upgrade pix software

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Hello,

I have received a new .bin file for my 515E firewall, but not 100% sure of
the correct processes to do the upgrade. I have used tftp to copy the
current running config to a tftp server, so what is the next steps.
After upgrade, how do I copy the config from the tftp server back to the
pix. Would I have to reconfig it with a new ip before copying config back
from tftp or is there a different way to do it?

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jonathan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have received a new .bin file for my 515E firewall, but not 100% sure of
> the correct processes to do the upgrade. I have used tftp to copy the
> current running config to a tftp server, so what is the next steps.
> After upgrade, how do I copy the config from the tftp server back to the
> pix. Would I have to reconfig it with a new ip before copying config back
> from tftp or is there a different way to do it?
>
>
>

hi...

thats easy.
have a look at www.cisco.com and enter "pix os upgrade" at
the search field.

an other way is the "?" button at the pix console
"cop ?" should show you the following hint:

pix# copy tftp[:[[//location][/pathname]]] flash[:[image | pdm]]

so if you want to update your pix u have to enter

pix# copy tftp://<server ip>/pix631.bin flash:image

for a software upgrade, or

pix# copy tftp://<server ip>/pdm-301.bin flash:ipdm

for a pdm upgrade.

you'll need enable privileges for a software upgrade.