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8 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter with Dell Repository Manager
3 Using Repository Updates in the OpenManage Integration
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 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User’s
Guide for more information.
3.1 Configuring a local repository in the OpenManage Integration for
VMware vCenter
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 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 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.
Figure 1 Pointing the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to your Dell Repository Manager
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 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 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 OpenManage
Integration for VMware vCenter picks up the changes automatically.