Cisco Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System 6.1 Release Notes

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Release Notes for Cisco Security MARS Appliance 6.1.5
OL-MARS-RN
Upgrade Instructions
Note
When upgrading a “restricted” model of MARS appliance (20R, 100e, or GCm) to MARS Software 
release 6.0.1, all limits enforced by the restricted model are ignored. The “restricted” models perform as 
unrestricted models (20, 100, or GC) once upgraded to release 6.0.1.
Upgrade Path Matrix
When upgrading from one software release to another, a prerequisite release is always required. This 
prerequisite release is the minimum level required to be running on the appliance before you can upgrade 
to the most recent release. 
 identifies the upgrade path that you must follow to reach 
the minimum level required to upgrade to current release.
Table 1
Upgrade Path Matrix 
From Release
Upgrade To
Upgrade Package
4.3.6
6.0.1
Migration required. See 
5.3.6
6.0.1
csmars-6.0.1.3066.pkg
6.0.1 (3066) or 6.0.1 (3070)
6.0.2
csmars-6.0.2.3102.zip
6.0.2
6.0.3
csmars-6.0.3.3186.zip
6.0.3
6.0.4
csmars-6.0.4.3229.zip
6.0.4
6.0.5 no FIPS support
csmars-6.0.5.3358.iso/zip
6.0.5 with FIPS support
csmars-6.0.5.3361-FIPS.iso/zip
6.0.5
6.0.6
csmars-6.0.6.3367.zip
6.0.6
6.0.7
csmars-6.0.7.3403.zip
6.0.7
6.0.8
csmars-6.0.8.3427.zip
6.0.8
6.1.1
csmars-6.1.1.3445.zip 
6.1.1
6.1.2 no FIPS support
csmars-6.1.2.3466.zip 
6.1.2 with FIPS support
csmars-6.1.2.3466.iso
6.1.2
6.1.3
csmars-6.1.3.3501.zip
6.1.3
6.1.4
csmars-6.1.4.3506.zip
6.1.4
6.1.5
csmars-6.1.5.3508.zip
Downloading the Upgrade Package from CCO
Upgrade images and supporting software are found on the CCO software download pages dedicated to 
MARS. You can access these pages at the following URLs, assuming you have a valid CCO account and 
that you have registered your SMARTnet contract number for your MARS Appliance
Top-level page:
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