Cisco Cisco ASA 5555-X Adaptive Security Appliance - No Payload Encryption
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Release Notes for Cisco ASDM, Version 6.7(x)
Upgrading the ASAand ASDM Software
Upgrading the ASAand ASDM Software
This section describes how to upgrade to the latest version and includes the following topics:
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For CLI procedures, see the ASA release notes.
Viewing Your Current Version
The software version appears on the ASDM home page; view the home page to verify the software version
of your ASA.
of your ASA.
Upgrading the ASA and ASDM Images
This section describes how to install the ASDM and ASA images.
We recommend that you upgrade the ASDM image before the ASA image. You must upgrade the ASA
by copying files through the ASA CLI. You must use the 6.7(1) version of the ASDM image; you cannot
use another older version of the ASDM image with the ASA.
by copying files through the ASA CLI. You must use the 6.7(1) version of the ASDM image; you cannot
use another older version of the ASDM image with the ASA.
Note
The VNMC does not support ASA image upgrade.
Upgrading Using ASDM 6.7(1)
Detailed Steps
Step 1
Back up your existing configuration. For example, choose File > Show Running Configuration in New
Window to open the configuration as an HTML page. You can also use one of the File > Save Running
Configuration options.
Window to open the configuration as an HTML page. You can also use one of the File > Save Running
Configuration options.
Step 2
Choose Tools > Check for ASA/ASDM Updates.
Service interface
The service interface is the Ethernet interface associated with security profile interfaces. You
can only configure one service interface, which must be the inside interface.
can only configure one service interface, which must be the inside interface.
We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Setup > Interfaces.
VNMC policy agent
The VNMC policy agent enables policy configuration through both the ASDM and VNMC
modes. It includes a web server that receives XML-based requests from Cisco VNMC over
HTTPS and converts it to the ASA 1000V configuration.
modes. It includes a web server that receives XML-based requests from Cisco VNMC over
HTTPS and converts it to the ASA 1000V configuration.
We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Setup > Interfaces.
Table 3
New Features for ASA Version 8.7(1.1)/ASDM Version 6.7(1) (continued)
Feature
Description