Cisco Cisco IPS 4255 Sensor
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Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Manager Express 7.1.1
OL-24340-01
Installing or Upgrading Cisco IME and Migrating Data Into IME
Observe the following when installing or upgrading IME:
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You can install IME over all versions of IME but not over IEV. All alert database and user settings
are preserved.
are preserved.
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IME detects previous versions of IEV and prompts you to manually remove the older version before
installing IME or to install IME on another system. The installation program then stops.
installing IME or to install IME on another system. The installation program then stops.
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Make sure you close any open instances of IME before upgrading to a new version of IME.
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Disable any anti-virus or host-based intrusion detection software before beginning the installation,
and close any open applications. The installer spawns a command shell application that may trigger
your host-based detection software, which causes the installation to fail.
and close any open applications. The installer spawns a command shell application that may trigger
your host-based detection software, which causes the installation to fail.
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You must be administrator to install IME.
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IME coexists with other instances of the MySQL database. If you have a MySQL database installed
on your system, you do NOT have to uninstall it before installing IME.
on your system, you do NOT have to uninstall it before installing IME.
Installing or Upgrading IME
To install IME, follow these steps:
Step 1
From the Download Software site on Cisco.com, download the IME executable file to your computer, or
start IDM in a browser window, and under Cisco IPS Manager Express, click download to install the
IME executable file.
start IDM in a browser window, and under Cisco IPS Manager Express, click download to install the
IME executable file.
IME-7.0.47.1.1.exe is an example of what the IME executable file might look like.
Step 2
Double-click the executable file.
The Cisco IPS Manager Express - InstallShield Wizard appears.
You receive a warning if you have a previous version of Cisco IPS Event Viewer installed. Acknowledge
the warning, and exit installation. Remove the older version of IEV, and then continue IME installation.
the warning, and exit installation. Remove the older version of IEV, and then continue IME installation.
Step 3
Click Next to start IME installation.
Step 4
Accept the license agreement and click Next.
Step 5
Click Next to choose the destination folder, click Install to install IME, and then click Finish to exit the
wizard.
wizard.
The Cisco IME and Cisco IME Demo icons are now on your desktop.
Note
The first time you start IME, you are prompted to set up a password.
Migrating IEV Data
To migrate IEV 5.x events to IME, you must exit the installation and manually export the old events by
using the IEV 5.x export function to move the data to local files. After installing IME, you can import
these files to the new IME system.
using the IEV 5.x export function to move the data to local files. After installing IME, you can import
these files to the new IME system.
Note
IME does not support import and migration functions for IEV 4.x.