Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 2000
Firepower System Release Notes
Installing the Update
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Managed devices may reboot twice during the update; this is expected behavior.
Caution:
If you encounter issues with the update (for example, if the Message Center indicates that the
update has failed, or shows no progress on the update task for several minutes), do not restart the update.
Instead, contact Support.
Instead, contact Support.
Step 10
Select Devices > Device Management and confirm that the devices you updated have the correct
software version: Version 6.0.1.2.
software version: Version 6.0.1.2.
Step 11
Verify that the appliances in your deployment are successfully communicating and that there are no
issues reported by the health monitor.
issues reported by the health monitor.
Step 12
Redeploy your configurations to all managed devices.
Deployment may cause a short pause in traffic flow and processing, and may also cause a few packets to pass
uninspected. For more information, see the Firepower Management Center User Guide.
uninspected. For more information, see the Firepower Management Center User Guide.
Step 13
If a patch for Version 6.0.1.2 is available on the Support site, apply the latest patch as described in the
release notes for that version.
release notes for that version.
Caution:
When you deploy configurations, resource demands may result in a small number of packets
dropping without inspection. Additionally, deploying some configurations requires the Snort process to
restart, which interrupts traffic inspection. Whether traffic drops during this interruption or passes without
further inspection depends on the model of the managed device and how it handles traffic. For more
information, see the Configurations that Restart the Snort Process section of the Firepower Management
Center Configuration Guide.
restart, which interrupts traffic inspection. Whether traffic drops during this interruption or passes without
further inspection depends on the model of the managed device and how it handles traffic. For more
information, see the Configurations that Restart the Snort Process section of the Firepower Management
Center Configuration Guide.
Updating Firepower Threat Defense Devices
After you update your Firepower Management Centers to Version 6.0.1.2, use them to update the devices they manage. You can update
ASA devices and Firepower 9300 Security Appliances running the Firepower Threat Defense preview Version 6.0.0 to Version 6.0.1.2.
This procedure documents update of Firepower Threat Defense running on at least Version 6.0.0. A Firepower Management Center must
be running at least Version 6.0.1.2 to update Firepower Threat Defense devices to Version 6.0.1.2. Because they do not have a web interface,
you must use the Firepower Management Center to update these devices.
ASA devices and Firepower 9300 Security Appliances running the Firepower Threat Defense preview Version 6.0.0 to Version 6.0.1.2.
This procedure documents update of Firepower Threat Defense running on at least Version 6.0.0. A Firepower Management Center must
be running at least Version 6.0.1.2 to update Firepower Threat Defense devices to Version 6.0.1.2. Because they do not have a web interface,
you must use the Firepower Management Center to update these devices.
Updating managed devices is a two-step process. First, download the update from the support site and upload it
to the managing
to the managing
Firepower Management Center
r. Next, install the software. You can update multiple devices at once,
but only if they use the same update file.
Caution:
Before you update a managed device, use its managing Firepower Management Center to redeploy
policies to the managed device. Otherwise, the managed device update may fail
Caution:
Do not reboot or shut down your appliances during the update until after you see the login prompt.
To update your appliances, see the guidelines and procedures outlined below:
Step 1
Read these release notes and complete any required pre-update tasks.
For more information, see
Step 2
Update the software on the devices’ managing Firepower Management Center; see
Step 3
If you are updating a Firepower 9300 Security Appliance, update the operating system to FXOS 1.1.4
or later and restart the system; for more information see the
or later and restart the system; for more information see the
Cisco FXOS Firepower Chassis Manager
Configuration Guide
.
Caution:
Updating the Firepower 9300 Security Appliance to FXOS 1.1.4 or later causes a disruption in traffic.
This is expected.