/mcpDirect Refresh Upgrades from Pre-12.5.x source to Release 15 and later is not supported. You should first upgrade your source to Release 12.5.x or 14 and SUs and then upgrade your source to Release 15 and later. Cisco Emergency Responder 15 and later does not support Install with Data Import. Note If the Emergency Responder source is in FIPS mode, see https://www.cisco.com/web/software/286319173/ 139477/ciscocm.ciscossl7_upgrade_CSCwa48315_CSCwa77974_v1.0.k4.cop-ReadMe.pdf for information on the COP file ciscocm.ciscossl7_upgrade_CSCwa48315_CSCwa77974_v1.0.k4.cop. This document details the pre-requisites required for direct upgrade to the 14SU2 or above destination versions. Note Direct upgrades to Cisco Emergency Responder 15 and later are supported only for the following releases: • Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1a) or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU1 or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU2 or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU3 or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU4 or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU5 or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU6 or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU7 or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU8b or Cisco Emergency Responder 12.5(1) SU9 • Cisco Emergency Responder 14 or Cisco Emergency Responder 14SU1 or Cisco Emergency Responder 14SU2 or Cisco Emergency Responder 14SU3a or Cisco Emergency Responder 14SU4 COP Files Required for Upgrades to Release 15 and later Emergency Responder now improves the encryption for upgrading files. All COP and ISO upgrade files are now signed with the SHA1SUM hash-based signing tool. SHA-1 is now deprecated and has been superseded by SHA-2 (for example SHA-512). Post-Release 14, all new COP and ISO files are signed with the SHA512SUM hash-based signing tool. Table 15: Required COP Files for Upgrades to Emergency Responder Release 15 and later Upgrade Type To From Apply the required Upgrade Readiness COP File (pre-upgrade): ciscocm.cer_preUpgradeCheck-X.k4.cop.sha512. Note If you want to upgrade Emergency Responder from Release 12.5.x (except for Release 12.5(1)SU6) to 15 and later, you must use the following COP file: ciscocm.enable-sha512sum-2021-signing-key-v1.0.cop.sgn. There are no Direct Refresh Upgrade supported paths for Emergency Responder Release 15 and later. Refresh Upgrades from Pre-12.5.x source to Release 15 and later is not supported. Apply the required Upgrade Readiness COP Files (post-upgrade): ciscocm.cer_postUpgradeCheck-X.k4.cop.sha512. 15 12.5(1), 12.5(1a), 12.5(1) SU1, 12.5(1) SU2, 12.5(1) SU3, 12.5(1) SU4, 12.5(1) SU5, 12.5(1) SU6, 12.5(1)SU7, 12.5(1)SU8b, and 12.5(1)SU9 Cisco Emergency Responder Version 15 Release Notes 29 Cisco Emergency Responder 15x Supported Upgrades