The Images dialog box appears.
The Install Image dialog box appears.
- Create a Snapshot of Primary Image—Check this check box if you want to copy the primary image as the backup before installing the new image. If this option is checked, the backup image on the FLASH memory is replaced with a copy of the primary image.
- Persist Running Configuration—Check this box if you want to copy the running configuration to the start up configuration before installing the new image. When this option is checked, the running configuration is copied to the start up configuration.
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Note: When you have selected a BXOS image for installation, only BXOS devices are listed in the list of devices. If you choose a device groups that contains devices that run operating systems other than BXOS, the status page shows “Operation Not Supported” as the status for such devices. |
- Now—(Default) Performs a software image installation immediately after you confirm it.
- Save Operation as—Saves the current operation in the Settings > Saved Operations table so you can combine that operation with other JUNOScope operations or run that operation at a later time. Click the Save Operation as option button, then type an operation name in the text box.
- Select Schedule—Performs a software image installation at the scheduled time interval. Select the Select Schedule option, then select the schedule that you want in the schedule table.
- If you selected the Now option, the Please Confirm—Install Image dialog box appears.
- If you selected the Save Operation as option, the Please Confirm—Save Install Image dialog box appears.
- If you selected the Now option, software image installation occurs immediately.
- If you selected the Save Operation as option, the operation is saved in the Settings > Saved Operations table. To view the saved operation, click Settings > Saved Operations. For more information about managing saved JUNOScope operations, see Using Task Manager (Saved Operations).
- If you selected the Select Schedule option, the software
image installation occurs when the operation is scheduled to be run.
When the software image install process is complete, the Status—View Status Records dialog box appears.
The Status—View Status Records dialog box lists the software image download operation by operation name, operation type, report name, username, operation status, last updated time, and operation system log message. The Archive operation status can be successful, failed, writing, pending, connecting, or working.
The Software Manager reboots the device after the software is installed.
After the device reboots, connection must be reestablished with the device. If connection is not established within a specified time, a “ could not open connection” error message appears in the View Status Records dialog box table.
If connection is not established with the device it may because of one of the following reasons, and you may have to install the software manually:
- The request system snapshot command may not work on some devices.
- There may not be enough available disk space on the device.
- The newly installed software may not be compatible with the existing configuration.
- The newly installed software may not be compatible with the Physical Interface Cards (PICs) that are installed on the device.
