What is the purpose of the Dell Linux YUM Repository?

The purpose of the Dell Linux YUM Repository is to distribute all Official Dell Software.

• Official Dell Software distributed in this repo:
  • OpenManage Server Administrator
  • BIOS and firmware updates
  • Dell Diagnostic Applications for Linux systems

  What is the Dell Linux YUM Repository?

  The repository contains BIOS, Firmware, Diagnostic applications and OMSA for Dell PowerEdge Servers. An updated Dell Linux YUM Repository is available here. Dell Linux YUM Repository provides options like selected updates, non-interactive updates etc for improved user experience. .

  Supported Hardware

  The Dell Linux YUM Repository supports Dell's 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Generation of Dell PowerEdge Servers

  Supported Operating Systems

  Please check the repository index page for supported Operating Systems. For latest repository click here

  Community distros like CentOS, ScientificLinux, Fedora and OpenSUSE *should* work, but not tested with this repository. Please report problems to the mailing list and we will try to fix the issue (unofficially) or find a workaround. There is no guarantee that these will be fixed.

  UNSUPPORTED Operating Systems

  Of particular note, the following operating systems have problems:

  RHEL7 and below: RHEL7 and below releases are not supported by Dell Linux YUM Repository.

  Fedora: The community releases are officially unsupported in this repository. You can, however, fake it by editing the yum config and changing "fc" to "el5". This is completely unsupported. If it breaks you can keep all the pieces.

  Debian/Ubuntu: You can find unsupported builds here.

  Centos/Scientific: See the relevant note under .Supported Operating Systems.

  How to set up

  Please check the corresponding repository index page (here) for setup and usage instructions. For latest Dell Linux YUM Repository click here

  FAQs and Troubleshooting Common Problems

  Please see the Frequently Asked Questions page.

  OpenManage Server Administrator

  This repository contains RPMS for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA). The best way to install OMSA is to install the srvadmin-all metapackage, which installs all OMSA components.

  Documentation for OMSA is here:

  OMSA Documentation Index

  Meta Packages

  To install all OMSA components using using yum (on RHEL 8,RHEL 9):

  yum install **Meta-Package (select from list below)**
  To install all OMSA components using using zypper (on SLES15):
  zypper install **Meta-Package (select from list below)**
  The following meta packages are provided:
  
  srvadmin-all: Install all OMSA components
  srvadmin-base: Install only base OMSA, no web server
  srvadmin-webserver: Installs the web server component
  srvadmin-storageservices: Installs the storage services component
  srvadmin-idrac: Installs the iDRAC component
  srvadmin-standardAgent: Installs the Remote Enablement component
  srvadmin-server-snmp: Installs the server Simple Network Management Protocol(SNMP) component
  srvadmin-server-cli: Installs the server Command Line Interface (CLI) component
  srvadmin-storageservices-snmp: Installs the storage SNMP component
  srvadmin-storageservices-cli: Installs the storage CLI component
  Support
  If you have purchased support from Dell and have questions or issues concerning a product or solution supported by Dell, please visit Dell Support , and if necessary, contact Dell Technical Support through the normal channels.
  Creating a local mirror
  Rsync is now available. The rsync address is: rsync://linux.dell.com/repo
  Recommended rsync command:
  rsync -avHz linux.dell.com::repo/hardware .