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Chapter 12 Managing Software Images Using Software Management
Software Distribution
Step 17 Click Next after you finish entering the job information details
The Software Distribution Work Order dialog box appears with these details:
• Summary of the job information.
• State of the running image on the device.
• Image selected for the upgrade.
• Job Approval information.
• Whether Flash memory will be erased before the new image is loaded.
• Operations that will be performed during the upgrade procedure.
• Whether the bootloader will be upgraded. (For a bootloader upgrade.)
• Information you should know before the upgrade begins. For instance, if the Image Subset feature
has changed on the device, you might need to reconfigure the device.
• Details of the Remote Stage device or the External TFTP server.
• Verification warnings generated during image distribution (if applicable).
Step 18 Click Finish.
The notification window appears with the Job ID.
To check the status of your scheduled job, select Software Mgmt > Software Mgmt Jobs.

Unsupported Software Images

During remote staging, there maybe software images running on the devices selected for remote staging,
but some of them may not get listed as available images. This is because, some software images do not
support Remote Staging and Distribution.
Execution Select the job execution order for the devices. This can be either Parallel or Sequential:
• Sequential—Job runs on the devices, sequentially. You can define this sequence.
• Parallel—Job runs on a batch of 15 devices at the same time.
If you have selected Sequential:
1. Click Execution Order.
The Execution Order dialog box appears.
2. Use the Up and Down arrows to order your the device list.
3. Click Done.
Reboot Select the reboot order for the devices. This can be either Parallel or Sequential.
If you have selected Sequential:
1. Click Boot Order.
The Boot Order dialog box appears.
2. Use the Up and the Down arrows to order your devices list.
3. Click Done.
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