Release Notes

Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(7)E1

OL-8492-01

After Upgrading to Cisco IPS 5.1(7)E1

Installing the ISO Image File

Note You must create a recovery CD on a Linux system to install the ISO image for IDS-4235 and IDS-4250.

The Recovery ISO Image is for IDS-4235 and IDS-4250 sensors only.

To create the recovery CD for the ISO image for IDS-4235 and IDS-4250, follow these steps:

Step 1 Insert a blank CD-R media in to the CD-R recorder of the burn host.

Step 2 Enter the following command:

host# cdrecord -v speed=6 dev=0,0 IPS-K9-cd-1.1-a-6.0-5-E2.iso

host# cdrecord -v speed=6 dev=0,0 IPS-K9-cd-1.1-a-6.0-5-E3.iso

host# cdrecord -v speed=6 dev=0,0 IPS-K9-cd-1.1-a-6.0-4-E2.iso

host# cdrecord -v speed=6 dev=0,0 IPS-K9-cd-1.1-a-6.0-4a-E1.iso

host# cdrecord -v speed=6 dev=0,0 IPS-K9-cd-1.1-a-6.0-2-E1.iso

host# cdrecord -v speed=6 dev=0,0 IPS-K9-cd-1.1-a-6.0-3-E1.iso

host# cdrecord -v speed=6 dev=0,0 IPS-K9-cd-1.1-a-5.1-7-E1.iso

Step 3 Follow the command line arguments for cdrecord.

Note The command line arguments are self-explanatory. For more information, refer to the cdrecord

man page.

Step 4 Follow the instructions for using a recovery CD to install the ISO image on IDS-4235 and IDS-4250.

For More Information

For the procedure for using a recovery CD to install images, refer to Using the Recovery/Upgrade CD.

After Upgrading to Cisco IPS 5.1(7)E1

This section provides information about what to do after you install IPS 5.1(7)E1. It contains the

following topics:

• Comparing Configurations, page 22

• SSL Certificate, page 23

• Increasing the Memory Size of the Java Plug-In, page 23

• Logging In to IDM, page 24

• Licensing the Sensor, page 26

Comparing Configurations

Compare your backed up and saved 5.0 configuration with the output of the show configuration

command after upgrading to 5.1(7)E1 to verify that all the configuration has been properly converted.