ips auto-update enable

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Disables or re-enables automatic addition of new IPS rules to active interfaces.

You can control whether the IPS-enabled rules engine re-evaluates active IPS policies when the database of IPS rules is updated. For more information, see the Network Security IPS Feature Guide.

Note

You can also run this command remotely from the command line of an integrated Central Management System appliance using the central management appliance proxying mechanism.

Syntax

[no] ips auto‑update enable

Parameters

no

Use the no form of this command to disable automatic re‑evaluation of active IPS policies when IPS rules are updated.

Default

The option is enabled by default. If your appliance receives new IPS security content rules, the system re-evaluates active IPS policies against the updated database of IPS rules.

Examples

ips auto‑update enable
hostname (config) # ips auto‑update enable
no ips auto‑update enable
hostname (config) # no ips auto‑update enable

User role

Admin

Command mode

Config

Supported appliances

This command is supported on the following appliances running the specified releases or later:

  • Network Security: Release 7.5.0