Cisco Cisco FirePOWER Appliance 8370
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 49 Scheduling Tasks
Automating URL Filtering Updates
Note
Installing a VDB update causes a short pause in traffic flow and processing, and may also cause a few
packets to pass uninspected.
packets to pass uninspected.
To schedule a VDB update:
Access:
Admin/Maint
Step 1
Select
System > Tools > Scheduling
.
The Scheduling page appears.
Step 2
Click
Add Task
.
The New Task page appears.
Step 3
From the
Job Type
list, select
Install Latest Update
.
The page reloads to show the options for installing updates.
Step 4
Specify how you want to schedule the task,
Once
or
Recurring
:
•
For one-time tasks, use the drop-down lists to specify the start date and time. The
Current Time
field
indicates the current time on the appliance.
•
For recurring tasks, you have several options for setting the interval between instances of the task.
See
See
for details.
Step 5
In the
Job Name
field, type a name using up to 255 alphanumeric characters, spaces, or dashes.
Step 6
From the
Device
drop-down list, select the name of the Defense Center.
Step 7
In the
Update Items
section, select
Vulnerability Database
.
Step 8
Optionally, in the
Comment
field, type a comment using up to 255 alphanumeric characters, spaces, or
periods.
Tip
The comment field appears in the View Tasks section of the page, so you should try to keep it relatively
short.
short.
Step 9
Optionally, in the
Email Status To:
field, type the email address (or multiple email addresses separated by
commas) where you want status messages sent.
You must have a valid email relay server configured to send status messages. See
for more information about configuring a relay host.
Step 10
Click
Save
.
The task is added. You can check the status of a running task on the Task Status page; see
.
Automating URL Filtering Updates
License:
URL Filtering
Supported Defense Centers:
Any except DC500