Note: To test the latest OMSA 5.5 repository, go to OMSA_5.5.

Dell System-Specific Linux repository, aka: Hardware Repository

What is this?

Please see the detailed description in the Linux Wiki: Dell Linux hardware repository

How to set up

yum setup instructions for RHEL5, Fedora5+, CentOS.

up2date setup instructions for RHEL4.

rug setup instructions for SUSE.

How to set up for usage with yum (minimum required version: yum 2.4.x): RHEL5, CentOS, Scientific Linux, RHEL4+yum, SLES+yum

Note: The version of yum distributed on CentOS 3 by default is too old (yum 2.0.8). You will need to upgrade to a yum 2.4.x version in order to use these repositories. The older version of yum does not support plugins or mirrorlists, which are required for these repos to work.
  1. Set up this repository:
    wget -q -O - http:///bootstrap.cgi | bash
    
  2. Optional Install OpenManage Server Administrator:
    yum install srvadmin-all
    NOTE: OMSA will not install on unsupported systems. If you receive a message at install that the system is not supported, it is likely that your system is not supported, and the install will fail. This is most common on SC-class systems, as OMSA is completely unsupported on these systems.

How to set up for usage with up2date: RHEL4

Follow these instructions for use with up2date:

  1. Set up this repository:
    wget -q -O - http:///bootstrap.cgi | bash
    
  2. Optional Install OpenManage Server Administrator:
    up2date -i srvadmin-all
    
    NOTE: OMSA will not install on unsupported systems. If you receive a message at install that the system is not supported, it is likely that your system is not supported, and the install will fail. This is most common on SC-class systems, as OMSA is completely unsupported on these systems.

How to set up for usage with rug: SLES 10

  1. Set up this repository:
    wget -q -O - http:///bootstrap.cgi | bash
    
  2. Optional Install OpenManage Server Administrator:
    rug install srvadmin-base
    rug install srvadmin-webserver
    rug install srvadmin-storageservices
    

    NOTE 1: OMSA will not install on unsupported systems. If you receive a message at install that the system is not supported, it is likely that your system is not supported, and the install will fail. This is most common on SC-class systems, as OMSA is completely unsupported on these systems.

    NOTE 2: If you want to install srvadmin-all, you have to have 'setserial' installed. I dont have the details on this, but it doesnt appear that setserial is installed by default.

Manually configuring the hardware repo

Manual setup is not recommended or supported at this time.

OpenManage Server Administrator

Please see the OMSA section in the wiki for more information.

Support

This is the Dell hardware repository. Note that this repository is supported based on community support only. For support questions related to this package repository, please use the appropriate mailing list: Do not call Dell Technical support with questions about this repository, as they will not be able to help you! For all questions, please use the mailing lists above.

WARNING

This repo is under development. It may change format, add or remove features. The place to discuss this repo is the linux-poweredge@dell.com mailing list. All changes to repo format or other import changes will be announced on this mailing list.

This repo is posted in order to get feedback on the format and improve the Dell toolset. It is unofficial, and thus there is no SLA or paid support associated with this. It is provided as-is with no warranty, express or implied.

If you find this repository useful or helpful, you are strongly encouraged to discuss this fact with your account manager, sales person, or any other interested party at Dell.