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Dell Repository Manager Business Client Version 1.7 User’s Guide

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Creating A Customized Repository

To create a New Repository:
  1. In the Dell Repository Manager, click on the My Repositories tab, click New > Customize Repository . The Name and Description window is displayed.
  2. Type the Name: and Description: and click Next. Or click Cancel to exit without making changes.

    The Base Repository window is displayed.

  3. Select a source for the repository. The available options are:
    • Source Repository — Imports the default repository. This option is enabled only if you have access to the Internet. You can import the components from this repository into the repositories you create.
    • Local Repositories — Selects an existing repository as a base repository. You can save a local repository as a catalog.cab or catalog.xml file.
  4. Click Next. The Select Brand window is displayed.
  5. You can select one or more desired brands for the repository you are creating. The available options are: Precision , Latitude , and Optiplex.
  6. Click Next. The Select Models window is displayed.
  7. Select a system model(s) from the following options:
    • Include All Model(s) supported by this repository — includes all the available Systems.
    • Select Model(s) — provides the option to choose specific system(s) from the list of all.
  8. Click Next. The Additional Components window is displayed.
  9. Click Select Components to include additional files in the repository, if available.
    • NOTE: If you click Select Components, then in the Select Additional window, choose the systems to include their components in the repository. After you select a system, you can view the related components lists under the Current View window. Select the components you want to include in the repository, and click OK. Click Next once you have selected all the additional components to add.
  10. Click Next to continue. The Summary window displays the properties of the repository based on the selections.
    The Summary window displays the following details:
    • Name of the repository.
    • Path where the repository is saved.
    • Details of the additional component files.
    • In case Dell Repository Manager fails to download some files, the names of the files.
    The components are exported to the repository you created. The number of components added to the repository appear in the Repository Created window

    The Create Repository window displays the following message: New repository was created successfully.

    The created repository comprises catalogs and packages defined in it. It also includes the Dell Inventory Collector.

    • NOTE: Ensure that the components you add to the repository belong to the specified criteria. Dell Repository Manager does not restrict you from adding components that do not belong to the specified criteria into the repository.
  11. Click Finish. The Repository Created window appears.
  12. Click Close to exit the Repository Created window.

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