Release Notes

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Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(7)E1
OL-8492-01
Before Upgrading to Cisco IPS 5.1(7)E1
5.1 Software Release Examples
Table 1 lists platform-independent IDS 5.1 software release examples. Refer to the Readmes that
accompany the software files for detailed instructions on how to install the files.
Table 2 describes platform-dependent software release examples.
Table 1 Platform-Independent Release Examples
Release
Target
Frequency Identifier
Example
Version Example Filename
Signature update
1
1. Signature updates include the latest cumulative IPS signatures.
Weekly sig S700 IPS-sig-S700-req-E1.pkg
Signature engine update
2
2. Signature engine updates add new engines or engine parameters that are used by new signatures in later signature updates.
As needed engine E1 IPS-engine-E1-req-5.1-3.pkg
Service packs
3
3. Service packs include defect fixes.
Semi-annually
or as needed
— 5.1(3) IPS-K9-5.1-3-E1.pkg
Minor update
4
4. Minor versions include new minor version features and/or minor version functionality.
Annually — 5.1(1) IPS-K9-5.1-1-E1.pkg
Major update
5
5. Major versions include new major version functionality or new architecture.
Annually — 5.0(1) IPS-K9-6.0-1-E1.pkg
Patch release
6
6. Patch releases are for interim fixes.
As needed patch 5.0(1p1) IPS-K9-patch-5.1-1pl-E1.pkg
Recovery package
7
7. The r 1.1 can be revised to r 1.2 if it is necessary to release a new recovery package that contains the same underlying
application image. If there are defect fixes for the installer, for example, the underlying application version may still be 5.0(1),
but the recovery partition image will be r 1.2.
Annually or as
needed
r 1.1-5.0(1) IPS-K9-r-1.1-a-5.1-1-E1.pkg
Table 2 Platform-Dependent Release Examples
Release
Target
Frequency Identifier
Supported
Platform Example Filename
System image
1
1. The system image includes the combined recovery and application image used to reimage an entire sensor.
Annually sys Separate file
for each
sensor
platform
IPS-4240-K9-sys-1.1-a-5.1-1-E1.img
Maintenance
partition
image
2
2. The maintenance partition image includes the full image for the IDSM-2 maintenance partition. The file is installed from but
does not affect the IDSM-2 application partition.
Annually mp IDSM-2 c5svc-mp.2-1-2.bin.gz
Bootloader As needed bl NM-CIDS servicesengine-boot-1.0-4.bin