Managing Software Images

This topic describes how to manage software images for managed devices.

To start managing software images:

Click Deploy in the Connectivity Services Director banner.
In the Tasks pane, select Image Management > Manage Image Repository.

The Device Image Repository page opens in the main window. The table lists the software images in the repository.
In the Tasks pane, select Device Configuration File Management > Manage Device Configuration.

The Manage Device Configuration page opens in the main window. The table lists the devices that have configuration files backed up software images in the repository.

This topic describes:

Selecting Software Image Management Options

From the Device Image Repository page, you can:

Add a software image to the repository by clicking Add.
View details about a software image by selecting it and clicking Details.
Delete software images from the repository by selecting them and clicking Delete.

Table 1 describes the information provided in the Device Image Repository table.

Table 1: Device Image Repository Table
Table Column	Description
Check box	Select to perform an action on the software image in that row.
Name	Software image name.
Version	Software version.
Series	Device series that uses the software image.
Uploaded By	User who uploaded the software image.
Created On	Time when the software image was uploaded to the server.
Size(MB)	Size of the software image in megabytes.

Software images are stored in a repository on the Connectivity Services Director server.

To add a software image to the repository:

Click Add.
The Device Image Upload window opens.
Use the Device Image Upload window to upload a device software image. See Using the Device Image Upload Window for a description of the window.

To use the Device Image Upload window to add a software image to the repository:

To view details about a software image:

Select the software image file in the table.
Click Details.
The Device Image Summary window opens. See Using the Device Image Summary Window for information about this window.

Use the Device Image Summary window to view detailed information about a software image. Table 2 describes the fields in this window.

Table 2: Device Image Summary Window
Field	Description
Name	Software image filename.
Version	Software version (release number).
Series	Device series on which the software is supported.
Supported Platforms	Platforms on which the software is supported.
Uploaded By	User who uploaded the image to the server.
Created On	Date and time when the software image was uploaded.
Size (MB)	Size of the software image file, in megabytes.
OK	Click to close the window.

To delete software image files:

Select the check box in the rows of the software image files that you want to delete.
Click Delete.