite on a fresh application installation.
• Improvement on download speed and consistency.
• Support to download files using HTTP, HTTPS or FTP.
• Improvement on repository comparison.
• Comparison based on bundles/platforms only available in both source and destination.
• Creating deployment tools from selected bundles and entire repository option.
• Enabling to download or export of components even when one of the component is not
available.
• Option to cleanup FileStore and database.
• Updating the filter types to remove obsolete filters in both bundle and component UI pages.
Fixes
• Consistency in DUP format as OS Type earlier.
• Modified error email messages generated when no update available for repository.
• Validating manual bundle creation when no platform information available.
• Prior validation in export option to avoid errors later.
• Delay in plugin check.
• Fixed partial repository creation if cancelled.
• Fixed refresh inventory to take latest local/online source catalog available when changed.
• Fixed issue while inventorying with multiple Vcenter configuration.