Dell Repository Manager Data Center Version 2.2 User’s Guide

Creating a repository with Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) Inventory

1. In the My Repositories tab in the Dell Repository Manager, click New > Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) inventory.
2. Type the Name: and Description: and click Next.
   NOTE: Click Cancel at any time to exit without creating a new repository.
   The Base Repository window is displayed.
3. Select a source for the repository.
   The available options are:

   • Dell Online Catalog — You can import the bundle(s) and components from the Dell Online Catalog into the repositories you create.
   • Previous Catalogs— Allows you to select the previous Dell catalogs.

     If you select this option, you must select any of the previous catalog groups from the list and click Next.

     The Previous Catalog window is displayed. Select one of the previous catalogs from the list, and then click Next. Selected catalog may take a few minutes to load.

   • Local Source Repository — During repository creation, local source is an option/feature, to use a repository or a catalog that is available and maintained locally (can be on any accessible network) as the source repository. To set the Local Repository, see Configuring source repository.
   • My Custom Repositories — Allows you to select an existing repository as the base repository.
4. Click Next.
   The Connect to OME Server window is displayed.
5. Provide the host details to access Dell OpenManage Essentials in the Create Repository for Dell OpenManage Essentials window.
6. Provide the Host Name or IP Address and Port Number to access Dell OpenManage Essentials.
   NOTE: Select Use different user credentials, if the user identification is different from the Windows login credentials.
7. Click Connect.
   The Dell OpenManage Essentials Inventory window is displayed while retrieving the inventory from the OME server.

   NOTE: A Connection error message is displayed if the host details are not correct.

   NOTE: You can Reset the configuration at any time to change the OME server.
8. After the OME inventory details are available, select one of the following options you want to include in the repository:
   • Latest updates for all devices — The available updates for existing and outdated devices are added to the repository.
   • Latest updates for only out-of-date devices — Only the latest updates for all outdated devices are added to the repository.
9. Click Next to close the Create Repository for Dell OpenManage Essentials window and continue.
   The Dell OpenManage Essentials Inventory window is displayed.

   NOTE: Click Resync to retrieve the updated inventory data, if you have modified or removed certain systems from the systems managed by Dell OpenManage Essentials.
10. Click Next to continue.
    The Summary window is displayed.

    NOTE: OME 1.0 and DRM 2.1 must be installed on the same system; however, DRM 2.1 can access OME 1.1 and later versions inventory data from a remote system. In DRM 2.1, you must click Connect to obtain inventory data from OME irrespective of the version of OME it interacts.
11. The Summary window displays the properties of the repository based on the selections.

    In the Summary window, you have the option to select the type of bundles/components that you would like to add in the repository.

    Available options are:

    • Windows x32 Bundles and Components
    • Windows x64 Bundles and Components
    • Linux Bundles and Components

    NOTE: By default Windows x32 Bundles and Components option is selected. In case you are not sure about the type of DUP that you should run in to the system, select 32-bit DUPs, since the 32-bit DUP can be applied even for 64 bit operating systems.

    NOTE: The types of bundles or components are selected by default based on the inventory file that is being used. However, you can interchange the selections.
12. Click Finish to create the repository.
13. Click Close on the New repository inventory window.