Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S680 Guía Del Usuario
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AsyncOS 8.5 for Cisco Web Security Appliances User Guide
Chapter 21 Perform System Administration Tasks
AsyncOS for Web Upgrades and Updates
AsyncOS for Web Upgrades and Updates
Cisco periodically releases upgrades (new software versions) and updates (changes to current software
versions) for AsyncOS for Web and its components.
versions) for AsyncOS for Web and its components.
Best Practices For Upgrading AsyncOS for Web
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Before you start the upgrade, save the XML configuration file off the Web Security appliance from
the System Administration > Configuration File page or by using the
the System Administration > Configuration File page or by using the
saveconfig
command.
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Save other files stored on the appliance, such as PAC files or customized end-user notification pages.
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When upgrading, do not pause for long amounts of time at the various prompts. If the TCP session
times out during the download, the upgrade may fail.
times out during the download, the upgrade may fail.
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After the upgrade completes, save the configuration information to an XML file.
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Upgrading and Updating AsyncOS and Security Service Components
Upgrading AsyncOS for Web
Before You Begin
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Save the appliance configuration file (see
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Step 1
Choose System Administration > System Upgrade.
Step 2
Click Available Upgrades.
Step 3
Select an upgrade from the list of available upgrades, and click Begin Upgrade to start the upgrade
process. Answer the questions as they appear.
process. Answer the questions as they appear.
Step 4
When the upgrade is complete, click Reboot Now to reboot the Web Security appliance.
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Automatic and Manual Update and Upgrade Queries
AsyncOS periodically queries the update servers for new updates to all security service components, but
not for new AsyncOS upgrades. To upgrade AsyncOS, you must manually prompt AsyncOS to query for
available upgrades. You can also manually prompt AsyncOS to query for available security service
updates. For more information, see
not for new AsyncOS upgrades. To upgrade AsyncOS, you must manually prompt AsyncOS to query for
available upgrades. You can also manually prompt AsyncOS to query for available security service
updates. For more information, see