Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 2000
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Firepower System Release Notes for Version
6.1.0 Pre-Installation Package
6.1.0 Pre-Installation Package
First Published: August 29, 2016
Last Updated: January 4, 2017
Last Updated: January 4, 2017
These notes provide installation instructions and a summary of the caveats resolved by the Firepower System Version 6.1.0 Pre-Installation
Package.
Package.
Even if you are familiar with the update and reimage process, make sure you thoroughly read and understand these release notes, which
describe web browser compatibility. They also contain detailed information on prerequisites, warnings, and installation.
describe web browser compatibility. They also contain detailed information on prerequisites, warnings, and installation.
Note:
The 6.1.0 Pre-Installation Package provides the pre-update readiness check command line support. Once you install the Version 6.1.0
Pre-Installation package, update the system to Version 6.1.0. For more information, see the Firepower System Release Notes Version 6.1.0.
For more information, see the following sections:
Update Sequence Guidelines
The Version 6.1 Pre-Installation Package includes fixes that allow you to take advantage of specific Version 6.1 update functionality.
You must apply the Version 6.1 Pre-Installation Package to your Firepower Management Center and devices if you want to use shell
commands to perform a pre-update readiness check before beginning the Version 6.1 update. If you do not install the Version 6.1
Pre-Install, you will not be able to perform readiness checks before updating to Version 6.1.
commands to perform a pre-update readiness check before beginning the Version 6.1 update. If you do not install the Version 6.1
Pre-Install, you will not be able to perform readiness checks before updating to Version 6.1.
You must apply the Version 6.1 Pre-Installation Package to your Firepower Threat Defense devices in a high availability configuration
if you want to perform the Version 6.1 update without breaking the pair (a hitless update). If you do not install the Version 6.1
Pre-Install, you must break the pair before updating to Version 6.1.
if you want to perform the Version 6.1 update without breaking the pair (a hitless update). If you do not install the Version 6.1
Pre-Install, you must break the pair before updating to Version 6.1.
For more information about the Version 6.1 readiness check and update, see the Firepower System Release Notes for Version 6.1. See the
following section for special update considerations when you have high availability configured.
following section for special update considerations when you have high availability configured.
Firepower Management Centers in a High Availability Pair
Support for Firepower high availability returns in Version 6.1.