Prime LMS 4.2 Connection Management for cisco.com

[csco11773671]

                   Hi, I am trying to configure my LMS for automated connection to cisc.com to allow it to perform autoatic checks for IOS s/w updates and downloads etc.

Can anyone point me in the right direction regards setting this up, potential issues etc?

Thanks in advance!

[Vinod Arya · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately this doesn't seems to be an available option for LMS now. It is not able to do a software check and automate downloads.

Networks now days are very choosy to decide for an upgrade. People pay for Cisco's services like Network Optimization Services (NOS), High Touch Engineers (HTE's) and Advanced Services (AS) which does these recommendation after studying and learning the network, about which upgrade is essential and useful.

Automating download may include a vast number of IOS per platform whether required or not, to your IOS repository.

Software management is very precise in what it is capable of doing and its role in Network Management or LMS. Manually upgrading your devices to the latest software version can be an error-prone, and time-consuming process. To ensure rapid, reliable software upgrades, Software Management automates the steps associated with upgrade planning, scheduling, downloading, and monitoring.

Following is, what it is capable of :

# Set up your Software Management preferences.

# Analyze software upgrades

# Perform In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)

# Import images into the software repository

# Distribute software images to groups of devices

# Distribute images as patches to group of devices

# Reduce errors by using a recommended image

# Schedule image upgrade jobs

You can schedule a IOS image of your choice to be downloaded once at your preffered timings, but LMS won't do it regularly. Else there would not be a difference of plenty of images available in Cisco.com vs LMS's local repository.

-Thanks

[csco11773671]

HI, Thanks for your reply it seems I was getting a bit carried away but I understand I should review and confirm the software upgrades we want to implement. The capabilities of the management tools in Prime listed above will certainly make the process more straight forward.

Thanks for the assist!

[Vinod Arya · Accepted solution]

For more details you can see the following link describing Managing Software Images Using Software Management:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ciscoworks_lan_management_solution/4.1/user/guide/configuration/swmgt.html#wp1424533

-Thanks