- 1. What happens during the secure boot process?
- 2. Does secure boot affect endpoint performance?
- 3. How are endpoints supporting secure boot upgraded?
- 4. Can software be upgraded directly on the endpoint, bypassing NetCloud Manager?
- 5. What are the advantages of using NetCloud Manager for endpoint upgrades?
- 6. Can NetCloud Manager schedule upgrades?
1. | What happens during the secure boot process? |
When the endpoint initializes its boot sequence, each partition cryptographically verifies that the boot files are valid before passing control to the next partition in the boot sequence. This validation process repeats with all the subsequent boot files until the endpoint is entirely up and ready to forward customer traffic. | |
2. | Does secure boot affect endpoint performance? |
No, secure boot does not affect endpoint boot-up times or packet forwarding performance and is entirely transparent to the user experience. | |
3. | How are endpoints supporting secure boot upgraded? |
Secure boot-enabled endpoints can only be upgraded from Ericsson NetCloud Manager. This ensures that only Ericsson Enterprise Wireless-approved software can be installed on Ericsson Cradlepoint endpoints. | |
4. | Can software be upgraded directly on the endpoint, bypassing NetCloud Manager? |
No, direct endpoint upgrades are not permitted. This is to ensure that only approved NetCloud OS software is installed on Ericsson Cradlepoint endpoints. | |
5. | What are the advantages of using NetCloud Manager for endpoint upgrades? |
NetCloud Manager gives network administrators the control and flexibility to upgrade a single endpoint or many endpoints that are members of a group at the one time. | |
6. | Can NetCloud Manager schedule upgrades? |
Yes, NetCloud Manager can also schedule when to run endpoint upgrades per endpoint or a per group of endpoints. |