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Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started Guide
• Weekly Management Center Software Updates
• Weekly Management Center Configuration Backup
• Vulnerability Database Update
• Daily Intrusion Rule Update
Install the Management Center for Software Versions 6.3 - 6.4
Follow these instructions to install the management center that will run Versions 6.3 - 6.4.
Review Network Deployment for Versions 6.3-6.4
To deploy the management center you need information about the environment within which it will operate.
The following figure shows an example network configuration for a firewall deployment.
The management center automatically schedules a weekly task to download the latest software for the
management center and its managed devices. This task is scheduled to occur between 2 and 3 AM UTC
on Sunday mornings; depending on the date and your specific location this can occur any time from
Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon local time. You can observe the status of this task using the web
interface Message Center. You can see the configuration for this task in the web interface under System >
Tools > Scheduling. If the task scheduling fails and your management center has internet access, we
recommend you schedule a recurring task for downloading software updates as described in the
Secure Firewall Management Center Administration Guide
This task only downloads software patch and hotfix updates for the version your appliances are currently
running; it it your responsibility to install any updates this task downloads. See the Cisco Management
Center Upgrade Guide for more information.
The management center automatically schedules a weekly task to perform a locally-stored
configuration-only backup at 2 AM UTC on Monday mornings; depending on the date and your specific
location this can occur any time from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon local time. You can observe
the status of this task using the web interface Message Center. You can see the configuration for this
task in the web interface under System > Tools > Scheduling. If the task scheduling fails, we recommend
you schedule a recurring task to perform backups as described in the
Center Administration Guide
In Versions 6.6+, the management center downloads and installs the latest vulnerability database (VDB)
update from the Cisco support site. This is a one-time operation. You can observe the status of this update
using the web interface Message Center. To keep your system up to date, if your management center has
internet access, we recommend you schedule tasks to perform automatic recurring VDB update downloads
and installations as described in the
for your version.
In Versions 6.6+, the management center configures a daily automatic intrusion rule update from the
Cisco support site. The management center deploys automatic intrusion rule upates to affected managed
devices when it next deploys affected policies. You can observe the status of this task using the web
interface Message Center. You can see the configuration for this task in the web interface under System >
Updates > Rule Updates. If configuring the update fails and your management center has internet access,
we recommend you configure regular intrusion rule updates as described in the
Management Center Administration Guide
Cisco Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started Guide
Install the Management Center for Software Versions 6.3 - 6.4
for your version.
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Administration Guide
for your version.
for your version.
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