07-31-2012 11:08 AM - edited 03-11-2019 04:36 PM
Experts,
Can this PIX be upgraded to the latest 8.X version?
Below the show version
FW# sh ver
Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(4)
Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 3.0(3)
Compiled on Fri 02-Jul-04 00:07 by morlee
PerFW up 32 mins 40 secs
Hardware: PIX-515, 64 MB RAM, CPU Pentium 200 MHz
Flash i28F640J5 @ 0x300, 16MB
BIOS Flash AT29C257 @ 0xfffd8000, 32KB
0: ethernet0: address is 0004.9ad0.e148, irq 11
1: ethernet1: address is 0004.9ad0.e149, irq 10
2: ethernet2: address is 00e0.b605.1f47, irq 9
3: ethernet3: address is 00e0.b605.1f46, irq 9
4: ethernet4: address is 00e0.b605.1f45, irq 9
5: ethernet5: address is 00e0.b605.1f44, irq 9
Licensed Features:
Failover: Enabled
VPN-DES: Enabled
VPN-3DES-AES: Enabled
Maximum Physical Interfaces: 6
Maximum Interfaces: 10
Cut-through Proxy: Enabled
Guards: Enabled
URL-filtering: Enabled
Inside Hosts: Unlimited
Throughput: Unlimited
IKE peers: Unlimited
This PIX has an Unrestricted (UR) license.
Serial Number: 406102269 (0x1834a0fd)
Configuration has not been modified since last system restart.
FW#
Thanks for the help.
07-31-2012 12:06 PM
Hi Randall,
Yes it can be upgraded very well, but just take care of the hardware requirements for PIX 8.x, youw ill find it here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/pix/pix80/release/notes/pixrn80.html
But first go to 7.2---> 8.x
Please rate if helpful.
Thanks,
Varun Rao
Security Team,
Cisco TAC
07-31-2012 12:54 PM
Varun,
Thank you for your help.
I have one quick question, this pix is not in failover, it is standalone but it has Unrestricted license. It only has 64Mb of Ram. Will I have any problems based on your link recommendation?
Memory Requirements:
If you are using a PIX 515/515E running PIX Version 6.2/6.3, you must increase your memory before upgrading to PIX Version 8.0(2). This version requires at least 64 MB of RAM for Restricted (R) licenses and 128 MB of RAM for Unrestricted (UR) and Failover (FO) licenses
What is the difference between the restricted Licenses and the Unrestricted Licenses?
Thanks!
08-01-2012 07:24 AM
Hi Randall,
Thats correct, with the UR license you would need more RAM since there are more number of features enabled in this license which eats up more amount of memory.
Hope that helps.
Thanks,
Varun Rao
Security Team,
Cisco TAC
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