07-02-2011 09:53 AM - edited 03-11-2019 01:54 PM
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.
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07-02-2011 08:09 PM
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
07-02-2011 11:22 AM
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:
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Varun
07-02-2011 03:46 PM
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
07-02-2011 08:09 PM
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
07-03-2011 04:09 PM
Thank you!
02-01-2018 06:54 AM
i have the same problem.
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