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Cisco Firepower Management Center 1000, 2500, and 4500 Getting Started Guide
The Restore Utility Menu
The restore utility for FMCs uses an interactive menu to guide you through the restoration process.
The menu displays the options listed in the following table:
Table 2: Restore Menu Options
Option
1 IP Configuration
2 Choose the transport
protocol
3 Select Patches/Rule
Updates
4 Download and Mount
ISO
5 Run the Install
6 Save Configuration.
7 Load Configuration
8 Wipe Contents of Disk
Navigate the menu using the arrow keys. To select a menu option, use the Up and Down arrow keys. Use the
Right and Left Arrow keys to toggle between the OK and Cancel buttons at the bottom of the page.
The menu presents two options:
• To select a numbered option, first highlight the correct option using the up and down arrows, then press
• To select a multiple-choice (radio button) option, first highlight the correct option using the up and down
Description
Specify network information about the
management interface on the appliance
you want to restore, so that the
appliance can communicate with the
server where you placed the ISO and
any update files.
Specify the location of the ISO image
you will use to restore the appliance, as
well as any credentials the appliance
needs to download the file.
Specify a system software and intrusion
rules update to be applied after the
appliance is restored to the base version
in the ISO image.
Download the appropriate ISO image
and any system software or intrusion
rule updates. Mount the ISO image.
Invoke the restore process.
Save any set of restore configurations
for later use, or load a saved set.
Securely scrub the hard drive to ensure
that its contents can no longer be
accessed.
Enter while the OK button at the bottom of the page is highlighted.
keys, then press the space bar to mark that option with an X. To accept your selection, press Enter while
the OK button is highlighted.
Cisco Firepower Management Center 1000, 2500, and 4500 Getting Started Guide
The Restore Utility Menu
For more information, see...
Identify the Appliance's Management
Interface, on page 56
Specify the ISO Image Location and
Transport Method, on page 56
Select System Software and Rule
Updates during Restore, on page 58
Download the ISO and Update Files and
Mount the Image, on page 59
Restore a Firepower Management
Center to its Factory Defaults, on page
51
Save and Load Firepower Management
Center Configurations, on page 61
Erase the Hard Drive, on page 62
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