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Chapter 4 Device Configurations and Software Images
Global Settings and Administration

Configuration Export File Type for Device Families

The following table provides the types of configuration files exported for different types of devices.
Change Image Management Global Settings
To open the Image Management global settings page, choose Images > Settings. Table 4-9 lists all of
the global settings you can configure for Image Management.
Device Type Configuration File Exported Condition(s)
Cisco IOS device Only the latest running
configuration If there is no running version, the latest
startup configuration is exported
Cisco IOS XR device Latest run ning and star tup
configuration None
Cisco ASR 5000 series
devices Latest running configuration If there is no running version, boot
configuration is NOT exported
Cisco 7600 device with
ACE card Latest running configuration If there is no running version, the latest
startup configuration is exported
Cisco Nexus device Latest running configuration If there is no running version, the latest
startup configuration is exported
Table 4-9 Image Management Global Settings
Field Description
Transfer Protocol Default transfer protocol to use when copying images to and f rom a device. Th is set tin g ca n b e
overridden when creating a distribution job (for example, if you know a device does not support the
default protocol). FTP and TFTP are unsecured.
• The TFTP source interface on the devices must be able to reach the unit. Otherwise, the image
management jobs that require TFTP may fail.
• To use SFTP/SCP for image transfers from a device to a unit, you need to ens ure that an SSH server
is configured and running on the device, such that the device acts as a server and the unit as a client
during the transfer. For Cisco IOS XR devices, you need to configure the device with K9 security
(k9sec) enabled images such that the SSH server is up and runni ng on the device. (Cisco IOS XR
devices use SFTP, and Cisco IOS devices use SCP).
Flash Properties In case of insufficient memory, use the Clear Flash option (u nde r Fl ash Properties). This deletes any
one file (other than the running image) and recov ers the disk spac e occu pied b y the file . This p rocedure
is repeated until adequate space is available in the selected flash.
Warm Upgrade If Warm Upgrade is checked, a Cisco IOS image can read in and decompress ano ther Cisco IOS image
and transfer control to this new image. This functionality reduces the downtime of a device during
planned Cisco IOS software upgrades or downgrades. This can be overridd en whe n cre ati ng t he j ob.
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.