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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter with Dell Repository Manager
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Using Repository Updates in the Dell Management Plug-in for
VMware vCenter
Before performing firmware updates, make sure that all hosts have been inventoried and are at a
firmware level that allows remote firmware update. See the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware
vCenter User’s Guide for more information.
Configuring a local repository in the Dell Management Plug-in
To set up the firmware repository and credentials, go to the Dell Management Center, select Settings
→ Firmware Repository and then click Edit.
To point your Dell Management Plug-in to your Dell Repository Manager share, after choosing the
Management Center Icon in the vSphere client, under Settings, go to the Firmware Repository page
click Edit.
Pointing the Dell Management Plug-in to your Dell Repository Manager Figure 1.
The best practice for managing repositories is to save the repository in Repository Manager directly to a
CIFS share location that is accessible to the Dell Management Plug-in appliance. This allows for the
appliance to always point to the latest repository and you only need to manage one copy of the
repository. If the repository needs to be updated or changed at a later date, the Dell Management
Plug-in picks up the changes automatically.