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Also Bear in mind 6.5(5) for the OS and (I Think 3.0(4) for the PDM) is as high as you can go
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Also Bear in mind 6.5(5) for the OS and (I Think 3.0(4) for the PDM) is as high as you can go

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I need some direction on aquiring and upgrading the pdm on a pix 501. 
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I need some direction on aquiring and upgrading the pdm on a pix 501. 

Ios and pdm upgrade

Cisco PIX is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance; the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and anti-malware security appliance that provides unified threat management and protection the PIX does not. Other Cisco devices and systems include routers, switches, storage networking, wireless and the software and hardware for PIX Firewall Manager (PFM), PIX Device Manager (PDM) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).