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Description This article describes how to update AV/IPS package using CLI.
Solution To update AV/IPS packages from CLI, one would need a FTP/TFTP server containing the package file (.pkg) . The below commands can be helpful
CLI Syntax:
# exec restore ips ? ftp Restore IPS database from FTP server. tftp Restore IPS database from TFTP server.
# exec restore av ? ftp Restore antivirus database from FTP server. tftp Restore antivirus database from TFTP server.
Example:
FGT # exec restore ips tftp flen-fos6.0-4.037.pkg 10.5.25.9 This operation will overwrite the current IPS package! Do you want to continue? (y/n)y Please wait... Connect to tftp server 10.5.25.9 ... ########### Get IPS database from tftp server OK.
FGT # exec restore ips ftp flen-fos6.0-4.045.pkg 10.5.25.9 anonymous This operation will overwrite the current IPS package! Do you want to continue? (y/n)y Please wait... Connect to ftp server 10.5.25.9 ... Get IPS database from ftp server OK.
