Owners Manual
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.
The Summary tab is displayed by default.
Newer Versions Click to view the latest versions of the updates available in the source
repository. Select the check box corresponding to the system from
which you want to add files to the destination repository. The source
and destination files appear on the right-hand side. Select the check box
corresponding to the files you want to add and click Update.
Changed Files Click to view any component files whose hash values are different in the
destination and source repositories. Select the check box corresponding
to the files you want to update in the destination repository and click
Update.
Old Files Click to view the files that exist in the destination repository but, not in
the source repository. Select the check box corresponding to the
system from which you want to remove the files. The file names appear
on the right-hand side. Select the check box corresponding to the files
you want to remove and click Update.
5. Select the updates for the destination repository.
The Show report after update check box is enabled.
6. Select the Show report after update check box if you want to view the update report.
The destination repository is updated with the latest versions of the updates available in the source
repository.
The update report for the selected repositories appears in the Repository Update Report window.
NOTE: If you do not want to view the report, clear the Show report after update check box.
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