Downloading The Iso And Update Files And Mounting The Image; Invoking The Restore Process - Cisco 7010 Installation Manual

Chapter 8 Restoring a Firepower System Appliance to Factory Defaults

Downloading the ISO and Update Files and Mounting the Image

The final step before you invoke the restore process is to download the necessary files and mount the
ISO image.
Before You Begin
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To download and mount the ISO image:
Step 1 From the main menu, select
Step 2 When prompted, confirm your choice. If you are downloading from an SCP server, enter your password
when prompted.
The appropriate files are downloaded and mounted.
What to Do Next
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Invoking the Restore Process

After you download and mount the ISO image, you are ready to invoke the restore process. If you are
restoring an appliance to a different major version from the version currently installed on the appliance,
a two-pass restore process is required. The first pass updates the operating system, and the second pass
installs the new version of the system software.
First Pass of Two (Changing Major Versions Only)
When restoring an appliance to a different major version, a first pass by the restore utility updates the
appliance's operating system, and, if necessary, the restore utility itself.
Note If you are restoring an appliance to the same major version, or if this is your second pass through the
process, skip to the next procedure:
To perform the first pass of a two-pass restore process:
From the main menu, select
Step 1
When prompted (twice), confirm that you want to reboot the appliance.
Step 2
Monitor the reboot and invoke the restore process again:
Step 3
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Access: Admin
Before you begin this step, you may want to save your restore configuration for later use. For more
information, see Saving and Loading Restore Configurations, page
4 Download and Mount ISO
Continue with the next section,
Admin
Access:
5 Run the Install
If the system is performing a database check, you may see the following message:
not operational yet. Checking and repairing database are in progress. This may take
a long time to finish.
Using the Interactive Menu to Restore an Appliance
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Invoking the Restore Process.
Second or Only Pass, page
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