Configuring Automatic Upgrades; Automatic Upgrades - Cisco IPS-4255-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4255 Installation Manual

Configuring Automatic Upgrades

sensor(config)#
upgrade scp://user@server_ipaddress//upgrade_path/IPS-K9-r-1.1-a-7.0-1-E3.pkg
sensor(config)#
upgrade ftp://user@server_ipaddress//upgrade_path/IPS-K9-r-1.1-a-7.0-1-E3.pkg
Enter the server password.
Step 5
The upgrade process begins.
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Configuring Automatic Upgrades
This section describes how to configure the sensor to automatically look for upgrades in the upgrade
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Automatic Upgrades

You can configure the sensor to look for new upgrade files in your upgrade directory automatically. For
example, several sensors can point to the same remote FTP server directory with different update
schedules, such as every 24 hours, or Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11:00 pm.
You specify the following information to schedule automatic upgrades:
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You must download the software upgrade from Cisco.com and copy it to the upgrade directory before
the sensor can poll for automatic upgrades.
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.0
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This procedure only reimages the recovery partition. The application partition is not modified
by this upgrade. To reimage the application partition after the recovery partition, use the recover
application-partition command.
For a list of supported FTP and HTTP/HTTPS servers, see
Servers, page 12-2.
For the procedure for locating software on Cisco.com, see
For the procedure for using the recover command, see
Automatic Upgrades, page 12-6
auto-upgrade Command and Options, page 12-7
Using the auto-upgrade Command, page 12-8
Automatic Upgrade Examples, page 12-10
Server IP address
Path of the directory on the file server where the sensor checks for upgrade files
File copy protocol (SCP or FTP)
Username and password
Upgrade schedule
Chapter 12 Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images
Supported FTP and HTTP/HTTPS
Obtaining Cisco IPS Software, page
Using the recover Command, page 12-12.
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