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Dell Repository Manager Data Center Version 1.7 User’s Guide

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Creating Bootable CD or USB Keys For Updates

You can create bootable USB keys for updates, using any third party or free tool. You can start your managed system by the bootable CD or USB storage. After the system starts up, it automatically runs the selected updates. After the update is complete, you can remove the CD or USB storage, and reboot the system to your host operating system.
You can use the bootable ISO to apply the updates if:
  • You have a server running an operating system that is not supported by Dell Repository Manager, such as Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), Solaris, or older versions of Microsoft Windows, RedHat Linux or SUSE Linux.
  • You are using Linux versions such as Ubuntu or Debien.
  • You prefer to do your updates (regardless of OS) in an out-of-band method.

To create bootable USB keys, using the tool - UNetBootIn as an example:

  1. Download the UNetBootIn for Windows available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/unetbootin/files/UNetbootin/.
  2. Run the Dell Repository Manager and generate the bootable ISO.
  3. Start UNetBootIn and select the Diskimage option.
  4. Click […] adjacent to the ISO drop-down and navigate to the ISO created by Dell Repository Manager.
  5. Ensure that the type setting is equal to USB drive and the location where you want to download the USB key displays in the drive drop-down.
  6. Click OK to start the USB writing.
  7. After the USB key writing is complete, insert the USB key into a USB port on the system you want to upgrade.
  8. Press <F11>. The boot menu is displayed.
  9. Select the USB key as the boot target.
  10. Select option 1 in the UNetBootIn menu’s boot menu to proceed with the component updates.

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