Using The Upgrade Command - Cisco IPS-4255-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4255 Installation Manual

Upgrading the Sensor

Using the upgrade Command

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Do not change the filename. You must preserve the original filename for the sensor to accept the update.
Caution
When you upgrade the AIM IPS or the NME IPS using manual upgrade, you must disable heartbeat reset
Caution
on the router before installing the upgrade. You can reenable heartbeat reset after you complete the
upgrade. If you do not disable heartbeat reset, the upgrade can fail and leave the AIM IPS or the
NME IPS in an unknown state, which can require a system reimage to recover.
To upgrade the sensor, follow these steps:
Download the appropriate file (for example, IPS-K9-7.0-1-E3.pkg) to an FTP, SCP, HTTP, or HTTPS
Step 1
server that is accessible from your sensor.
Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 2
Enter configuration mode.
Step 3
sensor# configure terminal
Upgrade the sensor.
Step 4
sensor(config)# upgrade url/IPS-K9-7.0-1-E3.pkg
The URL points to where the update file is located, for example, to retrieve the update using FTP, enter
the following:
sensor(config)# upgrade ftp://username@ip_address//directory/IPS-K9-7.0-1-E3.pkg
Enter the password when prompted.
Step 5
Enter password: ********
Step 6 Enter
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The directory specification should be an absolute path to the desired file.
Note
https:—Source URL for the web server. The syntax for this prefix is:
–
https:[[//username@] location]/directory] filename
The directory specification should be an absolute path to the desired file.
Note
to complete the upgrade.
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