chatwithharis wrote:
Dear All ,
I have one Cisco 6509 switch and there is no support contract for this switch and I want to enable firewall service and IDSM-2 on this
Im planning to purchase Firewall services module 3.2 and 600M IDSM-2 Module
Now regarding the license .
What else I need to purchase to keep my IDS signature updated ? whether i need to purchase smartnet contract ? Is there is any special license needed for FSM module or base license is enough ? Whether I need to buy any special license for 6500 for enabling FSM and IDSM module in 6500 ?
I appreciate your help regarding this questions . Useful comments will be rated
Regards
Haris P
Haris
1) You do not need any additional license for the 6500 to run the FWSM/IDSM modules
2) You do need a license for the ISDM or else you cannot add signatures when they are released by Cisco
3) The FWSM comes with 3 contexts, one admin and 2 other contexts which you are free to use as you wish. If you don't want/need any more than this then you do need an additional license for more contexts. So in this case the base license would be enough. If you need more than 2 contexts which are simply virtual firewalls you will need to purchase an additional license.
Jon
