Session To The Software Module From The Asa; Upgrade The System Software - Cisco ASA Series Configuration Manual

Managing the ASA FirePOWER Module

Session to the Software Module From the ASA

Use the ASA FirePOWER CLI to configure basic network settings and to troubleshoot the module.
To access the ASA FirePOWER software module CLI from the ASA, you can session from the ASA.
(You cannot session to a hardware module running on a 5585-X.)
You can either session to the module (using Telnet) or create a virtual console session. A console session
might be useful if the control plane is down and you cannot establish a Telnet session. In multiple context
mode, session from the system execution space.
In either a Telnet or a Console session, you are prompted for a username and password. You can log in
with any username configured on the ASA FirePOWER. Initially, the admin username is the only one
configured (and it is always available). The initial default password is Sourcefire for the full image, and
Admin123 for the boot image.
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Do not use the session sfr console command in conjunction with a terminal server where Ctrl-Shift-6,
Note
x is the escape sequence to return to the terminal server prompt. Ctrl-Shift-6, x is also the sequence to
escape the ASA FirePOWER console and return to the ASA prompt. Therefore, if you try to exit the ASA
FirePOWER console in this situation, you instead exit all the way to the terminal server prompt. If you
reconnect the terminal server to the ASA, the ASA FirePOWER console session is still active; you can
never exit to the ASA prompt. You must use a direct serial connection to return the console to the ASA
prompt. Use the session sfr command instead of the console command when facing this situation.

Upgrade the System Software

Before applying an upgrade, ensure that the ASA is running the minimum required release for the new
version; you might need to upgrade the ASA prior to upgrading the module. For more information about
applying upgrades, see the FireSIGHT System User Guide or the online help in FireSIGHT Management
Center.
For ASDM management, you can apply upgrades to the system software and components using
Configuration > ASA FirePOWER Configuration > Updates. Click Help on the Updates page for
more information.
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Telnet session:
session sfr
When in the ASA FirePOWER CLI, to exit back to the ASA CLI, enter any command that would
log you out of the module, such as logout or exit, or press Ctrl-Shift-6, x.
Console session:
session sfr console
The only way out of a console session is to press Ctrl-Shift-6, x. Logging out of the module leaves
you at the module login prompt.
Chapter 7 ASA FirePOWER Module