Upgrading Cisco Ips Software From 4.1 To - Cisco IPS-4240-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4240 Installation Manual

Chapter 10 Obtaining Software
Table 10-1
Release
Patch release
Recovery package
1. Signature updates include the latest cumulative IPS signatures.
2. Service packs include defect fixes.
3. Minor versions include new features and/or functionality (for example, signature engines).
4. Major versions include new functionality or new architecture.
5. Patch releases are for interim fixes.
6. The r 1.1 can be revised to r 1.2 if it is necessary to release a new recovery package that contains the same underlying
Table 10-2
Table 10-2
Release
System image
Maintenance
partition
image
Recovery and
upgrade CD
1. The system image includes the combined recovery and application image used to reimage an entire sensor.
2. The maintenance partition image includes the full image for the maintenance partition. The file is platform specific. If you

Upgrading Cisco IPS Software from 4.1 to 5.0

Note You cannot upgrade the IDSM (WS-X6381) to Cisco IPS 5.0. You must replace your IDSM (WS-X6381)
with IDSM-2 (WS-SVC-IDSM2-K9), which supports Cisco IPS 5.0.
The minimum required version for upgrading to 5.0 is 4.1(1). The upgrade from Cisco 4.1 to 5.0 is
available as a download from Cisco.com. For the procedure for accessing Downloads on Cisco.com, see
Obtaining Cisco IPS Software, page
After downloading the 5.0 upgrade file, refer to the accompanying Readme for the procedure for
installing the 5.0 upgrade file using the upgrade command. Or refer to
If you configured Auto Update for your sensor, copy the 5.0 upgrade file to the directory on the server
that your sensor polls for updates. Refer to
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Platform-Independent Release Examples (continued)
Target Frequency Identifier
5
As needed
6
Annually or as
needed
application image. If there are defect fixes for the installer, for example, the underlying application version may still be 5.0(1),
but the recovery partition image will be r 1.2.
describes platform-dependent release examples.
Platform-Dependent Release Examples
Target
Frequency
1
Annually
Annually
2
Annually or as
needed
have to recover IDSM-2 from the maintenance partition, the application partition reflects the applicable 5.0 version after the
recovery operation has been completed.
Supported
Platform
patch All
r All
Supported
Identifier Platform
sys All
mp IDSM-2 only
cd All appliances
with a CD-ROM
drive
10-1.
Configuring Automatic
Installing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliances and Modules 5.0
Upgrading Cisco IPS Software from 4.1 to 5.0
Example File Name
IPS-K9-patch-5.0-1pl.pkg
IPS-K9-r-1.1-a-5.0-1.pkg
Example File Name
IPS-4240-K9-sys-1.1-a-5.0-1.img
c6svc-mp.2-1-2.bin.gz
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Upgrading the Sensor.
Upgrades.
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