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User Guide for Resource Manager Essentials 4.1
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Chapter 1 Overview of RME
Admin (Tab)
Management Tasks
• Add Images to Software Repository
You can add software images from the device to the software repository. You can create an
immediate image import from device job for the selected device.
You can check the status of your Image Import (from Device) job by selecting Resource Manager
Essentials > Software Mgmt > Software Mgmt Jobs.
See Adding Images to the Software Repository From Devices for further details.
• Analyze using Cisco.com Image
You can determine the impact and prerequisites for a new software deployment using images that
reside in Cisco.com.
See Planning an Upgrade From Cisco.com for further details.
• Analyze using Repository Image
You can determine the impact and prerequisites for a new software deployment using images that
reside in Software Repository.
See Planning an Upgrade From Repository for further details.
• Check Device Credential
You have to use this link to trigger the verification process for device credential.
After performing this task, you should click Credential Verification Report to view the check device
credential result.
See Checking and Viewing Device Credentials for further details.
• Distribute Images
You can perform a device-centric image distribution. You can create an immediate job to distribute
the image.
You can check the status of your Image Distribution job by selecting Resource Manager Essentials
> Software Mgmt > Software Mgmt Jobs.
See Distributing by Devices [Basic] for further details.
• Edit Config
You can edit the device configuration using Config Editor.
See Working With the Configuration Editor for further details.
• Sync Archive
You can update the archive. You can create an immediate job to update the configuration archive for
the selected device.
You can check the status of your Sync Archive job by selecting Resource Manager Essentials >
Config Mgmt > Archive Mgmt > Archive Mgmt Jobs.
See Scheduling Sync Archive Job for further details.
• Update Inventory
You can update the device inventory. You can create an immediate job to collect the Inventory for
the selected device.
You can check the status of the Inventory Collection job by selecting Resource Manager Essentials
> Devices > Inventory > Inventory Jobs.
See Collecting and Updating Inventory Data for further details.