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Appendix D Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images
Supported FTP and HTTP/HTTPS Servers
Supported FTP and HTTP/HTTPS Servers
The following FTP servers are supported for IPS software updates:
• WU-FTPD 2.6.2 (Linux)
• Solaris 2.8
• Sambar 6.0 (Windows 2000)
• Serv-U 5.0 (Windows 2000)
• MS IIS 5.0 (Windows 2000)
The following HTTP/HTTPS servers are supported for IPS software updates:
• CSM - Apache Server (Tomcat)
• CSM - Apache Server (JRun)
For More Information
• For the procedure for downloading IPS software updates from Cisco.com, see Obtaining Cisco IPS
Software, page C-1.
• For the procedure for configuring automatic updates, see Configuring Automatic Upgrades,
page D-7.
Upgrading the Sensor
This section explains how to use the upgrade command to upgrade the software on the sensor. It contains
the following topics:
• IPS 7.1 Upgrade Files, page D-3
• Upgrade Notes and Caveats, page D-4
• Manually Upgrading the Sensor, page D-4
• Upgrading the Recovery Partition, page D-6
IPS 7.1 Upgrade Files
The currently supported IPS 7.1(x) versions are 7.1(1)E4, 7.1(2)E4, 7.1(3)E4, 7.1(4)E4, 7.1(6)E4,
7.1(7)E4, 7.1(8)E4, and 7.1(9)E4. All IPS sensors are not supported in each 7.1(x) version. For a list of
the specific IPS filenames and the IPS versions that each sensor supports, refer to the Release Notes for
your IPS version found at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps4077/prod_release_notes_list.html
For More Information
For the procedure for obtaining these files on Cisco.com, see Obtaining Cisco IPS Software, page C-1.
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