Cisco Systems 4.1 Adding Images to the Software Repository, Adding Images to the Software Repository From Cisco.com

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Chapter 12 Managing Software Images Using Software Management

Software Repository

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Adding Images to the Software Repository

Your software image repository should contain copies of software images running on all Software

Management-supported devices in your network. Use the following options to populate and maintain

your software repository:

• The Add Image to Software Repository using the Cisco.com option downloads images for devices

in RME from Cisco.com to the software repository.

See Adding Images to the Software Repository From Cisco.com.

• The Add Image to Software Repository using the Device option

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Imports images from selected Cisco devices to the software repository.

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Imports software from Flash cards on a live device to the software repository.

See Adding Images to the Software Repository From Devices.

• The Add Image to Software Repository using the File System option imports an image from a

directory accessible from the RME server.

See Adding Images to the Software Repository From a File System.

• The Add Image to Software Repository using the URL option downloads images from URL you

specify.

See Adding Images to the Software Repository From a URL.

• The Add Image to Software Repository using the Network option creates a baseline of all Software

Management-supported devices in your network, and imports these images into your software

repository.

See Adding Images to the Software Repository From the Network.

Use this option to download software images from Cisco.com into the software image repository.

• Contact your channel partner or enter a request on the main Cisco web site. If you do not have a user

account and password on Cisco.com.

See Logging Into Cisco.com.

• Access the Cisco.com web site to make sure that the releases for the images you plan to download

are stable.

• Determine the approximate number and size of the images you want to download. The number of

images you can download at a time can vary depending on Cisco.com load, image sizes, network

load, RME server load, and so on.

Note View Permission Report (Common Services > Server > Reports) to check if you have the required

privileges to perform this task.

To add images from Cisco.com: