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Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started Guide
Step 5
When prompted, confirm your settings.
Restore Files Download Configuration
Before you can identify which ISO image you will use to restore the appliance, you must configure the
management IP address that the restore process uses to download the files it needs. The interactive menu on
the management center prompts you to enter information to complete the download as listed in the following
table.
Table 3: Information Needed to Download Restore Files
To use...
HTTP
FTP
SCP
Select System Software and Rule Updates during Restore
You can optionally use the restore utility to update the system software and intrusion rules after the appliance
is restored to the base version in the ISO image. Note that only management centers require rule updates.
The restore utility can use only one system software update and one rule update. However, system updates
are cumulative back to the last major version; rule updates are also cumulative. We recommend that you obtain
the latest updates available for your appliance; see
If you choose not to update the appliance during the restore process, you can update later using the system's
web interface. For more information, see the release notes for the update you want to install, as well as the
Updating System Software chapter in the
You must provide...
• IP address for the web server
• Full path to the ISO image directory (for example,
/downloads/ISOs/
• IP address for the FTP server
• Path to the ISO image directory, relative to the home directory of
the user whose credentials you want to use (for example,
mydownloads/ISOs/
• Authorized user name and password for the FTP server
• IP address for the SCP server
• Authorized username for the SCP server
• Full path to the ISO image directory
• Password for the username you entered earlier
Note
Before you enter your password, you may be prompted to
add the SCP server to its list of trusted hosts. You must accept
to continue.
Obtain the Restore ISO and Update Files, on page
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Restore Files Download Configuration
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