Cisco ASA Series User Manual

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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Cisco ASA
New Features
New Features
• New Features in ASA 9.0(3)/ASDM 7.1(3), page 1-4
• New Features in ASA 9.0(2)/ASDM 7.1(2), page 1-4
• New Features in ASA 8.4(5)/ASDM 7.0(2), page 1-6
• New Features in ASA 9.0(1)/ASDM 7.0(1), page 1-7
Note New, changed, and deprecated syslog messages are listed in syslog messages guide.
New Features in ASA 9.0(3)/ASDM 7.1(3)
Released: July 15, 2013
Table 1-3 lists the new features for ASA Version 9.0(3)/ASDM Version 7.1(3).
Note Features added in 8.4(4.x), 8.4(5), and 8.4(6) are not included in 9.0(3) unless they were listed in the
9.0(1) feature table.
New Features in ASA 9.0(2)/ASDM 7.1(2)
Released: February 25, 2013
Table 1-2 New Features for ASA Version 9.0(3)/ASDM Version 7.1(3)
Feature Description
Monitoring Features
Smart Call Home We added a new type of Smart Call Home message to support ASA clustering.
A Smart Call Home clustering message is sent for only the following three
events:
• When a unit joins the cluster
• When a unit leaves the cluster
• When a cluster unit becomes the cluster master
Each message that is sent includes the following information:
• The active cluster member count
• The output of the show cluster info command and the show cluster
history command on the cluster master

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