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Chapter 4 Device Configurations and Software Images
Software Images
Step 8 Click Finished. You are redirected to the Jobs page, where you can check the status of the distribution
job.
Note Distribution fails if a timeout occurs after 30 minutes. You can view the job results for
information on why the distribution failed. Remember to delete older images and packages from
the staging directory.
Activate Cisco IOS Software Images
These topics describe the tasks you can perform from the Act ivate page:
• Activate Cisco IOS Software Images
• Activate After Performing Boot Priority Modification for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Devices
When a new Cisco IOS image is activated on a device, it becomes the running image on the disk.
Deactivated images remain on the disk to be removed by a user. Older images are automatically
deactivated.
Before You Begin
• The device VNE (the device model in Prime Network) must be in a managed state when you ru n the
command. (This means the VNE Communication State must be Reachable, and the Investigation
State must be Normal or Incomplete. For more information on VNE states, see the Cisco Prime
Network 4.0 Administrator Guide.)
• Make sure you have the permissions to perform the activate operation. You will not be allowed to
schedule an activation job, if you do not have permissions.
Warm Upgrade (For Cisco IOS only) Activates the Warm Upgrade feature to reduce the
device downtime during the distribution process.
Note You can perform a warm upgrade only on Cisco IOS devices
12.3(2)T or later, such as 12.4T, 15.0, 15.1T, and for ISR
800/1800/2800/3800 series and 1900/2900/3900 series.
ISSU (For Cisco ASR 9000 series devices, Cisco ASR 903, and Carrier Routing
System [CRS] devices only) Activates i n-s ervi ce s oftw are upgr ade ( ISSU)
to update the router software with minimal service interruption. For CRS
and ASR 9000 series routers, ISSU support is available only for software
maintenance upgrade (SMU) package.
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