Cisco Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance Installation Guide
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Step 3
Configure the IP address and subnet mask on the management interface. The ASA needs to be
on the same subnet as the APIC:
on the same subnet as the APIC:
ciscoasa(config)# interface management {0/0 | 0/1}
ciscoasa(config-subif)# ip address ip_address subnet_mask
Step 4
Name the interface “management:”
ciscoasa(config-subif)# nameif management
Step 5
Enable the interface:
ciscoasa(config-if)# no shutdown
Step 6
Enable the ASA HTTPS server:
ciscoasa(config)# http server enable
Step 7
Enable an APIC to access the ASA. Repeat this step for each APIC in the APIC cluster:
ciscoasa(config)# http apic_address 255.255.255.255 management
Step 8
Create the user, “management-user,” which the APIC uses to access the ASA:
ciscoasa(config)# username management-user password password privilege 15
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Install the ASA Device Package
Each service node type must provide a device package, which includes two parts: a device specification
and a device script. Service nodes of the same type are bound to a single device package.
and a device script. Service nodes of the same type are bound to a single device package.
The ASA device package enables you to perform the following tasks:
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Configure an ASA.
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Register the ASA with the APIC.
Step 1
Review the prerequisites for installing device packages.
See the “Overview” chapter and the “Prerequisites” chapter of the Cisco APIC Layer 4 to
Layer 7 Services Deployment Guide.
Layer 7 Services Deployment Guide.
Step 2
Download the ASA device package, a .zip file that is available from Cisco.com, at the
following URL:
following URL:
Step 3
Install the ASA device package.