The Dell Repository Manager (DRM) ensures that Dell PowerEdge servers are up to date with the latest BIOS, driver, firmware, and software. DRM allows you to create repositories of customized components and updates, create groups of related updates for systems running the Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system and generate comparison reports and update baselines of custom repositories.
Summary:
The Dell Repository Manager (DRM) ensures that Dell PowerEdge servers are up to date with the latest BIOS, driver, firmware, and software. DRM allows you to create repositories of
customized components and updates, create groups of related updates for systems running the Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system and generate comparison reports and update baselines of custom repositories.
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Symptoms
Dell Repository Manager (DRM) is an application within the Dell OpenManage portfolio that allows IT Administrators to manage system updates. Dell Repository Manager provides a searchable interface that is used to create custom software collections that are known as bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages (DUPs).
Dell Repository Manager (DRM) is an application within the Dell OpenManage portfolio that allows IT Administrators to manage system updates. Dell Repository Manager provides a searchable interface that is used to create custom software collections that are known as bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages (DUPs). For more information, see Dell Knowledge Base article Dell Update Package. These bundles and repositories allow for the deployment of multiple firmware updates at once.
A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates a specific software element on a Dell server or storage, such as the BIOS, a device driver, firmware, and other similar software updates.
Also, Dell Repository Manager makes it easier to find and download specific updates for a particular platform, which saves time.
NOTE: The Dell Repository Manager (DRM) can only be installed on Windows or Linux operating systems.
Available features
Compare differences between two repositories at both the bundle and component level.
Allows you to create deployment tools using your custom repository
Available for Dell Data Center (Server and Storage)
Automates the creation of custom repositories by reading inventory information from these consoles and creates updates that are newer than what is installed
2. Dell Repository Manager Resources
Download
The latest version of Dell Repository Manager (DRM):
NOTE: Starting with DRM 3.4 the Trouble Shooting Guide has been merged into the User Guide
For the complete list of enhancements and issues that are resolved, see the DRM Readme file in this release, available with the User Guide.
Manuals
To access the documents, select the DRM version on this link Dell Repository Manager versions, and then click the "Documents" tab. The User's Guide and additional documents: "Troubleshooting Guide," "Quick Start Guide" and "Release Notes" are displayed.
Videos
This playlist provides tutorials to use the features of the Repository Manager. Click in the upper left corner to display the list of available videos.
In this playlist, you find resources to:
Adding new Bundles
Setting Application Preferences
Using CMC Inventory to Create Custom Repositories
Creating a Custom Bootable ISO
Creating a Custom Catalog and downloading the update
Creating a custom Smart Deployment Script Pack
Creating a Custom Server Update Utility and other videos.
DRM allows an IT administrator to either manually create a repository of updates or integrate with other Dell tools like OpenManage Enterprise v3.0+, Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, OpenManage Integration with Microsoft System Center, Chassis Management Controller, or iDRAC to automate the creation of a custom repository. Once a repository is created, an IT administrator can schedule searches for new updates, saving time otherwise spent manually searching through the Dell support site. An administrator can also create custom deployment tools such as custom catalogs using Dell Tools, a custom server update utility, scripted deployment packs, or bootable ISOs.
DRM connects to Dell online catalog of updates that contains information about the available Dell Update Packages (DUPs). Once a user selects updates, Dell Repository Manager downloads the specific requested files.
Dell Repository Manager automates the refresh of repositories with the latest version of update packages or runs a comparison and let an administrator select which new updates to include in the repository. DRM can then be used to create deployment tools from the contents of a repository.
4. Release Summary
What's New + Downloads
What's New
Date
v3.4.4
Job Scheduling
Schedule an Export Job on a cadence
Command-line Interface (CLI) mode Extended support