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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
This method enables you to select a patch image from the Software Repository and use it to perform
a patch upgrade on suitable devices in your network. This is useful when you have to distribute the
same patch image to multiple devices.
See Patch Distribution - by Patch.
Patch Distribution - by Devices
You can use the Distribute by Devices option to schedule device-centric patch upgrade jobs.
Software Management recommends any Maintenance Pack software images available in RME
Repository.
Note Currently Software Management does not support importing of patch images from Cisco.com. You need
to import patch images into local filesystem and then import into repository by using Import from file
system. See Adding Images to the Software Repository From a File System for more details.
Before You Begin
Before you begin distributing the patch images, you should have:
• Prepared for this upgrade. You should have met all of the prerequisites for loading the software on
the device and also verified whether the necessary software images are present in the software image
repository.
• Considered the effect of the upgrade on your network and your network users.
• Supplied the information required by Software Management for each device.
To distribute the patch images by device:
Step 1 Select Resource Manager Essentials > Software Mgmt > Software Distribution> Patch
Distribution.
The Patch Distribution Method dialog box appears.
Step 2 Select By devices and click Proceed.
The Patch Distribute by Devices dialog box appears. The Device Selector lists all the available devices.
Step 3 Select the devices, then click Next.
If any of the selected device is not in install mode, an error message is displayed:
Device is not in installed mode or not patchable
Deselect the device that is not in installed mode and continue.
The software management analyzes the required patch images that are available in your software
repository and lists the applicable patch images for each device selected. You can select one or more
required patches from the list for each device by using the Ctrl key.
You should select atleast one patch for each selected device. If you do not select a patch for a device, an
error message is displayed.
You should select atleast one patch image for each selected device.
Ensure that you select atleast one patch for each selected device and continue.
The Patch Distribute By Devices dialog box appears with the following information: