Cisco Cisco ASA for Nexus 1000V Series Switch
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Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Services Module, Version 8.5(x)
Upgrading the Software
Upgrading the FPD Image
The ASA includes a separate FPD image that you can upgrade using Cisco IOS software on the switch.
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Deteriming if an FPD Upgrade is Required, page 8
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Upgrading the Cisco IOS and FPD Image, page 8
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Upgrading the FPD Image Only, page 9
Deteriming if an FPD Upgrade is Required
Determine if an FPD upgrade is required using the show hw-module all fpd IOS command on the
switch.
switch.
If the ASA has the minimum required version, no further action is necessary. If an FPD image package
needs an upgrade, proceed to the next step.
needs an upgrade, proceed to the next step.
The following sample output indicates that the ASA does not meet the minimum version requirements.
Router# show hw-module all fpd
==== ====================== ====== =============================================
H/W Field Programmable Current Min. Required
Slot Card Type Ver. Device: "ID-Name" Version Version
==== ====================== ====== ================== =========== ==============
1 WS-SVC-ASA-SM1 1.0 1-TRISUL FPGA 1.8
1.10
==== ====================== ====== =============================================
Upgrading the Cisco IOS and FPD Image
If you need to upgrade the Cisco IOS image, you can also load a new FPD image on local flash memory
(disk0: or bootdisk:) to automatically install the FPD on the ASA when you reload the switch.
(disk0: or bootdisk:) to automatically install the FPD on the ASA when you reload the switch.
Detailed Steps
Step 1
Verify that the FPD automatic upgrade feature is enabled by examining the output of the show
running-config IOS command on the switch.
running-config IOS command on the switch.
Look for the “upgrade fpd auto” line in the output. If there are no upgrade commands in the output,
upgrade fpd auto is enabled because it is the default setting. If automatic upgrades are disabled, use the
upgrade fpd auto command to enable automatic FPD upgrades.
upgrade fpd auto is enabled because it is the default setting. If automatic upgrades are disabled, use the
upgrade fpd auto command to enable automatic FPD upgrades.
Step 2
If you have a Cisco.com login, you can obtain the FPD image from the following website:
Step 3
Download the FPD image package to local flash memory on the switch.
See the switch documentation for more information about downloading files to flash memory.
Note
Do not change any FPD-related settings on your system. If the default settings for the upgrade
fpd path command have been changed, change the settings back to their default settings using
the no form of this command.
fpd path command have been changed, change the settings back to their default settings using
the no form of this command.
Step 4
Obtain the Cisco IOS image from the following website: