Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 2000

Optionally, in the 

 field, type the email address (or multiple email addresses separated by 

commas) where you want status messages sent.

You must have a valid email relay server configured to send status messages. See 

 for more information about configuring a relay host.

Click 

.

The task is added. You can check the status of a running task on the Task Status page; see 

.

FireSIGHT

Cisco uses vulnerability database (VDB) updates to expand the list of network assets, traffic, and 
vulnerabilities that the FireSIGHT System recognizes. You can use the scheduling feature to download 
and install the latest VDB update on your Defense Centers, thereby ensuring that you are using the most 
up-to-date information to evaluate the hosts on your network.

You cannot schedule updates for appliances that cannot access the Support Site. If your appliance is not 
directly connected to the Internet, you should set up a proxy as described in 

 to allow it to download updates from the Support Site. For information on manually 

updating the FireSIGHT System, see 

When automating VDB updates, you must automate two separate steps:

Downloading the VDB update.

Installing the VDB update.

Always allow enough time between tasks for the process to complete. For example, if you schedule a 
task to install an update and the update has not fully downloaded, the installation task will not succeed. 
However, if the scheduled installation task repeats daily, it will install the downloaded VDB update when 
the task runs the next day.

If you want to have more control over this process, you can use the 

 option to download and install 

VDB updates during off-peak hours after you learn that an update has been released.

Installing a VDB update causes a short pause in traffic flow and processing, and may also cause a few 
packets to pass uninspected.

See the following sections for more information: