Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
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Upgrade Modes
Select the upgrade mode from the drop-down list at the bottom of the
System Upgrade
page.
Mode
Description
Basic
Cisco TMS will select a software package that is compatible with the software already installed on the
endpoint. This mode will work for most upgrades and support only encrypted files.
endpoint. This mode will work for most upgrades and support only encrypted files.
Advanced
You must manually select a package from the list of compatible packages. This mode supports both
encrypted and non-encrypted files.
encrypted and non-encrypted files.
Expert
Select from all software packages available on the Cisco TMS server. Note that this mode requires
knowledge of the software packages that can be uploaded to the different endpoints.
knowledge of the software packages that can be uploaded to the different endpoints.
Table 86 Available upgrade modes
Buttons for Upgrading
At the bottom of the page, the following buttons are available:
Button
Description
Next
Display the
Select Software and Release Keys
page (see below).
Auto
Select
Select
Automatically select the endpoints that have newer software versions available (based on update
checks for endpoints registered with Cisco) and display a list of these endpoints along with the software
packages and release keys. This feature will only be available if
checks for endpoints registered with Cisco) and display a list of these endpoints along with the software
packages and release keys. This feature will only be available if
.
Check
for
Updates
for
Updates
Automatically downloads the software updates and the corresponding release keys for legacy end
points that are registered with the upgrade web service at Cisco. The URL of the software update ser
vice is set in
points that are registered with the upgrade web service at Cisco. The URL of the software update ser
vice is set in
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings >
Service URL.
The update check will run in the background until completed. Progress for the background event can be
seen in the Activity Status page, where you can see which systems the update check failed for. When
the upgrade check is completed, the Auto Select button on the System Upgrade page can be used to
automatically select the systems that have new software updates available.
seen in the Activity Status page, where you can see which systems the update check failed for. When
the upgrade check is completed, the Auto Select button on the System Upgrade page can be used to
automatically select the systems that have new software updates available.
Upgrade Start upgrade, after filling in the required information on the
Select Software and Release Keys
page
(see below).
You can follow the progress of the software upgrades from the
System Upgrade Activity Status
page.
You can also use this to perform software downgrade.
Note:
This button is only visible when an endpoint has already been selected for upgrade.
Table 87 Buttons at the bottom of the System Upgrade page
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