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Upgrading an HA Pair of Firepower 2110s in FTD mode ~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE!!  ~~~~~~~~  As of FMC and FTD 7.0 this process is much more straightforward.  Readiness Check is now enabled for an HA pair of firewalls.  After pushing the update to the appliances, you can go into the upgrade screen and select both and do the "Check Readiness" button on both and wait for the results prior to doing the install.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are like me you don't upgrade an FTD appliance often enough to remember the procedure. Today I installed the 6.3.0.1 update to an HA pair of FTD 6.3.0 2110s. This document assumes you have already updated the Firepower Management Center (FMC). Download Updates to the FMC From the FMC click on "System" then the "Updates" tab. If the update desired is not listed, click the "Download Updates" button. Push the update to the HA pair of devices Click the button on the far right marked "Push or Stag...

Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) has been the buzz of the development and operations world for the last several years.  "DevOps" is the magic word that signals that this IT team is serious and cutting edge.  There is no denying the power of the CI/CD model and the pipeline for development that allows features to be integrated more quickly and bugs to be squashed within a day or two.  Rarely does a day go by when I can't launch the "App Store" on my iPhone and not have at least a handful of updates to my favorite apps.  A continuous stream of new features and new bugs are the new norm. Well, let me tell you about the new and more personal development pipeline.  This model won't get your software to market any quicker.  It won't allow your company to squash any UI bugs. But it will help you to be a more well-rounded, happy, and relevant person.  It's something I like to call "CL/CD"  Continuous Learning, Continuous Deve...