Appendix D Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images

Installing System Images

Step 11 Download and install the system image.

rommon> tftp

Caution To avoid corrupting the system image, do not remove power from the IPS 4270-20 while the system image is being installed.

Note If the network settings are correct, the system downloads and boots the specified image on the IPS 4270-20. Be sure to use the IPS 4270-20 image.

For More Information

For a list of supported TFTP servers, see TFTP Servers, page D-13.

For the procedure for locating software on Cisco.com, see Obtaining Cisco IPS Software, page C-1.

Installing the IPS 4345 and IPS 4360 System Images

Note This procedure is for IPS 4345, but is also applicable to IPS 4360. The system image for IPS 4360 has “4360” in the filename.

You can install the IPS 4345 and IPS 4360 system image by using the ROMMON on the appliance to TFTP the system image on to the compact flash device.

To install the IPS 4345 and IPS 4360 system image, follow these steps:

Step 1 Download the IPS 4345 system image file to the tftp root directory of a TFTP server that is accessible from your IPS 4345.

Note Make sure you can access the TFTP server location from the network connected to the Ethernet port of your IPS 4345.

 

 

 

Step 2

Boot the

IPS 4345.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booting

system, please wait...

 

 

 

 

 

 

CISCO SYSTEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded BIOS Version 1.0(5)0 09/14/04 12:23:35.90

 

 

 

 

Low

Memory: 631 KB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Memory:

2048

MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI

Device Table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bus

Dev

Func

VendID

DevID

Class

Irq

 

 

 

 

00

00

00

8086

 

2578

Host Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

00

01

00

8086

 

2579

PCI-to-PCI Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

00

03

00

8086

 

257B

PCI-to-PCI Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

00

1C

00

8086

 

25AE

PCI-to-PCI Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

00

1D

00

8086

 

25A9

Serial Bus

11

 

 

 

 

 

00

1D

01

8086

 

25AA

Serial Bus

10

 

 

 

 

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.1

 

 

 

 

D-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-24002-01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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