Dell Repository Manager Version 1.3 Owner's Manual

Dell Repository Manager

Version 1.4

Release Notes

Dell Repository Manager (DRM) allows you to create repositories of customized bundles
and updates, and groups of related updates for systems running supported Microsoft
Windows and Linux operating systems. This facilitates generation of comparison
reports and establishing update baselines of repositories. The customized bundles and
repositories are made up of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) based on operating systems
supported, update types, form factor and line of business.

What’s New

This release of Dell Repository Manager (DRM) comprises the following new features:

• DRM is integrated with Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) and Dell System

Management plug-in for VMware vCenter to fetch system inventory data for
creating customized local repositories

• The Repository compare function is replaced by the new Repository Update

function. The Compare link is replaced by the Update link to facilitate checks for
latest available updates to a repository

• Enhanced menu bar in the main user interface. The items of the main menu bar are:

o Create
o Open
o Remove
o Properties
o Update
o Inventory

Clicking Create, Open or Inventory will bring a drop-down sub-menu.

• View inventory data fetched from OME or Dell System Management plug-in for

VMware vCenter

• Refresh repositories built from OME or Dell System Management plug-in for

VMware vCenter

• A Settings icon is provided on the right-hand side corner of the DRM screen that

facilitates configuration of a:

o default repository which you can open while running DRM
o default source repository which you can use as a default
o repository to update a local repository
o default proxy settings Using this icon, you can also check for
o availability of the latest versions of DRM
o check and update the existing version of DRM with a newer version

• Two new options are added in the Light Weight Deployment Wizard:

o Force scripts to update regardless of version or date
o Combine selected bundles into one folder

• Improved Operating System filter for bundle and component

• DRM Default proxy settings to override the proxy server settings in Microsoft

Internet Explorer(IE)

• Check and update the existing version of DRM when new versions are available

Hardware and Software Requirements

This section provides information about the minimum hardware and software
requirements for installing Repository Manager.

Hardware Requirements

• Processor - 1 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent

• RAM - 1 GB

• Hard Disk - Up to 500 MB of available space

• Display - 1024 X 768 high color, 32-bit

Software Requirements

• Microsoft .Net framework 3.5 SP1 or 4.0

Supported Operating Systems

• * Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003

• * Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008

• * Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2

• * Microsoft Windows Vista(R)

• * Microsoft Windows 7

• * Microsoft Windows XP

Note: Installation of Repository Manager on Linux operating systems is not
supported.

Installation

For information on installing Repository Manager, see the
"Dell Repository Manager - Quick Installation Guide".

Upgrade

Before upgrading the existing version of Repository Manager with the latest version,
ensure that all screens of the existing versions are closed.

Open Issues and Resolutions

Fixed Issues/def

Issue 1

Description: If you try to add PE driver maintenance packs, chassis components or
BIOS update package of Dell business client systems, such as Latitude, OptiPlex or
Precision, to an existing local repository by using RM, the following error message is
displayed:

"Failed to import selected DUP file(s)."