drm.book Page 1 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Dell™ Repository Manager Version 1.
drm.book Page 2 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Notes NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, PowerEdge, and Dell OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc.
drm.book Page 3 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Contents 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting Started With Repository Manager Create a Repository . 2 Add Bundles and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Export and Deploy the Bundles . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Other Documents You Might Need . . . . . . . . . . .
drm.book Page 4 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 3 Repository Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Creating a New Repository Importing an Existing Repository Comparing Repositories Saving the Repository 4 Editing or Deleting a Repository . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Bundles and Components Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . .
drm.book Page 5 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Overview Dell™ Repository Manager (referred to as Repository Manager throughout the document) is an application that allows you to create customized bundles and repositories on systems running the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. The customized bundles and repositories are made up of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) based on certain specified criteria.
drm.book Page 6 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Getting Started With Repository Manager This section lists an overview of the tasks you need to perform to get started with Repository Manager. Table 1-1. Getting Started Task Order Task Where in this Guide 1 Create a repository. See "Creating a New Repository". 2 Import bundles to your repository. See "Importing Bundles". 3 Export and save your repository See "Saving the Repository".
drm.book Page 7 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 5 In the Select Source Repository dialog, Peter selects Empty Repository and clicks Next. 6 Peter clicks Finish to complete the repository creation. Peter has now created an empty repository. Add Bundles and Components Peter now needs to add bundles and components relevant to the systems in his network into the empty repository. 1 On the Bundles tab, Peter clicks Add. 2 In the Import Bundle(s) dialog, Peter clicks Next.
drm.book Page 8 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Export and Deploy the Bundles Using the Deployment Media Let us assume that Peter wants to update the firmware on the PowerEdge T610 system. As T610 does not have an operating system installed, Peter selects Deployment Media as the method to export the bundles relevant to the firmware update. Deployment Media is used in pre-OS environments to update systems irrespective of the operating system installed on those systems.
drm.book Page 9 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 5 After creating the bundle, Peter clicks the Components tab and clicks Add to add the components that comprise the bundle. 6 Peter adds components relevant to driver updates. The components are added to the repository that Peter selected in step 1. Peter now needs to export these components to the bundle he created in step 4. 7 On the Components tab, Peter clicks Export.
drm.book Page 10 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM For example, let us assume that Peter has created a bundle named PE710 Driver Updates. This bundle contains the components relevant to the update of drivers in the PowerEdge R710 system. When Peter exports this bundle as a light-weight deployment script, Repository Manager creates the PE710 Driver Updates directory which contains the PE710 Driver Updates bundle components.
drm.book Page 11 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Other Documents You Might Need Besides the Dell Repository Manager User Guide, you may need to refer to the following Dell OpenManage™ guides while using Repository Manager. You can find these guides on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
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drm.book Page 13 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Installing and Uninstalling Repository Manager This chapter lists the system requirements and the procedures to install and uninstall Repository Manager. System Requirements Hardware Requirements Table 2-1.
drm.book Page 14 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Supported Operating Systems • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Microsoft Windows Vista® • Microsoft Windows XP® Installation of Repository Manager version 1.0 is not supported on Linux operating systems.
drm.book Page 15 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 4 In the Enter a service tag text box, enter the service tag of your Dell system and click Go. 5 Select the operating system running on your system from the Operating System drop-down list. 6 Under the Results for section, expand Applications. 7 Click the .msi file in the File Title(s) column and then click Download Now to download the Repository Manager installer. Installing Repository Manager 1 Double-click Dell Repository Manager.
drm.book Page 16 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Uninstalling Repository Manager 1 From the Start menu, click Settings –> Control Panel –> Add or Remove Programs. 2 In the Add or Remove Programs dialog, select Dell Repository Manager, and click Remove. 3 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog.
drm.book Page 17 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Repository Management Repository Manager allows you to create customized repositories that you can use to update Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems. A repository is a collection of Dell components that can be updated. These components can be arranged in bundles to group related updates together. Every repository has a catalog.xml file that specifies the contents of a repository.
drm.book Page 18 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 6 Click Next. 7 If you select Empty Repository, and in the Summary dialog click Finish, Repository Manager creates an empty repository. You can then add bundles and components and build the repository. For information on adding bundles, see the "Importing Bundles" section. 8 If you select an existing repository as a base repository, in the Select Form Factor dialog, select the type of Dell systems that you want to include in your repository and click Next.
drm.book Page 19 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 15 Click Next. 16 In the Additional Component(s) dialog, click Yes if you want your repository to include additional components not included in the bundles you selected. Click View Components for examples of additional components. 17 Click Next. 18 The Summary dialog displays the properties of the repository based on your selections in the Repository Manager as shown in Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1.
drm.book Page 20 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Importing an Existing Repository 1 Launch Repository Manager. 2 In the Welcome dialog, click Import a Repository. If you want to import a repository from ftp.dell.com, select Automatically import ftp.dell.com. If you select Automatically import ftp.dell.com, Repository Manager loads the entire repository from ftp.dell.com. You can view the bundles and components in this repository from the Bundles and Components tabs respectively.
