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Chapter 12 Managing Software Images Using Software Management
Software Management Administration Tasks

Updating Upgrade Information

For IPX/IGX/BPX/MGX devices, both the Cisco.com Upgrade Analysis and the Repository Upgrade
Analysis options use the upgrade knowledge base to make upgrade recommendations.
See Upgrade Analysis for further details on how to Upgrade Analysis from Cisco.com and Repository.
The following table identifies the knowledge bases and the Upgrade Analysis Report recommendations
generated from each:
The information source for IPX/IGX/BPX/MGX is the software release notes for these devices.
Note You should always review the Release Notes before performing any upgrade because important
information that supplements the Upgrade Analysis Report may be provided.
9Selected Selected Not
selected
Not
selected
The images with the highest version among recommended image list
are recommended.
The images of GD types of releases are available in the recommended
image list.
10 Selected Selected Not
selected
Selected The images with the same feature as that of running image is available
in the recommended list and the latest maintenance version of all
release is available in the recommended list.
Only an image with higher version than running image is
recommended. The recommended images can have only GD status.
11 Selected Selected Selected Not
selected
Same as option 9. In addition to this, an image with the higher version
than running image is also recommended.
Table 12-1 Recommending Images for an Cisco IOS Image (continued)
Option
Number
Include
General
Deploy-
ment
Images
Include
Latest
Mainten
ance
Release
(of Each
Major
Release)
Include
Images
Higher
Than
Running
Image
Include
Same
Image
Feature
Subset
as
Running
Image Recommendation
Upgrade Knowledge Base Upgrade Analysis Report
IPX/IGX/BPX/MGX Memory and Upgrade Path RAM Upgrade
BRAM Upgrade
Upgrade Path
IPX/IGX/BPX/MGX Firmware Compatibility Module Firmware Upgrade
Firmware Compatibility