Upgrade an FDM-Managed HA Pair with Images from your own Repository

Use the following procedure to upgrade an FDM-managed HA pair using a URL protocol to locate a software image:

Procedure

Step 1

In the navigation bar, click Inventory.

Step 2

Click the Devices tab to locate your device.

Step 3

Click the FTD tab.

Step 4

Select the HA pair you want to upgrade.

Step 5

In the Device Actions pane, click Upgrade.

Step 6

In step 1, click Specify Image URL to select the software image you want to upgrade to, and click Continue. You are only presented with choices that are compatible with the device you can upgrade.

Step 7

In step 2, confirm your choices and decide whether you only want to download the images to your device or copy the images, install them, and reboot the device.

Step 8

Click Perform Upgrade when you are ready. From the Inventory page, devices that are upgrading have a "Upgrade in Progress" configuration status.

Warning

If you decide to cancel the upgrade while it is in progress, click Abort Upgrade from the Upgrade page. If you cancel the upgrade after it has started, Security Cloud Control does not deploy or poll changes from the device and the device does not roll back to the previous configuration. This may cause the device to enter an unhealthy state. If you experience any issues during the upgrade process, contact Cisco TAC.

Step 9

Alternatively, if you want Security Cloud Control to perform the upgrade later, select the Schedule Upgrade check box. Click the field to select a date and time in the future. When you are done, click the Schedule Upgrade button.

Step 10

Look at the notifications tab for the progress of the bulk upgrade action. If you want more information about how the actions in the bulk upgrade job succeeded or failed, click the blue Review link and you will be directed to the Jobs page.

Step 11

Upgrade the system databases. You must do this step in Firewall device manager. See "Updating System Databases" in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Configuration Guide for Firepower Device Manager, Version 6.4 for more information.