[c-nsp] Upgrading PIX 6.3 to 7.x

[Justin Shore]

I have also done this successfully before as well.  Every time my 
license was not lost.  However I have about a 40-50% failure rate on the 
upgrade itself, forcing me to roll back the change.  Usually the problem 
was some part of the config that wasn't translated correctly from v6 to 
v7.  The maintenance windows were too short to resolve the issue at the 
time so I would note the problem, roll back to the old config and 
firmware, fix the problem offline in a v7 copy of the config and then 
redo the upgrade in a future window.

FYI, keep a backup of the config and old v6 image handy and be prepared 
to roll back if needed.
  Justin


Brandon Price wrote:
> I have done this several times, each time my license was preserved..
> 
> Brandon 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Felix Nkansah
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:34 AM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] Upgrading PIX 6.3 to 7.x
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I intend upgrading my PIX 515E appliance from version 6.3 to 7.x. The
> box is running Unrestricted license.
> 
> I want to know whether upgrading it would have some license implications
> or not.
> 
> Would my existing license remain valid after the upgrade?
> 
> Felix