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Auto Update Server Support in Failover Configurations
c.
If both units have new image, the secondary (standby) unit is reloaded first.
–
If hitless upgrade can be performed when secondary unit boots, then the secondary unit becomes
the active unit and the primary unit reloads. The primary unit becomes the active unit when it
has finished loading.
–
If hitless upgrade cannot be performed when the standby unit boots, then both units reload at
the same time.
d.
If only the secondary (standby) unit has new image, then only the secondary unit reloads. The
primary unit waits until the secondary unit finishes reloading.
e.
If only the primary (active) unit has new image, the secondary unit becomes the active unit, and
the primary unit reloads.
f.
The update process starts again at Step 1.
5.
If the ASA determines that the ASDM file needs to be updated for either the primary or secondary
unit, the following occurs:
a.
The primary unit retrieves the ASDM image file from the HTTP server using the URL provided
by the Auto Update Server.
b.
The primary unit copies the ASDM image to the standby unit, if needed.
c.
The primary unit updates the ASDM image on itself.
d.
The update process starts again at Step 1.
6.
If the primary unit determines that the configuration needs to be updated, the following occurs:
a.
The primary unit retrieves the configuration file from the using the specified URL.
b.
The new configuration replaces the old configuration on both units simultaneously.
c.
The update process begins again at Step 1.
7.
If the checksums match for all image and configuration files, no updates are required. The process
ends until the next poll time.
Monitoring the Auto Update Process
You can use the
debug auto-update client
or
debug fover cmd-exe
commands to display the actions
performed during the Auto Update process. The following is sample output from the
debug auto-update
client
command.
Auto-update client: Sent DeviceDetails to /cgi-bin/dda.pl of server 192.168.0.21
Auto-update client: Processing UpdateInfo from server 192.168.0.21
Component: asdm, URL: http://192.168.0.21/asdm.bint, checksum:
0x94bced0261cc992ae710faf8d244cf32
Component: config, URL: http://192.168.0.21/config-rms.xml, checksum:
0x67358553572688a805a155af312f6898
Component: image, URL: http://192.168.0.21/cdisk73.bin, checksum:
0x6d091b43ce96243e29a62f2330139419
Auto-update client: need to update img, act: yes, stby yes
name
ciscoasa(config)# Auto-update client: update img on stby unit...
auto-update: Fover copyfile, seq = 4 type = 1, pseq = 1, len = 1024
auto-update: Fover copyfile, seq = 4 type = 1, pseq = 501, len = 1024
auto-update: Fover copyfile, seq = 4 type = 1, pseq = 1001, len = 1024
auto-update: Fover copyfile, seq = 4 type = 1, pseq = 1501, len = 1024
auto-update: Fover copyfile, seq = 4 type = 1, pseq = 2001, len = 1024
auto-update: Fover copyfile, seq = 4 type = 1, pseq = 2501, len = 1024
auto-update: Fover copyfile, seq = 4 type = 1, pseq = 3001, len = 1024
Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
Page 28: ...Glossary GL 24 Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide ...
Page 61: ...P A R T 1 Getting Started with the ASA ...
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Page 219: ...P A R T 2 Configuring High Availability and Scalability ...
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Page 403: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Interfaces ...
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Page 499: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Basic Settings ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Objects and Access Lists ...
Page 534: ......
Page 601: ...P A R T 2 Configuring IP Routing ...
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Page 745: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Network Address Translation ...
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Page 845: ...P A R T 2 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database ...
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Page 981: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Access Control ...
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Page 1061: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Service Policies Using the Modular Policy Framework ...
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Page 1093: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Application Inspection ...
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Page 1191: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Unified Communications ...
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Page 1333: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Connection Settings and QoS ...
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Page 1379: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Advanced Network Protection ...
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Page 1475: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Modules ...
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Page 1549: ...P A R T 2 Configuring VPN ...
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Page 1965: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Logging SNMP and Smart Call Home ...
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Page 2059: ...P A R T 2 System Administration ...
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Page 2099: ...P A R T 2 Reference ...
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