> What are your experiences: should I perform firmware updates the > traditional way by downloading *.bin packages from Dell and run them > manually or should I use this repo? Is this repo "safe" and releases > stable packages? This is a good resource: https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge. Personally, I prefer the repo over both .bin packages and Lifecycle controller updates. However, there are sometimes problems with the repo, in particular after new releases. The mailing list is the canonical place for reporting, and it is monitored by Dell employees. The best possible scenario is a local mirror of the repository, but I haven't yet figured out how to configure machines to use it; not sure whether yum or httpd config is the problem.