Cisco ASA Series User Manual

CHAPTER
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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
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Managing Software and Configurations
This chapter describes how to manage the ASA software and configurations and includes the following
sections:
• , page 1-1
• Managing Files, page 1-9
• Configuring the Images and Startup Configuration to Use, page 1-13
• Using the ROM Monitor to Load an Image, page 1-14
• Backing Up Configurations or Other Files, page 1-16
• Downgrading Your Software, page 1-25
• Configuring Auto Update, page 1-26
Table 1-1 Zero-Downtime Upgrade Support
Type of Upgrade Support
Maintenance Release You can upgrade from any maintenance release to any other
maintenance release within a minor release.
For example, you can upgrade from 8.4(1) to 8.4(6) without first
installing the maintenance releases in between.

Cisco ASA Series Specifications

General

Model	ASA 5505
Interfaces	Varies by model (Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, etc.)
High Availability	Active/Standby or Active/Active (varies by model)
Power Supply	Varies by model
Form Factor	Varies by model
Operating System	Cisco ASA Software
IPsec VPN	Supported
SSL VPN	Supported
IPS Throughput	Varies by model