Owner's Manual

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Integrating Server Update Utility With
Other Components
The different possibilities of integrating SUU with other components are:
• Integrating SUU with OpenManage Essentials
• Creating a custom SUU using Dell Repository Manager
• Exporting as a SUU
Integrating SUU With OpenManage Essentials
OpenManage Essentials is a hardware management application that provides a comprehensive view of
Dell systems, devices, and components in the enterprise’s network. With OpenManage Essentials, a web-
based and one-to-many systems management application for Dell systems and other devices, you can:
• Discover and inventory the systems.
• Monitor systems health.
• View and manage system alerts.
• Perform system updates.
• View hardware inventory and compliance reports.
Selecting a Catalog Source Using SUU
1. Launch OpenManage Essentials.
2. Click Manage → System Update → Select a Catalog Source.
3. Click Use file System source (SUU) .
4. Click Browse and select either the catalog.xml or catalog.cab file.
5. Click Import now.
Creating A Custom SUU Using Dell Repository Manager
You can create a custom SUU for the system using Dell Repository Manager (DRM).
1. Launch DRM.
2. Create or open a repository.
3. Select the bundles you want to export. From the list of displayed bundles, click Export.
4. In the Export Bundles dialog box, click Next.
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