Updating A Sensor With The Update Stored On The Sensor - Cisco IDS-4230-FE - Intrusion Detection Sys Fast Ethernet Sensor Installation And Configuration Manual

Appendix B Troubleshooting

Updating a Sensor with the Update Stored on the Sensor

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After you install the new files, you cannot see the "a" in the filename when you
use the show version command.
To verify that you have applied the repackaged application partition file for the
IDSM-2, log in to the service account and verify that the /sbin/hdparm file exists.
To verify that you have applied the repackaged application partition file for the
NM-CIDS, run the show version command and verify that the recovery partition
is 2.4. The version of the recovery partition in the original 4.1 (4) image file was
2.3.
You can store the update package in the /var directory on the sensor and update
the sensor from there if you need to.
To update the sensor with an update stored on the sensor, follow these steps:
Log in to the service account.
Obtain the update package file from Cisco.com.
Refer to Obtaining Cisco IDS Software, page
FTP or SCP the update file to the sensor's /usr/cids/idsRoot/var directory.
Set the file permissions:
IDS_package_file_name
chmod 644
Exit the service account.
Log in to the sensor using an account with administrator privileges.
Store the sensor's host key:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# ssh host-key
Upgrade the sensor:
sensor(config)# upgrade
sensor_ip_address
scp://service@
Enter password: *****
Re-enter password: *****
Troubleshooting the 4200 Series Appliance
9-1, for the procedure.
sensor_ip_address
IDS_package_file_name
/upgrade/
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