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Chapter 12 Managing Software Images Using Software Management
Software Distribution
To distribute the patch images by device:
Step 1 Select Resource Manager Essentials > Software Mgmt > Software Distribution> Patch
Distribution.
The Patch Distribution Method dialog box appears.
Step 2 Select By Patch and click Proceed.
The Distribute by Patch dialog box appears.
Step 3 Select a patch from the Image Selection pane and devices from the Device Selection pane,and click Next.
The Distribute By Patch - Recommendations dialog box appears with the following information:
Step 4 Select the devices as well as the patch images you wish to distribute to the selected devices and click
Next.
The Distribute By Patch - Verification window appears with these details:
Step 5 Click Next.
The Job Schedule and Options dialog box appears.
Step 6 Enter the following information:
Field Description
Device Information Name of the device.
Click on the device name to launch the Device Center.
Module Information Image type, chassis model, and software version on device.
Storage Options Details of of the storage location of the selected patch image.
Errors Click on the underlined Error message to review the details.
Field Description
Device Name of the device
Selected Module Module information that you have selected.
Selected Slot Image storage information from where the current base image is running.
Verification Result Click on the link to review the details.
Field Description
Scheduling
Run Type You can specify when you want to run the Patch Distribution (by device [Basic]) job.
To do this, select one of these options from the drop-down menu:
• Immediate—Runs this job immediately.
• Once—Runs this job once at the specified date and time.
Date Select the date and time (hours and minutes) to schedule.