Using The Recovery/Upgrade Cd - Cisco 4215 - Intrusion Detection Sys Sensor Configuration Manual

Installing System Images
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Using the Recovery/Upgrade CD

You can use the recovery/upgrade CD on appliances that have a CD-ROM, such as the IDS-4210,
IDS-4235, and IDS-4250. The recovery/upgrade CD reimages both the recovery and application
partitions.
You are installing a new software image. All configuration data is overwritten.
Caution
After you install the system image with the recovery/upgrade CD, you must use the setup command to
initialize the appliance. You will need your configuration information. You can obtain this information
by generating a diagnostics report through IDM.
Signature updates occur approximately every week or more often if needed. The most recent signature
update will not be on the recovery/upgrade CD that shipped with your appliance. Download the most
recent signature update and apply it after you have recovered the system image.
To recover the system image with the recovery/upgrade CD, follow these steps:
Obtain your configuration information from IDM:
Step 1
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Insert the recovery/upgrade CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2
Power off the appliance and then power it back on. The boot menu appears, which lists important notices
Step 3
and boot options.
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If the network settings are correct, the system downloads and boots the specified image on
IPS-4240. Be sure to use the IPS-4240 image.
To access IDM, point your browser to the appliance you are upgrading.
Select Monitoring > Diagnostics. The Diagnostics panel appears.
Click Run Diagnostics. Running the diagnostics may take a while.
Click View Results. The results are displayed in a report.
To save the diagnostics report, select Menu > Save As in your browser.
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