Reduces copy size from files size (which currently can approach 100MB) to something more granular (for example: block size) such that when remote upgrades are being performed over a bouncing network, much of the copying is done without retransmittal.

Supports SCP and HTTPS protocols to provide secure file transfers.

Views the progress of the upgrade file transfers and processes, specifically that the process is progressing and not hung. The progress is displayed in text-only format.