drm.book Page 21 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Comparing Repositories You can compare the repository you created or imported (the base repository), with other available repositories (comparison repositories), and obtain the list of differences between the two repositories. To compare repositories, click Compare on the top right hand corner of Repository Manager. You can also click the Compare button in the Summary dialog.
drm.book Page 22 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Table 3-1. Compare Repositories Dialog - Options Field Description Updates to Remove Select this check box to view any updates removed from comparison repository but present in the base repository. Updates to Add Select this check box to view any updates present in the comparison repository but not the base repository. Comparison Report Click this button to save and view the comparison report in HTML.
drm.book Page 23 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Editing or Deleting a Repository 1 Select the repository you want to edit or delete. You can only edit the name and description of the selected repository. 2 To edit a repository, click the Details link below the Repository drop-down list. 3 In the Repository Details dialog, edit the name or description and click Apply Changes. 4 To delete a repository, select the repository you want to delete, and click the Remove link below the Repository drop-down list.
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drm.book Page 25 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Bundles and Components Management A bundle is a collection of Dell™ Update Packages (DUPs), also called components, that contain information about related components to be updated for that system.
drm.book Page 26 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 8 Click Next. 9 In the Select Form Factor dialog, select the form factor of the systems associated with the bundle you want to import. For example, if you want to import the bundle to a tower system, select Tower. 10 Click Next. 11 In the Select Operating System(s) dialog, select Windows or Linux to include in the bundle DUPs applicable to Windows or Linux respectively. You can also select Both to include DUPs applicable to both the operating systems.
drm.book Page 27 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 8 Click Next. 9 The Import Summary dialog displays the properties of the custom bundle you created. Click Finish to complete the creation of the custom bundle. The custom bundle is added on the list of bundles on the Bundles tab. You can now export components to the custom bundle. For information on exporting components, see "Exporting Components".
drm.book Page 28 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 4 The Bundles list box displays the bundles contained in the repository you selected. Select the bundles you want to compare with the base bundle. NOTE: The Bundles list box displays bundles from the selected repository based on the base bundle. If you select a Linux bundle as the base bundle, then Linux bundles are displayed. If you select a Windows bundle as the base bundle, then Windows bundles are displayed.
drm.book Page 29 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 4 In the Export Destination dialog select: • Deployment Media to update systems irrespective of the operating system installed on those systems. It can also be used to update systems that do not have an operating system installed. This option can be used only in pre-OS environments. The Deployment Media option exports the bundles as ISO images.
drm.book Page 30 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Adding and Removing Components You can add components from other bundles and repositories to the bundle or repository you select. You can also remove components from a bundle. 1 Select the repository to which you want to add the component. 2 On the Components tab, click Add. 3 In the Select DUP File to Add dialog, select the component that you want to add. You can browse and search for the component from all the repositories available on your system.
drm.book Page 31 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 5 In the Export Destination dialog, select: • Export to existing Repository — to export components into an existing repository. Here, you can select the repository into which to export the components. Click the Add button to select repositories not displayed under Repositories. • Export as NEW Repository — to export components into a new repository that you can create. For information on creating a repository, see "Creating a New Repository".
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drm.book Page 33 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Filters in Repository Manager Repository Manager has an extensive search mechanism that allows you to query repositories, create filters, and save and load filters. Using the filtering capability of Repository Manager, you can view specific bundles and Dell™ Update Packages (DUPs) from any selected repository.
drm.book Page 34 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Table 5-1 lists the properties of the filters that you can base your search on: Table 5-1. Filter Properties Property Description Text Search Filters bundles and components based on the text you enter. For example if you enter PE1950, Repository Manager displays all the latest repositories, bundles, and components applicable to the Dell PowerEdge™ 1950 system. NOTE: You can enter only regular search syntax in this field.
drm.book Page 35 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Table 5-1. Filter Properties (continued) Property Description Operating System Filters bundles and components based on the operating system. Restrictions For example if you select Windows, Repository Manager displays the bundles and components applicable to the update of the Windows operating system. NOTE: When you select an operating system, Repository Manager displays all the applicable updates relevant to that operating system.
drm.book Page 36 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM 3 Click Save Filter to save your search and use it in the future. 4 In the Save Filter dialog, specify a name and description for your filter. 5 Click Save. You can access the saved search/filter from the drop-down list located above the Text Search field. When you access the search, Repository Manager displays all the bundles and components based on the search filter on the right side.
drm.book Page 37 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM Frequently Asked Questions This section lists some frequently asked questions about Repository Manager. I cannot see all the bundles and components on the Bundles and Components tabs when I load my repository. You may have used a filter that is hiding some of the bundles and components. Click Clear Filter to make all the bundles and components visible. My search displays even those bundles that are not relevant to my systems.
drm.book Page 38 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:30 PM I want to edit the search criteria of the filter that I created. In the left pane of Repository Manager, select the filter whose criteria you want to edit from the drop-down list located above the Text Search field. The features for which you specified criteria are marked with *. You can edit the criteria in these features or specify new criteria.
