Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance C680 User Guide

Unless you are installing a previously-downloaded installer, select an AsyncOS version from the list of 
available upgrades. 

If you are installing: 

Choose whether or not to save the current configuration to the 

configuration

 directory on the 

appliance.

Choose whether or not to mask the passwords in the configuration file.

You cannot load a configuration file with masked passwords using the Configuration File page 
in the GUI or the 

loadconfig

 command in the CLI.

If you want to email copies of the configuration file, enter the email addresses to which you want to 
email the file. Use commas to separate multiple email addresses. 

Click Proceed. 

If you are installing: 

Be prepared to respond to prompts during the process. 

The process pauses until you respond. 

A progress bar appears near the top of the page. 

At the prompt, click Reboot Now. 

After about 10 minutes, access the appliance again and log in. 

If you feel you need to power-cycle the appliance to troubleshoot an upgrade issue, do not do so until 
at least 20 minutes have passed since you rebooted. 

If the process was interrupted, you must start the process again. 

If you downloaded but did not install the upgrade: 

Download and install the 
upgrade in a single operation 

Click Download and Install. 

If you have already downloaded an installer, you will be prompted to 
overwrite the existing download. 

Download an upgrade installer  Click Download only. 

If you have already downloaded an installer, you will be prompted to 
overwrite the existing download. 

The installer downloads in the background without interrupting 
service. 

Install a downloaded upgrade 
installer 

Click Install.

This option appears only if an installer has been downloaded. 

The AsyncOS version to be installed is noted below the Install 
option.