10-29-2003 05:46 AM - edited 03-09-2019 05:19 AM
Hi Folks,
Can I upgrade my PIX 515-R -DMZ ver 6.1(1) to ver 6.3.1 by keeping the same activation key...??
Actually I had this 6.3.1 bin downloaded with me during the support contract but now this contract is lapsed and I want to upgrade the bin..??
Can I do that??
10-29-2003 06:12 AM
Hi,
Yes, you can use the same activation key after upgrade to 6.3.3
Thanks
Tony
10-29-2003 06:22 AM
Thanks for the reply...but I want to upgrade to 6.3.1 I guess it was a typo in your reply.
Secondly, I don't understand why do anyone upgrade the activation key if it is not required even during the OS upgrade.
Lastly, can I revert back to the original if something goes wrong and I have a proper backup with me?? Suppose if the os upgradtion fails??
10-29-2003 08:31 AM
Hi Abhijit,
The purpose of an activation-key is to turn on or off some of the features on the PIX; in essence, what capabilities of the PIX is authorized to be used is decided by the activation key. For e.g. Having DES or 3DES or having Failover capability is decided by the activation key. So, jumping from one PIX image to another does not necessarily associate an activation key change.
If the upgrade fails, you can always evert back to the old working image.
hope this helps,
yatin
10-29-2003 09:11 AM
The activation key is for features. It enables options like DES and 3DES. You should be able to revert back to the old OS if neccessary. Hope that helps.
Steve
10-29-2003 08:24 PM
Thank you very much for your precious advice. I think now I can really go ahead with the upgrade of OS version.
I my case of scenario I already have the show ver as:
Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.1(1)
Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 1.1(2)
Hardware: PIX-515, 32 MB RAM, CPU Pentium 200 MHz
Flash i28F640J5 @ 0x300, 16MB
BIOS Flash AT29C257 @ 0xfffd8000, 32KB
Licensed Features:
Failover: Disabled
VPN-DES: Enabled
VPN-3DES: Disabled
Maximum Interfaces: 3
Cut-through Proxy: Enabled
Guards: Enabled
Websense: Enabled
Inside Hosts: Unlimited
Throughput: Unlimited
ISAKMP peers: Unlimited
Out of which I think the 3DES enabling feature Option is anyway freely available. So, by upgrading the OS ver effectively I will retain all the present features as well I will get to use the new OS features command set as bonus..right?? Correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks in Advance.
10-30-2003 10:21 PM
Thanks to You all and the Great Cisco Documenatation Team...I upgraded safely without any hitch.
-Abhijit
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