Owners Manual

Contents

1 Overview.................................................................................................................5

What is new in this release....................................................................................................................5

Accessing documents from Dell support site......................................................................................6

Other documents you may need......................................................................................................... 6

2 Updating Dell Repository Manager................................................................... 7

Updating Dell Repository Manager at launch.......................................................................................7

Updating Dell Repository Manager from help......................................................................................7

Updating Dell Repository Manager using the Updater........................................................................8

3 System requirements and uninstalling Dell Repository Manager ............ 10

Prerequisites for installing the Dell Repository Manager...................................................................10

Hardware requirements................................................................................................................ 10

Software requirements..................................................................................................................10

Optional requirements...................................................................................................................11

Supported Dell systems for exported repositories and components................................................11

Uninstalling Dell Repository Manager.................................................................................................11

Repairing Dell Repository Manager.....................................................................................................11

4 Using Dell Repository Manager........................................................................13

Setting up a Source Catalog from the DRM welcome page............................................................. 13

Check for Dell Repository Manager update.......................................................................................14

Configuring settings for Dell Repository Manager.............................................................................15

Configuring source repository...................................................................................................... 15

Configuring network settings........................................................................................................15

Configuring FileStore settings.......................................................................................................16

Configuring Email settings.............................................................................................................17

Configuring New Catalog Notification.........................................................................................18

Manually creating new repository...................................................................................................... 18

Creating an empty repository.......................................................................................................20

Working with My Repositories............................................................................................................20

Functionalities of My Repositories................................................................................................20

Opening from My Repositories.................................................................................................... 20

Saving repository in multiple locations.........................................................................................21

Deleting from My Repositories......................................................................................................21

Comparing and updating repositories............................................................................................... 22

Editing a repository............................................................................................................................. 23

Opening the Dell Online Catalog....................................................................................................... 23