Upgrading The Recovery Partition - Cisco IPS-4255-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4255 Installation Manual

Chapter 12 Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images
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Upgrading the Recovery Partition

Use the upgrade command to upgrade the recovery partition with the most recent version so that it is
ready if you need to recover the application partition on your sensor.
Recovery partition images are generated for major and minor updates and only in rare situations for
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service packs or signature updates.
The AIM IPS and the NME IPS have unique recovery images that you must use to upgrade the recovery
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partition:
AIM IPS—IPS-AIM-K9-r-1.1-a-7.0-1-E3.pkg
NME IPS—IPS-NME-K9-r-1.1-a-7.0-1-E3.pkg
To upgrade the recovery partition on your sensor, follow these steps:
Download the recovery partition image file (IPS-K9-r-1.1-a-7.0-1-E3.pkg) to an FTP, SCP, HTTP, or
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HTTPS server that is accessible from your sensor.
Some browsers add an extension to the filename. The filename of the saved file must match what is
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displayed on the download page or you cannot use it to upgrade the recovery partition.
Step 2 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 3 Enter configuration mode.
sensor# configure terminal
Step 4 Upgrade the recovery partition.
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Major updates, minor updates, and service packs may force a restart of the IPS processes or even
force a reboot of the sensor to complete installation.
The operating system is reimaged and all files that have been placed on the sensor through the
service account are removed.
For a list of supported FTP and HTTP/HTTPS servers, see
Servers, page 12-2.
For the procedure for locating software on Cisco.com and obtaining an account with cryptographic
privileges, see Obtaining Cisco IPS Software, page
For the procedure for disabling heartbeat reset on the AIM IPS, refer to
Heartbeat Reset; for the NME IPS, refer to
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.0
Supported FTP and HTTP/HTTPS
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Disabling and Enabling Heartbeat Reset.
Upgrading the Sensor
Disabling and Enabling
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