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Cisco Intrusion Prevention System CLI Sensor Configuration Guide for IPS 7.1
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Chapter 22 Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images
Upgrading the Sensor
Use the upgrade source-url command to apply service pack, signature update, engine update, minor
version, major version, or recovery partition file upgrades. The following options apply:
• source-url—Specifies the location of the source file to be copied:
–
ftp:—Source URL for an FTP network server. The syntax for this prefix is:
ftp://[[username@]location][/relativeDirectory]/filename
ftp://[[username@]location][//absoluteDirectory]/filename
Note You are prompted for a password.
–
scp:—Source URL for the SCP network server. The syntax for this prefix is:
scp://[[username@]location][/relativeDirectory]/filename
scp://[[username@]location][//absoluteDirectory]/filename
Note You are prompted for a password. You must add the remote host to the SSH known hosts
list.
–
http:—Source URL for the web server. The syntax for this prefix is:
http://[[username@]location][/directory]/filename
Note The directory specification should be an absolute path to the desired file.
–
https:—Source URL for the web server. The syntax for this prefix is:
https://[[username@]location][/directory]/filename
Note The directory specification should be an absolute path to the desired file. The remote
host must be a TLS trusted host.
Upgrading the Sensor
Note The CLI output is an example of what your configuration may look like. It will not match exactly due to
the optional setup choices, sensor model, and IPS 7.1 version you have installed.
To upgrade the sensor, follow these steps:
Step 1 Download the appropriate file to an FTP, SCP, HTTP, or HTTPS server that is accessible from your
sensor.
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 sensor.
sensor(config)# upgrade url/IPS-SSP_10-K9-7.1-3-E4.pkg