Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S380
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Cisco IronPort Update for BIOS Firmware for Content Security Appliances
Update for BIOS Firmware Installation Instructions
Step 1
In the graphical user interface, navigate to System Administration > Configuration File.
Step 2
Select Download file to local computer to view or save.
Step 3
Click Submit.
Installation Steps
Step 1
Access the CLI interface. For details on accessing the CLI, see
.
Note
For the upgrade to run correctly, you must run it from the CLI.
Step 2
From the CLI, enter upgrade.
Step 3
A list of available upgrades will display.
The update for BIOS firmware package is provisioned only for appliances that require the upgrade.
If you do not see the Update for BIOS firmware package in the list of available upgrades, you can
assume that your appliance does not require the upgrade and you can skip any further upgrade steps.
If you do not see the Update for BIOS firmware package in the list of available upgrades, you can
assume that your appliance does not require the upgrade and you can skip any further upgrade steps.
Step 4
Select the package Update for BIOS firmware.
Step 5
You will be prompted to reboot your machine. Click Yes.
Step 6
Wait approximately fifteen minutes.
Step 7
Your machine should automatically reboot after approximately fifteen minutes.
Warning
If your machine does not automatically reboot in fifteen minutes, contact customer support. Do not
attempt to reboot your machine again.
attempt to reboot your machine again.
Note
After you run the firmware upgrade, the firmware upgrade package will display in the list of available
upgrades even after a successful installation. The presence of this package does not indicate a failed
upgrade.
upgrades even after a successful installation. The presence of this package does not indicate a failed
upgrade.
Step 8
To verify that the upgrade has run successfully, you can run the upgrade script again after the machine
has rebooted. If the upgrade was successful, the upgrade script will indicate that the appliance does not
require upgrading.
has rebooted. If the upgrade was successful, the upgrade script will indicate that the appliance does not
require upgrading.
Accessing the CLI
To run this upgrade, you must access the CLI. The instructions below provide information on accessing
the CLI.
the CLI.
Access to the CLI varies depending on the management connection method chosen while setting up the
appliance. Initially, only the admin user account has access to the CLI. You can add other users with
differing levels of permission after you have accessed the command line interface for the first time via
the admin account. The system setup wizard asks you to change the password for the admin account. The
appliance. Initially, only the admin user account has access to the CLI. You can add other users with
differing levels of permission after you have accessed the command line interface for the first time via
the admin account. The system setup wizard asks you to change the password for the admin account. The