Specifications

If you are resetting devices that do not support Timed Reset, you will see a window listing those
devices.
In the Selected column, select the devices that you want to reset.a.
Select the reset type: Warm boot (restarts the device) or Cold boot (same as turning device
power off and on).
b.
Click Start to initiate the resets. Resets occur one at a time, continuing only after a device is
fully booted.
c.
After the reset operation is completed, click Refresh to see if the devices are running the new
firmware.
d.
Click Finish to close the wizard.7.
Scheduling an Upgrade
Use these steps to schedule a firmware upgrade to take place in the background at a future time. Be sure to
perform the steps in Preparing to Upgrade before beginning the upgrade operation. Although a scheduled
upgrade runs automatically and does not require your supervision, you will still need to reset any devices that
require reset, once the scheduled upgrades have completed.
Select Tools > Wizards > Firmware Upgrade Wizard from the menu bar or click the FW Upgrade
button on the toolbar. The Firmware Upgrade Wizard opens.
1.
Select the devices to upgrade:
Expand the folders under the left−panel tree and select the single device or device group, or
multiple devices or device groups (using the Control or Shift keys). Click Add. If there were
devices that failed the previous upgrade, use the Add Failed button to add those devices.
a.
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.
2.
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.
Configure Scheduling Information for the upgrade:
In the Download Progress window, click the Schedule button. The Download Schedule
window opens.
a.
Enter a name for the scheduled upgrade, or use the default name which is based on the date
the schedule is created.
b.
4.
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