User guide

Software Configuration (Standard Loads) Provisioning a Device
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Table 5-10 lists the options available.
Note: When a device cold starts and sends a cold trap, the device will be automatically rediscovered within two
minutes, so after a software download the information for a device will be automatically updated
(although it may be out of synch for a short time).
Note: In the unlikely event of getting an “NMS File System Error”, see the trace log for more detailed and more
specific error message. This error only occurs when NMS was not installed properly, the FTP service is
not configured properly, the NMS file system is full or corrupt, or the NMS server account has been
changed to revoke required read/write/delete file access privileges
5.3.9.3 Purge Load Files
The Purge Load Panel lists all the load bundles and gives a summary of their contents. Older load bundles can be selected for
deletion. When deleted, all files making up the load bundle will be deleted.
“Obsolete” bundles are bundles in which all files are superseded by 2 or more versions from other bundles. Any bundle can
be deleted any time, but “obsolete” bundles are pre-selected for convenience.
The Select Obsolete button, selects (checks) all rows containing obsolete bundles.
TABLE 5-10 Software Download Buttons/Fields
Option Description
Loads A pull-down menu for choosing the software release for the device.
For iMAP devices, the user can select loads that assume Annex A or Annex B cards are being loaded.
Delete old
release files
if space
needed
A checkbox that tells the device to delete old release files before loading the chosen release file. (Note
that you may need to check this box if a previous download of a release file to the device has failed.)
Delete
current
release files
if space
needed
A checkbox that is active only after choosing the checkbox to delete old release files, it tells the device
to delete the current release file as well as old release files. (Note that you may need to check this box if
a download of the release file using the first checkbox has failed.)
Load
releases for
installed
card types
only
This option appears whenever any of the target devices is an iMAP. iMAP devices may support numer-
ous card types, and checking this option will only load the release files for currently installed card
types, saving memory.
If a new card type is installed afterwards, the downloads will have to be re-executed to update the
release for the new card.
Operation A set of radio buttons for choosing which download method to use.
• Download new image(s) only places the selected image(s) on the device.
• Apply new image(s) places the selected image(s) on the device and restarts the device
with the downloaded image(s) only if necessary. When the device restarts again, it will
revert to the previous image(s).
• Apply new image(s) and set as preferred places the selected image(s) on the device and
restarts the device with the downloaded image(s) only if necessary. When the device
restarts again, it will keep the downloaded images as the active ones and not revert to the
previous image(s).
Next Brings up the schedule panel for recurring backups.
Finish Submits the Task name and all options for processing immediately.
Cancel Closes the window. If the Submit button has not been pressed, any changes to the form are lost.
Help Invokes online help.