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Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2
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Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall
Startup Messages
To configure your unit, refer to the Cisco PIX Firewall Configuration Guide, Version 5.2, which is
available in your accessory kit or online at the following site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2120/products_configuration_guide_book09186
a00801027d5.html
Always check the release notes first before configuring the PIX Firewall for the latest release details.
This document is also in your accessory kit or you can view it online at the following site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2120/prod_release_notes_list.html
Startup Messages
When you reboot or power on the PIX Firewall, a list of startup messages appear on the console screen.
The list of startup messages is described in the following sections:
• First Messages
• Installing for the First Time or Installing an Activation Key
• After the Prompts
• Writing Different Versions of the Configuration to Flash Memory
• Writing the Same Version of the Configuration to Flash Memory
• Configuration Version Message
First Messages
An example of the first messages displayed are as follows:
booting....
PhoenixPICOBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Copyright 1985-1998 ABC Technologies Ltd.
All Rights Reserved
Build Time:04/27/00 17:08:34
Polaris BIOS Version 0.09
CPU = Pentium with MMX 200 MHz
640K System RAM Passed
63M Extended RAM Passed
0512K Cache SRAM Passed
System BIOS shadowed
limit segment address:EFE5
Cisco Secure PIX Firewall BIOS (4.0) #0:Mon Sep 13 13:28:49 PDT 2000
Platform PIX-515
Flash=i28F640J5 @ 0x300
Use BREAK or ESC to interrupt flash boot.
Use SPACE to begin flash boot immediately.
Reading 2011648 bytes of image from flash.
64MB RAM
Flash=i28F640J5 @ 0x300
BIOS Flash=AT29C257 @ 0xfffd8000
mcwa i82559 Ethernet at irq 11 MAC:00aa.0000.000f
mcwa i82559 Ethernet at irq 10 MAC:00aa.0000.0010