Ips Software Release Examples - Cisco IPS 7.1 Installation Manual

IPS Software Release Examples

R E V I E W D R A F T — C I S C O C O N F I D E N T I A L
IPS Software Release Examples
Table C-1
Table C-1
Release
Signature update
Signature engine
update
Service packs
Minor version update
Major version update
Patch release
Recovery package
1. Signature updates include the latest cumulative IPS signatures.
2. Signature engine updates add new engines or engine parameters that are used by new signatures in later signature updates.
3. Service packs include new features and defect fixes.
4. Minor versions include new minor version features and/or minor version functionality.
5. Major versions include new major version functionality or new architecture.
6. Patch releases are for interim fixes.
7. 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 C-2
Table C-2
Release
System image
1. The system image includes the combined recovery and application image used to reimage an entire sensor.
Book Title
C-6
lists platform-independent Cisco IPS software release examples.
Platform-Independent Release Examples
Target
Frequency Identifier
1
Weekly
As needed engine
2
3
Every
three
months
4
Annually
5
Annually
6
As needed patch
7
Annually
or as
needed
application image. If there are defect fixes for the installer, for example, the underlying application version may still be 7.1(3),
but the recovery partition image will be r 1.2.
describes platform-dependent software release examples.
Platform-Dependent Release Examples
Target
Frequency Identifier
1
Annually
Example
Version
sig S552
E4
— 7.1(2)
— 7.1(1)
— 8.0(1)
7.2(1p1)
r 1.1-7.2(1) IPS-identifier-K9-r-1.1-a-7.2-1-E4.pkg
Supported
Platform
sys Separate file
per sensor
platform
Appendix C Obtaining Software
Example Filename
IPS-identifier-sig-S552-req-E4.pkg
IPS-identifier-engine-E4-req-7.1-2.pkg
IPS-identifier-K9-7.1-2-E4.pkg
IPS-identifier-K9-7.1-2-E4.pkg
IPS-identifier-K9-8.0-1-E4.pkg
IPS-identifier-K9-patch-7.2-1pl-E4.pkg
Example Filename
IPS-SSP_60-K9-sys-1.1-a-7.1-2-E4.img
IPS-4345-K9-sys-1.1-a-7.1-2-E4.img
IPS-SSP_5545-K9-sys-1.1-a-7.1-2-E4.aip
IPS-4510-K9-sys-1.1-a-7.1-4-E4.img
OL-xxxxx-xx