Upgrade To 5.2.8; Determine The Required Upgrade Path; Download The Upgrade Package From Cisco.com - Cisco MARS Install And Setup Manual

Checklist for Upgrading the Appliance Software

Upgrade to 5.2.8

The upgrade is from 5.2.7 to 5.2.8. No important notes exist for this release.
Upgrade to 5.2.7
The upgrade is from 5.2.4 to 5.2.7; no 5.2.5 or 5.2.6 releases exist.

Determine the Required Upgrade Path

When upgrading from one software version to another, a prerequisite version is always required. This
prerequisite version is the minimum level required to be running on the appliance before you can upgrade
to the most recent version.
Table 6-1
From Version
5.2.4
5.2.7
5.2.8
5.3.1

Download the Upgrade Package from Cisco.com

Upgrade images and supporting software are found on the Cisco.com software download pages
dedicated to MARS. You can access these pages at the following URLs, assuming you have a valid
Cisco.com account and that you have registered your SMARTnet contract number for your MARS
Appliance.
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If you are upgrading from a version earlier than those posted on Cisco.com, please contact Cisco support
Note
for information on obtaining the required images. Do not attempt to skip versions along the upgrade path.
For information on obtaining a Cisco.com account, see the following URL:
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Install and Setup Guide for Cisco Security MARS
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Upgrade Path Matrix for 5.x Releases
Top-level page: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl?topic=279644034
Upgrade files: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cs-mars
Recovery images: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cs-mars-recovery
Supporting files: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cs-mars-misc
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/applicat/cdcrgstr/applications_overview.html
Upgrade To
5.2.7
5.2.8
5.3.1
5.3.2
Chapter 6 Administering the MARS Appliance
Upgrade Package
csmars-5.2.7.pkg
csmars-5.2.8.pkg
csmars-5.3.1.pkg
csmars-5.3.2.pkg
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