Specifications

select the device with default context (switch mode).
The devices are listed in the Selected Devices table. Devices that do not support firmware
download or have never been contacted, are not listed. If you want to remove a device from
the list, select the device and click Remove.
b.
Click Next.c.
TIP: If you open the Firmware Upgrade Wizard from a device or device group in the
left−panel Network Elements tab, the selected device(s) will be automatically
displayed under Selected Devices.
Assign a firmware image to each device type or family:
If necessary, click the Refresh Images button to perform a firmware discovery and update
the list of firmware images.
a.
The left panel lists the device types of the devices selected for the firmware upgrade. Select a
device type.
b.
The right panel lists firmware images that are compatible with the selected device type.
(Select the Show All Images checkbox to display all your firmware images.) Select a
firmware image and use the Assign to: buttons to assign the image to the device type or to
each entry that is a member of that binary family. The image will appear in the Image Name
column in the Assignments table. You must assign an image to each table entry.
c.
Before proceeding with the upgrade, verify that boot PROM and firmware images that will be
on the device after the upgrade operation are compatible. Refer to the boot PROM and
firmware release notes for more information.
d.
Click Next.e.
3.
Initiate the Firmware Upgrade operation:
Specify the Download Type option. The downloads will be performed in parallel
(simultaneously) on the number of devices specified in the Groups of field. Enter the value 1
to have the downloads performed serially, one device after another.
a.
Click Start to initiate the firmware upgrade operation. The table at the top of the window will
update with status information as will the status area in the bottom left of the screen.
b.
Review results. An alert icon will appear in the Alert column of the table if a download
fails for the specific device. You can select to show all devices or show only those that are
incomplete or have failed.
c.
Click Next.d.
4.
Reset devices that support Timed Reset:
If you are resetting devices that support Timed Reset, you will see a window listing those devices.
Timed Reset gives you the flexibility to set up your reset operation with a time delay, so that the
actual device resets take place at a later time. This can be useful when trying to schedule resets for a
time when the network is least busy.
In the Selected column, select the devices that you want to reset. You can select an option to
display devices that do not support timed reset and devices that failed the firmware upgrade;
however, these devices cannot be reset from this window.
a.
Enter the Reset Delay. This is the amount of time (in seconds) until the device resets after the
reset operation begins. For example, if you start the reset operation at 4:00 pm with a 7 hour
reset delay (420 seconds), the device(s) will reset at 11:00 pm. This allows you to schedule
your resets for a time when the network is least busy.
b.
Select the reset type: Warm boot (restarts the device) or Cold boot (same as turning device
power off and on).
c.
Click Start to initiate the timed resets. Resets occur simultaneously. Once the devices are
back up, click Refresh to see if the new firmware is running.
d.
5.
Reset devices that do not support Timed Reset:6.
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