Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 2000
Firepower System Release Notes
Before You Begin: Important Update and Compatibility Notes
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Switching and Routing
Firepower 7000 Series and 8000 Series managed devices do not perform switching, routing, NAT, VPN, or related
functions during the update. If you configured your devices to perform only switching and routing, network traffic
is blocked throughout the update.
functions during the update. If you configured your devices to perform only switching and routing, network traffic
is blocked throughout the update.
Audit Logging During the Update
When updating appliances that have a web interface, after the system completes its pre-update tasks and the
streamlined update interface page appears, login attempts to the appliance are not reflected in the audit log until
the update process is complete and the appliance reboots.
streamlined update interface page appears, login attempts to the appliance are not reflected in the audit log until
the update process is complete and the appliance reboots.
Time and Disk Space Requirements for Updating to Version 6.0.0.1
The table below provides disk space and time guidelines for the Version 6.0.0.1 update. Note that when you use
the Firepower Management Center to update a managed device, the Firepower Management Center requires
additional disk space on its
the Firepower Management Center to update a managed device, the Firepower Management Center requires
additional disk space on its
/Volume
partition.
Caution:
Do not restart the update or reboot your appliance at any time during the update process. Cisco
provides time estimates as a guide, but actual update times vary depending on the appliance model,
deployment, and configuration. Note that the system may appear inactive during the pre-checks portion of
the update and after rebooting; this is expected behavior.
deployment, and configuration. Note that the system may appear inactive during the pre-checks portion of
the update and after rebooting; this is expected behavior.
The reboot portion of the update includes a database check. If errors are found during the database check, the
update requires additional time to complete. System daemons that interact with the database do not run during
the database check and repair.
update requires additional time to complete. System daemons that interact with the database do not run during
the database check and repair.
Note:
The closer your appliance’s current version to the release version (Version 6.0.0.1), the less time the update
takes.
If you encounter issues with the progress of your update, contact Support.
Table 5
Time and Disk Space Requirements
Appliance
Space on /
Space on /Volume
Space on /Volume
on Manager
on Manager
Tie
Firepower Management Centers (the
MC750, MC1500, MC3500,
MC2000, and the MC4000)
MC750, MC1500, MC3500,
MC2000, and the MC4000)
120 MB
976 MB
181 MB
25 minutes
64-bit Firepower Management
Centers Virtual
Centers Virtual
119 MB
969 MB
181 MB
hardware
dependent
dependent
7000 Series and 8000 Series
devices (the 7010, 7020, 7030,
7050, 7110, 7115, 7120, 7125,
8120, 8130, 8140, 8250, 8260,
8270, 8290, 8350, 8360, 8370,
8390, AMP7150, AMP8050,
AMP8150, AMP8350, AMP8360,
AMP8370, AMP8380, and the
AMP8390)
devices (the 7010, 7020, 7030,
7050, 7110, 7115, 7120, 7125,
8120, 8130, 8140, 8250, 8260,
8270, 8290, 8350, 8360, 8370,
8390, AMP7150, AMP8050,
AMP8150, AMP8350, AMP8360,
AMP8370, AMP8380, and the
AMP8390)
134 MB
1568 MB
273 MB
25 minutes