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. DRM also allows you to generate comparison reports and update baselines of custom repositories.
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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 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 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 Dell servers or storage arrays. Updatable elements include 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.
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 for the Dell Repository Manager versions, and then click the Documents tab. The User's Guide and additional documents for 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 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 is New + Downloads.
Version
What is New
Download Date
3.4.7
The user inputs have been blocked, and logs are reduced in Bootable ISO. The Bootable ISO plug-in version 954 is compatible only with DRM version 3.4.7. Ensure that you upgrade to DRM version 3.4.7 to work with the bootable plug-in.
The names of AX servers are displayed in the SUU plug-in.
Support for the latest plug-in versions.
Enhanced the security aspects
Fixed issue in displaying hours value when down arrow key is used in refresh window.
Fixed unable to install DRM because the DRM Installer progress bar stops responding at 8% that impacts service initialization