OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

Setting Up The Firmware Repository

To set up the firmware repository and credentials:
  1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter , select Settings > Firmware Repository and then click Edit.

  2. On the Firmware Repository page, to choose the default repository for firmware updates, select one of the following:

    • Dell Online

      This uses the default firmware update repository of Dell online (ftp.dell.com) with a required staging folder. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter downloads selected firmware updates and stores them in the staging folder, and then they are applied as necessary.

    • Shared Network Folder

      Hosts using Lifecycle Controller can update from a custom repository which is hosted on a accessible network shared folder. To create a custom repository, Dell recommends using Dell Repository Manager to create it and then save it to a shared location where the hosts and OpenManage Integration can access it. Enter the location of the repository's catalog file below.

  3. If you select Shared Network Folderenter the full the of catalog file in the Catalog File Location field

  4. Click Begin Test.

  5. Click Apply.