Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center Version 7.1.1 for System Center Configuration Manager and System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Creating update source

Prerequisites

  • Based on the update source type, ensure that a Windows or an FTP credential profile is available.
  • Ensure that you install and configure DRM having Administrator roles, if you are creating a DRM update source.

Steps

  1. Click Update source.

  2. In the Update Source page, click Create New and provide the update source name and description.

  3. Select any of the following types of update source from the Source Type drop-down menu:

    • FTP Sources—select to create an online or local FTP update source.
      NOTE: If you are creating an FTP source, provide your FTP credentials along with proxy credentials if the FTP site is reachable by using proxy credentials.
    • HTTP Sources—select to create an online or local HTTP update source.
      NOTE: If you are creating an update source of type HTTP, provide the complete path of catalog with the catalog name and your proxy credentials to access the update source.
    • HTTPS Sources—select to create an online HTTPS update source.
      NOTE: If you are creating an update source of type HTTPS, provide the complete path of catalog with the catalog name and your proxy credentials to access the update source.
      DRM Repository—select to create a local repository update source. Ensure that you have installed DRM.
      NOTE: If you are creating a DRM source, provide your Windows credentials and ensure that the Windows shared location is accessible. In the location field, provide the complete path of the catalog file with the file name.
    • Inventory Output files—select to view the firmware inventory against reference server configuration.
      NOTE: You can view a comparison report by using Inventory Output files as an update source. The reference server’s inventory information is compared against all other servers that are discovered in OMIMSSC.

  4. In Location, provide the URL of the update source of an FTP or HTTP or HTTPS source and the Windows shared location for DRM.

    NOTE: The local FTP site must replicate the online FTP.
    NOTE: The local HTTP site must replicate the online HTTP.
    NOTE: Providing HTTP or HTTPS in the URL for an FTP source is not mandatory.

  5. To access the update source, select the required credential profile in Credentials.

  6. In Proxy Credentials, select the appropriate proxy credentials if proxy is required to access the FTP or HTTP source.

  7. (Optional) To make the created update source as a default update source, select Make this as default source.

  8. To verify that the location of the update source is reachable by using the mentioned credentials, click Test Connection, and then click Save.

    NOTE: You can create the update source only after the test connection is successful.