Access The Asa Services Module Console; About Connection Methods - Cisco ASA Series Getting Started

Access the ASA Services Module Console

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Access the ASA Services Module Console
For initial configuration, access the command-line interface by connecting to the switch (either to the console
port or remotely using Telnet or SSH) and then connecting to the ASASM. This section describes how to
access the ASASM CLI.

About Connection Methods

From the switch CLI, you can use two methods to connect to the ASASM:
• Virtual console connection—Using the service-module session command, you create a virtual console
• Telnet connection—Using the session command, you create a Telnet connection to the ASASM.
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connection to the ASASM, with all the benefits and limitations of an actual console connection.
Benefits include:
◦ The connection is persistent across reloads and does not time out.
◦ You can stay connected through ASASM reloads and view startup messages.
◦ You can access ROMMON if the ASASM cannot load the image.
◦ No initial password configuration is required.
Limitations include:
◦ The connection is slow (9600 baud).
◦ You can only have one console connection active at a time.
◦ You cannot use this command in conjunction with a terminal server where Ctrl-Shift-6, x is the
escape sequence to return to the terminal server prompt. Ctrl-Shift-6, x is also the sequence to
escape the ASASM console and return to the switch prompt. Therefore, if you try to exit the
ASASM console in this situation, you instead exit all the way to the terminal server prompt. If you
reconnect the terminal server to the switch, the ASASM console session is still active; you can
never exit to the switch prompt. You must use a direct serial connection to return the console to
the switch prompt. In this case, either change the terminal server or switch escape character in
Cisco IOS software, or use the Telnet session command instead.
Because of the persistence of the console connection, if you do not properly log out of
Note
the ASASM, the connection may exist longer than intended. If someone else wants to
log in, they will need to kill the existing connection.
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