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Use the following icons to toggle between different views in the Top Families, Configuration Sync 
Status, and Configuration Changes in the Last Week dashlets.
Managing Device Software Images
The CCM Image Management feature provides tools for performing rapid, reliable software upgrades 
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NoteIf Prime Network is down then debug message is sent to user and no debug message is sent to user when 
Prime Network is up
The following topics explain how to work with software images and packages:
Adding New Images to the Repository, page 9-4
Creating an Image Baseline for New Devices, page 9-6
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Figure 9-2 Import Image Operations
To import images into the CCM image repository:
Step 1Choose Images > Repository. 
Step 2Choose the appropriate method:
GATEWAY
File
System
UNIT Staging
Directory
Import image from Cisco.com
TFTP
Directory External
IPv4/IPv6
Repository
Device
Cisco.com
DATABASE
Storing
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Step 3Select the images and import them. CCM redirects you to the Jobs page, where you can monitor the 
status of the import job.
Step 4Choose Images > Repository again to refresh the list of images.
If a field displays NA, the image attributes were not available from the image header. (If pre-existing 
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Step 3To import images from devices of a specific group, click Select Groups. Click the hyperlinked device 
group name to view the list of devices that belong to the group. See Setting Up CCM Device Groups, 
page 3-17 for more information on user-defined device grouping.
Step 4Select the required device group in the Device Groups page and click OK.
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NoteIf you import all devices from a device group and, after creating the job, there is a change in the 
group, CCM updates the job accordingly such that all the devices available in the group at the 
time of the job execution are considered.
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CCM uses the image staging location and transport protocol (TFTP, by default) specified on the Image 
Management Settings page. CCM displays the available upgradeable modules and the storage partitions 
(if any) on the network element for the image distribution, from which you can choose the storage 
location you want to use.
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Before You Begin
If you are doing a Cisco IOS XR version upgrade (which upgrades the core package), see Managing 
Device Software Images, page 9-3 for information about other packages that you should upgrade at 
the same time.
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NoteCCM allows image distribution from external repository only through FTP. Make sure you 
have configured the required credentials for accessing the external image repository in the 
Image Management Settings page.
If you selected Cisco OLT devices, a list of filenames appear. The image files that do not have filename 
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Step 6(Not applicable to Cisco OLT devices) Perform an upgrade analysis to check whether the network 
element has sufficient space for the image or package by clicking Upgrade Analysis. After a few 
moments, CCM displays the results of the analysis in the Upgrade Analysis column. Click the symbol 
next to the icon to see the Upgrade Analysis report....