Configuring automatic security content updates using the CLI

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Use the CLI commands in this topic to configure automatic security content updates.

To configure automatic security content updates:
  1. Go to CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable
    hostname # configure terminal
  2. Enable automatic updates of security content:

    hostname (config) # fenet security-content autoupdate action update
  3. Specify the automatic update time interval:

    • To update daily, enter the following command, where <hh:mm> specifies the time to start the update based on a 24-hour clock.:

      fenet security-content autoupdate schedule daily at <hh:mm>
    • To update hourly, enter the following command, where <mm> is the number of minutes after the hour when the update starts.:

      fenet security-content autoupdate schedule hourly at <mm>
    • To update after a set number of minutes, enter the following command, where <mm> is the number of minutes between updates.:

      fenet security-content autoupdate schedule every <mm>
    • To use the default interval, enter the following command:

      fenet security-content autoupdate schedule default
  4. (Optional) To receive email notification of each security content update, enter the fenet security-content autoupdate notification enable command. Notifications are disabled by default. After enabling automatic update notifications, you can specify which kind of notifications to receive:

    • To receive an email notification if the automatic update of security content fails, enter the following command. This option is the default.

      fenet security-content autoupdate notification class fail
    • To receive an email notification when the automatic update of security succeeds or fails, enter the following command:

      fenet security-content autoupdate notification class info
  5. Validate the update configuration.

    hostname (config) # show fenet security-content status
  6. Save your changes.

    hostname (config) # write memory