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3. Click Cancel to exit the Repository Properties window.
Viewing The Inventory Information Of A Repository
You can view the inventory information of the repositories that are created using generic inventory,
inventory from OME, inventory from Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and inventory
from M1000e Chassis .
To view the inventory information of an OME or vCenter repository:
1. On the My Repositories tab, select an existing OME, vCenter, M1000e or generic inventory, and
click Open.
2. On the Dell Repository Manager screen, click the Inventory tab to view the list of the systems,
which are retrieved from the OME or vCenter servers.
3. Click the specific platform once you have clicked, Click any platform name in order to see the
Device Name, Type, and Version on the right-hand side of the window.
The Name of the system, the OS (operating system), Inventory time (the timestamp of the inventory
verification), and the Total Devices appear on the left-hand side of the window once the specific
device is selected.
Importing A Previous Version (pre v1.5) Repository
1. In the Dell Repository Manager, click Help → Import Previous Version (pre v1.5) Repository....
The Import Repository window is displayed.
2. Click Browse to navigate to the location of the file.
3. Once you select the file, click Open.
The File Path Location: shows the details of the file.
4. Under Select the repository content to import:, select one of the following.
– Import only the catalog reference file (e.g. catalog.xml)
– Import the catalog reference file and download the actual update files contained within it
5. Click Import.
NOTE: Click Cancel to exit the Import Repository window.
Import Repository Queued window is displayed indicating that the job has been added to the Jobs
Queue.
NOTE: The job is submitted to the Jobs Queue. You can expand and check the Jobs Queue to
follow the progress.
6. Click OK to close the Import Repository Queued window.
To view the component(s) in this repository, click My Repositories, select the imported repository,
and click Open. The component(s) are displayed in the Components tab.
Working With Bundles
A bundle is a collection of Dell Update Packages (DUPs), called components, that are related to a certain
platform, for example, Dell PowerEdge R410 and operating system, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
You can use Dell Repository Manager to:
• Import existing bundle(s) or manually create bundle(s).
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