Cisco Systems VPN 3002 manual Administration | Software Update, 12-2, 1Administration Screen

Chapter 12 Administration

Administration Software Update

Figure 12-1 Administration Screen

Administration Software Update

This section of the Manager lets you update the VPN 3002 executable system software. This process uploads the file to the VPN 3002, which then verifies the integrity of the file.

The new image file must be accessible by the workstation you are using to manage the VPN 3002. Software image files ship on the Cisco VPN 3002 CD-ROM. Updated or patched versions are available from the Cisco Website, www.cisco.com, under Service & Support > Software Center.

It takes a few minutes to upload and verify the software, and the system displays the progress. Please wait for the operation to finish.

To run the new software image, you must reboot the VPN 3002. The system prompts you to reboot when the update is finished.

We also recommend that you clear your browser cache after you update the software image: delete all the temporary internet files, history files, and location bar references.

Note The VPN 3002 has two locations for storing image files: the active location, which stores the image currently running on the system; and the backup location. Updating the image overwrites the stored image file in the backup location and makes it the active location for the next reboot. Updating twice, therefore, overwrites the image file in the active location; and the current image file is lost. The Manager displays a warning on this screen if you have already updated the image without rebooting.

Caution You can update the software image while the system is still operating as a VPN device. Rebooting the system, however, terminates all active sessions.

Caution While the system is updating the image, do not perform any other operations that affect Flash memory (listing, viewing, copying, deleting, or writing files.) Doing so might corrupt memory.

Updating the software image also makes available any new Cisco-supplied configurable selections. When you reboot with the new image, the system updates the active configuration in memory with these new selections, but it does not write them to the CONFIG file until you click the Save Needed icon in the Manager window.

VPN 3002 Hardware Client Reference

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