Step 1
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Click the menu icon () and choose .
The Image Repository window summarizes the details about device families, software images, and advisories.
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SUMMARY: Shows the number of device families, devices, and device families without golden images in image repository.
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TOTAL IMAGES: Shows the number of running images, imported images, and golden images in image repository.
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ADVISORIES: Shows the number of critical and high advisories.
The Image Families table shows the details of Family Name, Devices, Images, Advisories, and Images Marked Golden for each device family.
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When cisco.com credentials are not set, a warning alert is displayed.
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Step 2
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Click Routers, Switches, Wireless Controllers, Security and VPN, Sensors, or Virtual Devices in the top of the window or click the search or filter icon in the Image Families table to filter device families.
By default, the Image Repository window shows all the device families.
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Step 3
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Click Sync Updates and then click OK in the subsequent warning message to synchronize image information from cisco.com for all managed devices in Cisco DNA Center.
If cisco.com credentials are not set, you are prompted to specify them.
You can view the progress of task in Show Tasks. Once the task is successful, the image information is updated for all device families.
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You can fetch image information only once in an hour.
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Step 4
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Click Show Tasks to view status of all the tasks that are related to software images.
The Recent Tasks slide-in pane shows status of the last 50 tasks. From the Task Status drop-down list, choose All, Failed, In-Progress, or Successful to filter the tasks based on status.
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Step 5
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Click Import Image to import a software image or software image update. For more information, see Import a Software Image.
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Step 6
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Click Update Devices to update a device in inventory.
In the Inventory window, choose a device and go to to edit, resync, reboot, or delete a device in inventory.
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Step 7
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In the Image Families table, click Imported Images to view the details about imported software images. The Imported Images row is always displayed as the first row in the table.
In the Imported Image Family window, the Images table shows Image Name, Version, Device Series Assigned, and Action for all the imported software images.
In the Action column, click Assign to assign a software image to a device family. For more information, see Assign a Software Image to a Device Family.
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Step 8
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In the Image Families table, click the name of a device family to view all the software images associated with the particular device family.
In the Image Family window, the Images table shows the Image Name, Version, Devices, Advisories, Golden Image, Device Roles & Tags for all the software images.
In the Image Family window, do the following:
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In the left pane, click Roles & Tags, Major Versions, or Golden Images or click the search or filter icon in the Images table to filter the software images.
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In the Version column, click the Add On link to view the applicable SMUs, Subpackages, ROMMON, APSP, and APDP upgrades for the base image.
Subpackages are the additional features that can be added to the existing base image. The subpackage version that matches
the image family and the base image version is displayed here.
AP Service Pack (APSP) and AP Device Pack (APDP) are images for upgrading APs associated with wireless controllers.
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When a new AP hardware model is introduced, APDP is used to connect to the existing wireless network.
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For associated APs, critical AP bug fixes are applied through APSP.
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If you tag any SMU as golden, it is automatically activated when the base image is installed.
You cannot tag a subpackage as golden.
For ROMMON upgrades, the cisco.com configuration is mandatory. When a device is added, the latest ROMMON details are retrieved
from cisco.com for applicable devices. Also, when the base image is imported or tagged, the ROMMON image is automatically
downloaded from cisco.com.
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In the Device(s) column, click the number of devices to view the devices that are using the image.
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In the Advisory column, click the number of critical or high advisories to view the advisories for a specific software image.
The Image Advisory slide-in pane shows Family Name, Version, and Advisories of the software image. The advisories are classified as Critical, High, Medium, Low, and Informational.
Click CRITICAL, HIGH, or MEDIUM to view the advisories specific to each category.
To fix the advisories, do the following:
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Click Fix Advisories.
The Image Update window appears.
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Select a recommended software image to update the device.
If the recommended software image is not available in the image repository, you can download it from cisco.com.
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Click Download and Mark Golden.
From the Download Image dialog box, do one of the following:
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Keep the Mark the image as golden after download check box checked (the default). Then, click Download. The software image is downloaded and marked as golden.
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Uncheck the Mark the image as golden after download check box and click Download. The software image is downloaded to the repository but is not marked as golden.
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Click OK.
The software image is downloaded. You can view the progress in Show Tasks.
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In the Golden Image column, click the star icon to specify the software image as golden.
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In the Device Roles & Tags column, do the following:
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Click the edit icon to assign a device role and/or tag.
Note: To assign a device role and/or tag, the corresponding software image must have been imported.
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In the Assign Device Roles & Tags slide-in pane, select the device roles and tags for which you want to indicate that this is a golden software image.
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Click Save.
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