Cisco Cisco IPS 4345 Sensor
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Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 7.1(3)E4
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Upgrading to IPS 7.1(3)E4
Upgrading to IPS 7.1(3)E4
This section describes how to upgrade the IPS 4270-20 and the ASA 5585-X IPS SSP series, and
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Upgrade Notes and Caveats
Pay attention to the following upgrade notes and caveats when upgrading to IPS 7.1(3)E4:
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If you are upgrading the IPS 4270-20 and you have a license for 6.0.x and earlier, you receive the
following error message:
following error message:
Currently installed License is not valid in 7.1(3). Install a license that is
applicable for IPS versions 6.1 and above.
You must get a new license before upgrading your IPS 4270-20.
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Anomaly detection has been disabled by default. If you did not configure the operation mode
manually before the upgrade, it defaults to inactive after you upgrade to IPS 7.1(3)E4. If you
configured the operation mode to detect, learn, or inactive, the tuned value is preserved after the
upgrade.
manually before the upgrade, it defaults to inactive after you upgrade to IPS 7.1(3)E4. If you
configured the operation mode to detect, learn, or inactive, the tuned value is preserved after the
upgrade.
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After you upgrade any IPS software on your sensor, you must restart the IDM to see the latest
software features.
software features.
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You must have a valid maintenance contract per sensor to download software upgrades from
Cisco.com.
Cisco.com.
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For the ASA 5585-X IPS SSP series, you must be running IPS 7.1(1)E4 or later to upgrade to
IPS 7.1(3)E4. For the IPS 4270-20, you must be running IPS 6.0(6) or later.
IPS 7.1(3)E4. For the IPS 4270-20, you must be running IPS 6.0(6) or later.
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This service pack automatically reboots the sensor to apply the changes. During reboot, inline
network traffic is disrupted.
network traffic is disrupted.
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You cannot uninstall 7.1(3)E4. To revert to a previous version, you must reimage the sensor using
the appropriate system image file
the appropriate system image file
For More Information
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For the procedure to download software from Cisco.com, see
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For the procedure for using the upgrade command to upgrade the sensor, see
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For the procedure for using ROMMON to restore the IPS 4270-20 system image, see
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For the procedure for installing the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP system image, see
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For the procedure for installing the ASA 5585-X IPS SSP system image, see