Update

Take Control of Change

To help you efficiently manage change, Dell provides tools to update hardware systems, operating systems and application software.
  • Dell™ Repository Manager — Create your own local repository and baseline configurations for BIOS, firmware and driver updates within your corporate firewall with Dell Repository Manager, a stand-alone graphical user interface (GUI)-based planning tool.
  • Dell OpenManage™ Linux® Repository — Use the standard yum (Yellowdog Updater, Modified) package manager to get the latest management software, drivers and firmware for Dell systems running Linux.
  • Dell System Build and Update Utility — Get one-to-one and multiserver deployment and single-server update capability with the Dell System Build and Update Utility.
  • Dell Management Console — Get a unified view of data center deployment, monitoring and updating, and create a foundation for more advanced management functionality with the Dell Management Console (DMC) powered by Altiris® from Symantec™.
  • Dell KACE™ Systems Management Appliances — Get up to speed fast and dramatically simplify client systems management with the Web-based KACE appliances.
  • Embedded Management — Take advantage of the advanced embedded management features of Dell PowerEdge™ servers to simplify updating of your servers, whether in the next room or halfway around the world.

Contact a Dell expert to get these benefits in your data center.

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