FWSM upgrade-from version 2.3 to version 4.0
First use the command to view the current version of FWSM, and the result is shown in black and bold below
FWSM# sh ver
FWSM Firewall Version 2.3 (4)
FWSM Device Manager Version 4.1 (5)
Compiled on Tue 18-Apr-06 20:28 by dalecki
FWSM up 33 mins 35 secs
Hardware: WS-SVC-FWM-1, 1024 MB RAM, CPU Pentium III 1000 MHz
Flash 20061221SMART CF @ 0xc321, 20MB
0: gb-ethernet0: irq 5
1: gb-ethernet1: irq 7
2: ethernet0: irq 11
Licensed Features:
Failover: Enabled
* × ×-DES: Enabled
* × ×-3DES: Enabled
Maximum Interfaces: 256
Cut-through Proxy: Enabled
Guards: Enabled
URL-filtering: Enabled
Throughput: Unlimited
ISAKMP peers: Unlimited
Check the version of FWSM and find that it is 2.3 (4). Now you want to upgrade it to c6svc-fwm-k9.4-0-17.bin.
Since version 2.3 uses PIX command mode, you need to simply configure FWSM so that it can be accessed from the network.
Nameif vlan5 inside security100
Ip address inside 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
Access-list acl_inside extended permit ip any any
Access-group acl_inside in interface inside
Route inside 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.1.1.2 1
Icmp permit any inside
Interface inside
No shutdown
Use the command to upgrade FWSM
FWSM# copy t ftp://10.32.15.105/c6svc-fwm-k9.4-0-17.bin flash:p_w_picpath
Copying t ftp://10.32.15.105/c6svc-fwm-k9.4-0-17.bin to flash:p_w_picpath
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Received 6390272 bytes.
Erasing current p_w_picpath.This may take some time..
Writing 6389760 bytes of p_w_picpath.
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Image installed.
FWSM#
So far, the upgrade has been successful.
