Restoring a Device to Factory Defaults
Firepower 8000 Series Getting Started Guide
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Navigate the menu using your arrow keys. To select a menu option, use the up and down arrows. Use the right
and left arrow keys to toggle between the
OK
and
Cancel
buttons at the bottom of the page.
The menu presents two different kinds of options:
To select a numbered option, first highlight the correct option using the up and down arrows, then press Enter
while the
OK
button at the bottom of the page is highlighted.
To select a multiple-choice (radio button) option, first highlight the correct option using the up and down keys,
then press the space bar to mark that option with an
X
. To accept your selection, press Enter while the
OK
button is highlighted.
In most cases, complete menu options
1
,
2
,
4
, and
5
, in order. Optionally, add menu option
3
to install system
software and intrusion rule updates during the restore process.
If you are restoring an appliance to a different major version from the version currently installed on the appliance,
a two-pass restore process is required. The first pass updates the operating system, and the second pass installs
the new version of the system software.
If this is your second pass, or if the restore utility automatically loaded the restore configuration you want to use,
you can start with menu option
4
:
Downloading the ISO and Update Files and Mounting the Image, page 27
.
However, Cisco recommends you double-check the settings in the restore configuration before proceeding.
Note:
To use a previously saved configuration, start with menu option
6
. After you load the configuration, skip to menu option
4
Downloading the ISO and Update
Files and Mounting the Image, page 27
.
To restore an appliance using the interactive menu, use the following steps:
1.
1 IP Configuration
— see
Identifying the Appliance’s Management Interface, page 25
.
2.
2 Choose the transport protocol
— see
Specifying ISO Image Location and Transport Method, page 25
Table 2
Restore Menu Options
Option
Description
For more information, see...
1 IP Configuration
Specify network information about the
management interface on the appliance you
want to restore, so that the appliance can
communicate with the server where you placed
the ISO and any update files.
Identifying the Appliance’s
Management Interface, page 25
2 Choose the transport
protocol
Specify the location of the ISO image you will use
to restore the appliance, as well as any
credentials the appliance needs to download the
file.
Specifying ISO Image Location and
Transport Method, page 25
3 Select Patches/Rule
Updates
Specify a system software and intrusion rules
update to be applied after the appliance is
restored to the base version in the ISO image.
Updating System Software and
Intrusion Rules During Restore,
page 26
4 Download and Mount
ISO
Download the appropriate ISO image and any
system software or intrusion rule updates. Mount
the ISO image.
Downloading the ISO and Update Files
and Mounting the Image, page 27
5 Run the Install
Invoke the restore process.
Invoking the Restore Process, page 27
6 Save Configuration
7 Load Configuration
Save any set of restore configurations for later
use, or load a saved set.
Saving and Loading Restore
Configurations, page 29
8 Wipe Contents of Disk
Securely scrub the hard drive to ensure that its
contents can no longer be accessed.
