R E V I E W D R A F T — C I S C O C O N F I D E N T I A L
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Book Title
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Appendix C Obtaining Software
IPS Software Release Examples
IPS Software Release Examples
Table C-1
lists platform-independent Cisco IPS software release examples.
Table C-2
describes platform-dependent software release examples.
Table C-1
Platform-Independent Release Examples
Release
Target
Frequency
Identifier
Example
Version
Example Filename
Signature update
1
1.
Signature updates include the latest cumulative IPS signatures.
Weekly
sig
S552
IPS-
identifier
-sig-S552-req-E4.pkg
Signature engine
update
2
2.
Signature engine updates add new engines or engine parameters that are used by new signatures in later signature updates.
As needed
engine
E4
IPS-
identifier-
engine-E4-req-7.1-2.pkg
Service packs
3
3.
Service packs include new features and defect fixes.
Every
three
months
—
7.1(2) IPS-
identifier-
K9-7.1-2-E4.pkg
Minor version update
4
4.
Minor versions include new minor version features and/or minor version functionality.
Annually
—
7.1(1)
IPS-
identifier-
K9-7.1-2-E4.pkg
Major version update
5
5.
Major versions include new major version functionality or new architecture.
Annually
—
8.0(1)
IPS-
identifier-
K9-8.0-1-E4.pkg
Patch release
6
6.
Patch releases are for interim fixes.
As needed
patch
7.2(1p1)
IPS-
identifier-
K9-patch-7.2-1pl-E4.pkg
Recovery package
7
7.
The r 1.1 can be revised to r 1.2 if it is necessary to release a new recovery package that contains the same underlying
application image. If there are defect fixes for the installer, for example, the underlying application version may still be 7.1(3),
but the recovery partition image will be r 1.2.
Annually
or as
needed
r
1.1-7.2(1) IPS-
identifier-
K9-r-1.1-a-7.2-1-E4.pkg
Table C-2
Platform-Dependent Release Examples
Release
Target
Frequency
Identifier
Supported
Platform
Example Filename
System image
1
1.
The system image includes the combined recovery and application image used to reimage an entire sensor.
Annually
sys
Separate file
per sensor
platform
IPS-SSP_60-K9-sys-1.1-a-7.1-2-E4.img
IPS-4345-K9-sys-1.1-a-7.1-2-E4.img
IPS-SSP_5545-K9-sys-1.1-a-7.1-2-E4.aip
IPS-4510-K9-sys-1.1-a-7.1-4-E4.img