Dell Repository Manager Version 1.6 Troubleshooting

Authors:

Shuvan Saha

Sindhu Murthy

Product Group

Using Dell™ Repository Manager to

Create a Deployment Media (Bootable

ISO) to Perform Systems Updates

This Dell Technical White Paper addresses how to leverage configuration
scripts while updating Dell servers.

Using Dell™ Repository Manager to Create a Deployment Media (Bootable ISO) to Perform Systems
Updates

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Contents

Executive Summary................................................................................................... 4

Introduction ........................................................................................................... 4

How to create a customized deployment media (bootable ISO) for pre-operating system update using

Dell Repository Manager ............................................................................................. 4

Prerequisites ......................................................................................................... 4

Select Script > Option 1 – Replace Default script ............................................................. 10

Select Script > Option 2 - Append to default script ........................................................... 10

Summary .............................................................................................................. 12

Figures

Figure 1. Populating the bundles .................................................................................. 5

Figure 2. Specifying the export bundle destination ............................................................ 6

Figure 3. Installing the plugin ..................................................................................... 7

Figure 4. Verifying the plugin download ......................................................................... 8

Figure 5. Selecting the custom bundle script ................................................................... 9

Figure 6. Adding a custom BASH script .......................................................................... 10

Figure 7. Viewing the Export Summary .......................................................................... 12

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Executive summary

Executive Summary

This technical white paper describes the techniques for updating Dell Systems using DellTM Repository
Manager (DRM) in a pre-operating system environment as well as how to change the vital system
configuration settings (like BIOS, RAID, RAC and so on) during this operation. These configuration
settings are exclusive to each system or uniform settings across systems, depending on your
requirements. This white paper provides an overview of the system update process using the
deployment media created by DellTM Repository Manager. This white paper describes the steps that you
should follow to:

1. Import the Dell Catalog containing system updates into DellTM Repository Manager

2. Create a bootable ISO image containing the selected updates and customized script

3. Deploy the updates to the Dell systems along with the script

Introduction

In the enterprise environment, change management is a time-consuming activity yet important and
necessary. DellTM Repository Manager is a Microsoft Windows-based application that eases tedious
change management tasks for administrators. DellTM Repository Manager facilitates the download,
filter, and conversion of updates into various convenient deployable formats.

DellTM Repository Manager, through the deployment media, assists IT administrators with updating Dell
systems with the latest Dell BIOS, firmware, as well as configuring the system settings at the same time
within a pre-operating system environment, which simplifies the systems management process.

NOTE: Deployment media uses the Dell Deployment Toolkit (DTK) engine at the backend and supports
system configuration.

How to create a customized deployment media (bootable ISO)
for pre-operating system update using Dell Repository Manager

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are required for the creation of deployment media:

 Install Dell
 Download the latest version of Dell

http://support.dell.com/ or at http://DellTechCenter.com/RepositoryManager.

TM

Repository Manager on a system with Internet access.

TM

Repository Manager from the Dell Support Site -

 Launch Dell

icon for servers to open the application).

1. Click the X button (top right corner) to close the welcome window splash screen.

2. Click Open > Dell FTP Catalog link.

TM

Repository Manager in Server Mode (double click the Dell

TM

Repository Manager

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