Cisco Cisco IPS 4255 Sensor
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Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 6.1(3)E3
OL-20114-01
Before Upgrading to Cisco IPS 6.1(3)E3
You can upgrade to the following versions to get the functioning MySDN URL:
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IDM 7.0.3
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IME 7.0.3
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IPS 7.0(4), which contains IDM 7.0.4
If you are using version IPS 5.x, you must look up signature information manually at this URL:
For More Information
For detailed information on MySDN, for IDM refer to
, and for IME refer to
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Before Upgrading to Cisco IPS 6.1(3)E3
This section describes the actions you should take before upgrading to Cisco IPS 6.1(3)E3. It contains
the following topics:
the following topics:
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Perform These Tasks
Before you upgrade your sensors to Cisco IPS 6.1(3)E3, make sure you perform the following tasks:
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Make sure you have a valid Cisco Service for IPS service contract per sensor so that you can apply
software upgrades.
software upgrades.
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Created a backup copy of your configuration.
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Saved the output of the show version command.
I f you need to downgrade a signature update, you will know what version you had, and you can then
apply the configuration you saved when you backed up your configuration.
apply the configuration you saved when you backed up your configuration.
For More Information
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For more information on how to obtain a valid Cisco Service for IPS service contract, see
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For the procedure for creating a backup copy of your configuration, see
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For the procedure for finding your Cisco IPS software version, for the CLI refer to
, for IDM refer to
for IME refer to
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For the procedure for downgrading signature updates on your sensor, refer to