Users Guide

The catalogs can be sourced from the following locations:

• Dell website—You can specify the proxy parameters. to enable the application to access the internet from your network. The proxy

parameters include network address and optional credentials—user name and password. The proxy settings are congured during initial

setup or on the Application Settings > Network page.

Multiple catalogs could be posted on the Dell website.

• Network share or website location in your network—The network share comprise NFS, CIFS, HTTP, or HTTPS.

You can use the Repository Manager to create the catalog and store it on the network share. If you have the chassis administrator

privilege, you can view the list of catalogs and perform basic management tasks such as editing and deleting the catalogs. You cannot

delete a catalog that is associated with a baseline. If a catalog is inaccessible, an operational status icon is displayed for the catalog.

To view the list of catalogs:

On the Firmware page, click Catalog Management.

The Catalog Management page is displayed.

You can select a catalog to view the summary on the right-side. The summary comprises of the number of bundles in the catalog, date

and time when the catalog was released, and name of the baselines associated with the catalog.

You can perform the following tasks on the Catalog Management page:

• Add catalogs

• Edit catalogs

• Delete catalogs

Viewing catalogs

You can view the following catalog information on the Catalog Management page.

• Name and download status of the catalog

• Type of the repository from where the catalog is downloaded

• Location of the repository

• Name of the catalog .xml le

• Release timestamp of the catalog

1 On the menu bar, click Conguration > Firmware > Catalog Management.

The Catalog Management page is displayed.

2 Select a catalog to view the summary on the right side.

The summary comprises of the number of bundles in the catalog, release timestamp of the catalog, and the name of the associated

bundles in the catalog.

Adding catalogs

To add catalogs:

1 On the Catalog Management page, click Add.

The Add Firmware Catalog window is displayed.

2 Enter a name for the catalog and select the catalog source.

The available options are:

• Newest validated stacks of chassis rmware on Dell.com

• Latest component rmware versions on Dell.com

Managing rmware