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Cisco Firepower Management Center 1000, 2500, and 4500 Getting Started Guide
• If you deregistered the FMC from the Cisco Smart Software Manager, register the appliance to the Cisco
Note
Retention of LOM settings after the restore process varies by Firepower version:
• If you restore the FMC to Version 6.2.3 or earlier, the system does not reset LOM settings regardless of
• If you restore the FMC to Version 6.3+, the system resets LOM settings regardless of whether you choose
Obtain the Restore ISO and Update Files
Before you begin
Cisco provides ISO images for restoring appliances to their original factory settings. Before you restore an
appliance, obtain the correct ISO image from the Support Site as described here.
Procedure
Step 1
Using the username and password for your support account, log into the Support Site at
autho/forms/CDClogin.html.
Step 2
Browse to the software download section at: https://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html.
Step 3
Enter a search string in the Find area on the page that appears for the system software you want to download
and install.
Example:
To find software downloads for Firepower, enter Firepower.
Step 4
Find the image (ISO image) that you want to download. You can click one of the links on the left side of the
page to view the appropriate section of the page.
Example:
Click 6.3.0 to view the images and release notes for Version 6.3.0 of the Firepower system.
Step 5
Click the ISO image you want to download.
The file begins downloading.
Step 6
Copy the files to an HTTP (web) server, FTP server, or SCP-enabled host that the appliance can access on its
management network.
Smart Software Manager. Choose System > Licenses > Smart Licenses and click the register icon.
whether you choose to delete the license and network settings.
to delete the license and network settings. After you complete the initial setup process, do one of the
following:
• If you want to use a serial or SOL/LOM connection to access your appliance's console, redirect
console output; see
Redirect Console Output, on page
• If you want to use LOM, you must re-enable the feature, as well as enable at least one LOM user.
For more information, see
Cisco Firepower Management Center 1000, 2500, and 4500 Getting Started Guide
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Set Up Lights-Out Management, on page
Obtain the Restore ISO and Update Files
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https://sso.cisco.com/
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