Pix-515E IOS

[Richard Stanger]

Good morning,

I was wondering if I picked up a used (End of Life) pix-515e, would would I need to do to be able to upgrade it to that latest version of IOS made for that product?  Is it still possible to even get access to that version?  Will cisco allow downloads for that devices IOS?

Thanks.  

[varrao]

Hi Richard,

PIX 515E is EOL but it is still not end of support, so yes, we do still support PIX devices, although we would always suggest upgrading to ASA, since no more developement work would be done on the PIX platform. You can upgrade to the latest IOS version, it should be version 8.0.4.28, but before that kindly go through the memory requirement for it, through the release notes:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/pix/pix80/release/notes/pixrn80.html

If you have a software download contract with Cisco, you can download the images fro here:

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/release.html?mdfid=281233497&flowid=21587&softwareid=280786991&release=8.0.4.28&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=all

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Varun

[Richard Stanger]

Varun,

I understand your recommendation regarding upgrading to an ASA but for personal use and my continued Cisco development this is just what I need.  Any idea how I go about getting a software download contract and how much that would run?  I certainly don't want to spend much money on an end-of-life product that is no longer being supported, but would like to have the last version of IOS made.

Thank you,

Rick

[varrao · Accepted solution]

Hi Richard,

I am not really sure about the price of the contract, but for software download only you would need a maintenance contract, and it does not include TAC support. TAC still supports PIX but no more bug fixes would be done on it.

Thanks,

Varun

[Richard Stanger]

Thank you!

[iceleron77]

i have the same problem.