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Using Image Manager
Image Manager is a tool to simplify the distribution and management of images on internal and edge
firewall devices in your network. It enables you to:
•Download and maintain a repository of different types and versions of images
•Evaluate images
•Analyze impact of upgrading images to the devices in the network
•Prepare for and plan an upgrade
•Reliably upgrade devices, with sufficient fallback and recovery mechanisms built in to ensure
minimal network downtime
This chapter contains the following topics:
•Getting Started with Image Manager, page 70-1
•Working with Images, page70-7
•Working with Bundles, page 70-11
•Working with Devices, page70-14
•About Image Updates on Devices Using Image Manager, page70-18
•Working with Jobs, page70-30
•Troubleshooting Image Management, page 70-35

Getting Started with Image Manager

Image Manager contains sections that are used for managing your images, working with the devices that
you will need to update, and performing image installations on those devices.
For more information on these areas of Image Manager, see the following topics:
•Working with Images, page70-7
•Working with Bundles, page 70-11
•Working with Devices, page70-14
•Working with Jobs, page70-30
Before working with Image Manager, you should review the sections that follow:
•the platforms that are supported by this feature,
•the configuration settings you can change to control how the feature works, and