Reset The Password; Reload Or Reset The Module - Cisco ASA Series Configuration Manual

Managing the ASA FirePOWER Module
Example:
asasfr-boot> system install http://upgrades.example.com/packages/asasfr-sys-5.4.1-54.pkg
Include the noconfirm option if you do not want to respond to confirmation messages.
When installation is complete, the system reboots. Allow 10 or more minutes for application component
installation and for the ASA FirePOWER services to start.
When the boot completes, log in as admin with the password Sourcefire.
Step 10
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Step 11

Reset the Password

If you forget the password for the admin user, another user with CLI Configuration permissions can log
in and change the password.
If there are no other users with the required permissions, you can reset the admin password from the
ASA.
Before You Begin
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Procedure
Reset the module password for the user admin to the default, Sourcefire:
Step 1
session {1 | sfr} do password-reset
Use 1 for a hardware module, sfr for a software module.

Reload or Reset the Module

You can reload, or to reset and then reload, the module from the ASA.
Before You Begin
In multiple context mode, perform this procedure in the system execution space.
Procedure
Step 1 Enter one of the following commands:
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Cisco ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide
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Configure ASA FirePOWER Basic Settings, page 7-9
In multiple context mode, perform this procedure in the system execution space.
The password-reset option on the ASA hw-module and sw-module commands does not work with
ASA FirePOWER.
Hardware module (ASA 5585-X):
hw-module module 1 {reload | reset}
Software module (all other models):
Chapter 7 ASA FirePOWER Module
to complete the setup.