One thing you're gonna need is a TFTP server on the inside. v4.4(1) fit on 1 diskette
and could be loaded from the floppy. v5.1.x is 2 diskettes and requires the boot
helper. So just make sure you have a box running TFTP that is pingable from your PIX.
Any Linux/Unix/BSD box will do, or if you're running Windoze you will probably want to
use TFTP Turbo98, it's the best Ive come across. You can get it here:
http://www.weird-solutions.com/download/index.html
Or, if you like, here are the instructions straight from Cisco:
Installation
PIX Firewall systems with a floppy disk drive must use the
boot helper utility to upgrade to 5.1 or later software.
The follow instructions will create the boot helper disk.
1. Back up your existing PIX Firewall configuration to diskette
and write down your activation key.
2. Acquire the boot helper file from CCO. The file name
is bh512.bin. It is available in the same directory
as the Released PIX software code.
3. For UNIX systems, create the disk using the following command
dd bs=18k <bh512.bin> /dev/rfd0
4. For PC systems, use the rawrite.exe utility included with
the PC executable (eg: pix512.exe)
Step 1: Execute rawrite.exe from a DOS prompt
Step 2: Follow the instructions as prompted
Installing the PIX 5.1 or later software with boot helper
1. You must have the PIX software image on an accessible
TFTP server. From the PIX, make sure you can ping the
TFTP server before you start.
2. Insert the boot helper disk into the PIX floppy disk drive
and reboot the system.
3. At the prompt, use the following commands:
interface 1 <---this can be 0-5>
address 10.1.1.1 <---this is your pix interface
server 10.1.1.200 <---this is your tftp server
file /tftpboot/pix512.bin <---*this is the pix binary
tftp <---this starts the download
*Some UNIX systems require the complete path.
Others require the path to be noted in the inetd.conf file.
4. The system will reboot automatically and the new image will be
installed.
>>> "Shaw, Dale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/03/00 06:46PM >>>
Hi,
Can anyone offer any tips / tricks / war stories with regard to upgrading
the PIX from software release 4.4(1) to the latest 5.1 branch?
We've got a PIX 'Classic' and have the PIX-MEM-UPG-128= DRAM memory upgrade
already but have also been informed we need the PIX-FLASH-16MB= flash
upgrade. The 5.1(2) release notes say 2MB is required and I believe since we
are already running 4.4(1) that we are already there (it's an inherited box,
so I'm hazy on the config.)
Other than the hardware requirements - any other issues I should be aware
of? What about backout paths? I see that if the PIX has 16MB flash we can't
go back to 4.4(1).. I suppose if that's the scenario I'll just pull the
flash back out. Any quirky config changes likely to occur?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Dale
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