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User Guide for Resource Manager Essentials 4.1
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Chapter 12 Managing Software Images Using Software Management
Software Distribution
E-mail Enter e-mail addresses to which the job sends messages at the beginning and at the end of the job.
You can enter multiple e-mail addresses separated by commas.
Configure the SMTP server to send e-mails in the View / Edit System Preferences dialog box
(Common Services > Server > Admin > System Preferences).
We recommend that you configure the CiscoWorks E-mail ID in the View / Edit System Preferences
dialog box (Common Services > Server > Admin > System Preferences). When the job starts or
completes, an e-mail is sent with the CiscoWorks E-mail ID as the sender's address.
Comments Enter the additional information about this job.
Maker E-Mail Enter the e-mail ID of the job creator. This is a mandatory field.
This field is displayed only if you have enabled Job Approval for Software Management.
Maker Comments Enter comments for the job approver.
This field is displayed only if you have enabled Job Approval for Software Management.
Job Options
Reboot immediately
after download
Choose not to reboot (and reboot manually later) or to reboot immediately after download.
You cannot select this option, if you have selected the Do not insert new boot commands into the
configuration file option.
Note the following about this option:
• Does not apply to Cisco IOS SFB 2500/1600/5200 devices. These devices always reboot
immediately.
• Line cards reboot automatically.
• Does not apply to PIX devices managed through Auto Update Server (AUS).
Perform distribution in
Non-Installed mode
This option is only available if the selected devices have IOS Software Modularity images running.
This option allows you to choose whether you want to install the images in Installed or
Non-Installed mode. By default Software Management distributes images in Installed mode.
Do not insert new boot
commands into
configuration file
Do not insert boot commands into configuration file to reboot with new image.
You cannot select this option, if you have selected the Reboot immediately after download option.
Does not apply to Cisco IOS SFB 2500/1600/5200 devices. Configuration file for these is always
updated.
Use current running
image as tftp fallback
image
If running image is in repository, select option to place a copy in the TFTP server directory. Uses
this copy if reboot with new image fails.
Note the following:
• This option is subject to your platform restrictions to boot over connection to server. Check
your platform documentation.
• Backup image is not deleted after upgrade. It remains in TFTP server directory so that device
can find it any time it reboots
Back up current running
image
Select to back up running image in software image repository before upgrading.
Line cards do not support upload.
Field Description