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Actions
Navigating to the Actions tab, the following options are now available for firmware maintenance.
Figure 3-86. Firmware Actions
Reprogram Inactive Image - Transfers a firmware package from the network and into the
inactive firmware image
Verify Image - Verify the integrity of a specified firmware image
Copy Image - Copy the active firmware image to the inactive region. Eliminates the need to
download the image more than once
Power – Reboots the device to the specified firmware image
Configuring - Reprogram
To start reprogramming the inactive firmware image, navigate to the Reprogram Inactive Image
section. The following example shows how to upload a host firmware image file through the web browser
and store the uploaded image file into the inactive region in memory.
Navigate to System / Firmware ---> Actions / Reprogram Inactive Image
Click on the Begin Reprogramming button once the file source is configured.
Figure 3-87. Reprogram Inactive Image
The MCR supports file uploads through a web browser from a local file on the user’s PC. The MCR also
supports HTTP, FTP, TFTP, and SFTP file downloads using external remote servers.
File Source - File transfer method to use. Available choices are From Local File (DEFAULT),
From HTTP Server, From FTP Server, From TFTP Server, and From SFTP Server. Local file
uploads are only available through the web UI and not through the CLI
Local File - For a local file, the file to upload as chosen by the file dialog popped up by the
Select File... button