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9. Cisco IOS-XE Upgrade Tools Development Part 1

Brendan Choi1  
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Sydney, NSW, Australia
 

This chapter focuses on crafting pivotal tools crucial for Cisco IOS-XE upgrading, catering to engineers’ logical and operational requirements. Starting with Tools Development 1, you’ll establish dependable connections through network connectivity and socket validation. Tools Development 2 emphasizes secure access via login credentials and user input collection. Extracting vital data, Tools Development 3, retrieves the new IOS file name and MD5 values, while Tools Development ...

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