For a qualified set of firmware and drivers for AX nodes or Ready Nodes, Dell Technologies recommends that you use an Azure Stack HCI catalog. You can generate the firmware catalog along with the firmware and drivers by using Dell Repository Manager (DRM) and copy it to a shared path.
- Install DRM version 3.0.1.423 or later.
- On the DRM home page, click the Dell Repository Manager drop-down list.
- In the Manage section, click Application Preferences.
The Preferences window is displayed.
- Click Plug-ins.
- Select all the plug-ins and click Update.
A message is displayed about the successful completion of the update.
- Click Catalogs.
- Select all the catalogs and click Update.
- Click Close to close the Preferences window.
- On the home page, click Add Repository.
The Add Repository window is displayed.
- Enter the Repository name and Description.
- Select Index Catalog-<version> from the Base Catalog drop-down menu.
- Select Update Catalog for Microsoft HCI Solutions from the Catalog Group.
- Select the latest catalog from the Catalogs section.
- Click Save.
The Update Catalog for Microsoft HCI Solutions is populated in the Base Catalog section.
- In the Manual Repository Type, click All systems in base catalog and then click Add.
The repository is displayed on the repository dashboard available in the home page.
- Select the repository and click Export.
The Export Deployment Tools window is displayed.
- Select the location to export files and click Export.
The files are exported to the specified location.