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Chapter 4 Device Configurations and Software Images Software Images
• Clean Up the Repository, page 4-44
Add New Images to the Repository
Images are copied to the storing directory specified on the Image Management Settings page.
Prime Network verifies whether the file contents are different from the previous version in the
repository. If there are no differences, the image is not added to the repository. By default, the storing
directory is PRIME_NETWORK_HOME/NCCMComponents/NEIM/images/, where
PRIME_NETWORK_HOME is the Prime Network installation directory (by default,
/export/home/network-user; where network-user is the operating system user for the Prime Network
application and an example of network-user is network310). From there, they are imported into the
repository.
Note Before importing images, make sure internet connectivity is available to the server; otherwise, the
imported images will not be populated with RAM, boot ROM, and feature set.
When you download an image from Cisco.com, Prime Network creates a job for the download. The job
information is saved, along with other job information, in the database.
To import images into the Prime Network image repository:
Step 1 Choose Images > Repository.
Step 2 Choose the appropriate method:
Step 3 Select the images and import them. Change and Configuration Management redirects you to the Jobs
page, where you can monitor the status of the import j ob.
Step 4 Choose Images > Repository again to refresh the list of images.
Step 5 If a field displays NA, the image attributes were not available from the im ag e head er. (If pre- existi ng
filters are still in use, you may need to click Clear Filter.) We recommend that you manually enter the
information to ensure the accuracy of the upgrade analysis.
Step 6 Delete files from the storing directory (if applicable) to free space for future imports.
After the import, you can also add informational text to the Comments field. Normally at this point you
will distribute the images; see Distribute Images and Make Sure They Will Work, page 4-29.
To import from: Choose: Notes
Cisco.com web site From Cisco.com Make sure the Cisco.com credentials are set on the
Image Management Settings page. You must enter
a device type, software version, and feature set.
Another IPv4 or IPv6
gateway server From External
Repository The GUI will display available images, their size,
and whether they already exist in the repository.
Change and Configuration Management displays
all images or packages (bin, pie, smu, and so on)
from the directory specified in the Image
Management Settings page, and also from its sub
directory in order to support tar files.
A file system on the
local gateway server From File System