Using Dell Repository Manager For Firmware Updates

3/10/2015
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Using Dell repository manager for Firmware updates

Here you will find stepbystep instructions on how to use the Dell Repository Manager (DRM) to create a firmware repository which you
can use for updates. Updates can be deployed in several ways, including as a network hosted repository or as a bootable ISO image.
Note : You need to have Dell Repository Manager installed to follow this guide. You can download it from the Repository
Manager Download (http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/555/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=13RD8) page. The
installation instructions can be found in the manuals section (http://www.dell.com/support/manuals/topic/DRM%20QIGv2/en
us)for Repository manager.
After installing, you will be given two new programs (Figure 1 (English Only)):
(Data Center Version) Dell Repository Manager: covering all enterprise server products, and is what we will be using here.
(Business Client Version) Dell Repository Manager: contains updates for laptops and desktops.
Figure 1 Desktop Icons

Updating the firmware of your server using Dell Repository Manager is done in several steps:
1. Updating the source bundle to have the latest updates.
2. Creating a repository.
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3. Exporting the repository.

4. Booting on the ISO repository.
After launching the (Data Center Version) Dell Repository Manager, you will be presented with the welcome screen. Note the exclamation
mark with the text New Dell Online in the top right corner. This means there is a new source update, or in other words, new firmware
bundles available. (Figure 2 (English Only))
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Figure 2 Repository Manager Welcome Screen
Updating the source to have the latest updates

So well start with updating the source so we have the latest updates:
Select the Source menu then Sync Database with Dell Online (Figure 3 (English Only)). It will now run for a few minutes, syncing the
source.
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Figure 3 Source Menu

Once completed, youll see the list of all available updates from this source: (Figure 4 (English Only))
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Figure 4 Source Bundle View Screen
Creating a repository
Go to the My Repositories tab, then from the Repository menu, select Create New Repository (Figure 5 (English Only))
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Figure 5 Repository Menu

Give the new repository a name and a description (Optional) (Figure 6 (English Only))
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Figure 6 Name and Description Screen

Select Dell Online Catalogue as the Base Repository: (Figure 7 (English Only))
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Figure 7 Base Repository Screen

Select the type of system you want to create the update repository for: (Figure 8 (English Only))
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Figure 8 Select Brand Screen

Select the OS bundles you want. For a bootable media, select Linux (32 Bit and 64 Bit) regardless of what operating system is installed
on the server. Do not select any other OS (Figure 9 (English Only))
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Figure 9 Select OS Screen

Activate the Select Model(s) radio button and select the model you want to create the repository for: (Figure 10 (English Only))
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Figure 10 Select Models Screen

Select the ONLY include the most recent and custom bundle(s) radio button (Figure 11 (English Only))
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Figure 11 Select Bundles Screen

Press Next, on the Optional Components screen, as we do not want any additional bundles (Figure 12 (English Only))
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Figure 12 Optional Components

Review the information on the Summary screen and press Finish to create the repository: (Figure 13 (English Only)). You will get a
confirmation message once this is completed, press Close.
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Figure 13 Summary Screen
Exporting the repository

In the new tab for the repository, select the available Bundle, and press Export from the menu bar (Figure 14 (English Only))
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Figure 14 Repository Manager Bundles View
If you wish to host your own repository for updates via the Lifecycle controller (index?page=content&id=SLN292343),
select Export as SUU to Directory. This can be hosted on a USB stick or a network share.
To create a bootable media to run all updates automatically, Select Bootable ISO (Using Linux bundle) and press next. (Figure 15 (English
Only))
Figure 15 Select Destination Screen

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If this is the first time you create a bootable ISO, you will get a warning that a plugin is not installed, but this will be installed
automatically. Press next to continue. (Figure 16 (English Only))
Figure 16 Select Plugins Screen

Select where to save the ISO image and press OK: (Figure 17 (English Only))
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Figure 17 Browse For Folder Dialog

We dont want any custom scripts, so keep the No Radio button selected and press next: (Figure 18 (English Only))
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Figure 18 Select Custom Script Screen

Before creating the ISO, you will get a confirmation screen. Press Finish to create the ISO. (Figure 19 (English Only)). The ISO creation
job will go to the Job queue. Click OK to close the confirmation message.
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Figure 19 Summary and Finish Screen

The Job queue will be at the bottom of the window. Press the arrow in the lower right corner to open it and view progress (Figure 20 &
21 (English Only))
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Figure 20 Bundle View, Job Queue minimized
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Figure 21 Bundles View, Job Queue maximized. Job in progress

When the ISO is ready, you will not get any other alerts about this than in the job queue: (Figure 22 (English Only))
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Figure 22 Bundles View, Job queue Maximized. job completed

The ISO file will be saved in a folder in the location you specified earlier, named BootableISO_date_time.iso of the creation. The ISO itself
will be called linuxIso.iso. If you wish, you can rename the file to identify its contents.
Booting on the ISO repository.

Now you are ready to burn the ISO to CD/DVD/USB or mount as Virtual Media. Once this is done, you can boot from it, as any other
bootable media.
Once you have booted the system from your selected Media:
Select 1: Deployment Toolkit CD, or wait for the boot to continue: (Figure 23 (English Only))
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Figure 23 Bootable ISO Boot Options

Select the Bundle you want to apply and press Enter. In our case we only have updates for one system, so only one option is available.
The updates will now run.(Figure 24 (English Only))
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Figure 24 Bootable ISO bundle selection

Wait for the updates to finish (Figure 25 (English Only)) before restarting your system.
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Figure 25 Bootable ISO in progress

Your system is now up to date thanks to the Dell Repository Manager.
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Figure 1 Desktop Icons

3. Exporting the repository.

Figure 2 Repository Manager Welcome Screen

Updating the source to have the latest updates

Figure 3 Source Menu

Figure 4 Source Bundle View Screen

Figure 5 Repository Menu

Figure 6 Name and Description Screen

Figure 7 Base Repository Screen

Figure 8 Select Brand Screen

Figure 9 Select OS Screen

Figure 10 Select Models Screen

Figure 11 Select Bundles Screen

Figure 12 Optional Components

Figure 13 Summary Screen

Exporting the repository

Figure 14 Repository Manager Bundles View

Figure 15 Select Destination Screen

Figure 16 Select Plugins Screen

Figure 17 Browse For Folder Dialog

Figure 18 Select Custom Script Screen

Figure 19 Summary and Finish Screen

Figure 20 Bundle View, Job Queue minimized

Figure 21 Bundles View, Job Queue maximized. Job in progress

Figure 22 Bundles View, Job queue Maximized. job completed

Booting on the ISO repository.

Figure 23 Bootable ISO Boot Options

Figure 24 Bootable ISO bundle selection

Figure 25 Bootable ISO in progress

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