Is This Guide for You?
Assess your deployment. Understanding where you are determines how you get to where you want to go. In addition to current version and model information, determine if your deployment is configured for high availability/clustering, if your devices are deployed as an IPS or as firewalls, and so on.
Upgrade Guidelines
The upgrade guidelines in this guide are for upgrading the management center or threat defense to Version 7.4.1 or later maintenance release.
Upgrade Procedures
The upgrade procedures in this guide require a management center that is already running Version 7.4.1 or later maintenance release.
Additional Resources
For upgrade procedures when:
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Upgrading the management center from Version 7.0–7.3.x, see the management center upgrade guide for the version you are currently running: https://www.cisco.com/go/ftd-fmc-upgrade
Note: If you are upgrading from Version 7.4.0, use the Version 7.3 guide.
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Upgrading threat defense with cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center, see: https://www.cisco.com/go/ftd-cdfmc-upgrade
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Upgrading threat defense with device manager Version 7.1 or later, see the device manager upgrade guide for the version you are currently running: http://www.cisco.com/go/ftd-quick
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Upgrading threat defense with device manager Version 7.0 or earlier, see the device manager configuration guide for the version you are currently running: http://www.cisco.com/go/ftd-config
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Upgrading the Firepower 4100/9300 to FXOS Version 2.13 or earlier, and need to upgrade the firmware, see: Cisco Firepower 4100/9300 FXOS Firmware Upgrade Guide
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Upgrading the Firepower 9300 with threat defense and ASA logical devices on the same chassis, and you need to upgrade ASA, see: Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Upgrade Guide