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Chapter 12 Managing Software Images Using Software Management
Software Distribution

Software Distribution

The Software Distribution tab allows you to distribute images in your network and also you can analyze
and determine the impact and prerequisites for new software images before distribution.
When you click on the Software Distribution tab, the following options and the entry in the TOC appear:
Options/TOC Entry Description
Upgrade Analysis
(TOC entry.)
You can analyze the image before distribution using:
• Cisco.com
See Planning an Upgrade From Cisco.com.
• Repository
See Planning an Upgrade From Repository.
Patch Distribution
(TOC entry.)
You can distribute patches to multiple devices using this option. See Patch Distribution.
By devices [Basic]
(Option)
Enables you to select devices and then perform software image upgrades to those devices.
Software Management checks the current image on the device and recommends a suitable
image for distribution.
See Distributing by Devices [Basic]
By devices [Advanced]
(Option)
Enables you to enter the software image and storage media for the device that you want to
upgrade.
The images that you want to distribute must be available in the Software repository.
You can use this method to upgrade the System software on all Software Management
supported devices. You can also upgrade module software on any modules that have a
management IP address.
The modules/interfaces that do not have a management IP address cannot be upgraded using
this method.
This is for advanced users.
See Distributing by Devices [Advanced]
By images.
(Option)
Enables you to select a software image from the software image repository and use it to
perform an image upgrade on suitable devices in your network. This is useful when you
have to distribute the same image to multiple devices.
See Distributing by Images
Use remote staging
(Option)
Enables you to select a software image, store it temporarily on a device and use this stored
image to upgrade suitable devices in your network. This is helpful when the Resource
Manager Essentials server and the devices (including the remote stage device) are
distributed across a WAN.
See Remote Staging and Distribution
Go
(Button)
Click this button after selecting the distribution method.