Quick Reference Guide

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Content Manager
The Content Manager is a tool in Dell™ Systems Build and Update Utility
that enables you to:
• download the latest Server Update Utility ISO image from Dell online at
ftp.dell.com .
• create your customized repository using the
Dell Server Updates DVD or
from the Dell online website.
• save your customized repository on a local or shared location and use it
later for system hardware updates in a pre-operating system or post-
operating system environments.
• check for the latest updates by comparing your local or customized
repository with the Dell online repository at
ftp.dell.com .
How Do I Access Content Manager?
• If your system is running on a supported Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating
system:
–From the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD,
the autorun GUI displays when you insert the DVD. Select the
Content Manager option.
• If your system is running on a supported Linux
operating system:
–From the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD,
go to
/contentmanager/lin/lincontent.tar . Extract the lincontent.tar
file to a location of your choice and run the
./contentmanager script
to launch the
contentmanager application from this location.
If you are running the
Content Manager for the first time on a
supported Linux operating system, you must run
cabextract-1.2-1.i386.rpm
located under the
/rpms folder in the location where you extracted the
lincontent.tar .
NOTE: Content Manager does not run on SUSE
®
Linux Enterprise Server version 9
operating systems.
NOTE: For more information on the specific Content Manager screens and what
you can do on each screen, see the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility online help.