Chapter 18
ASA IPS Module
Reloading or Resetting the Module
To reload or reset the module, enter one of the following commands at the ASA CLI.
Detailed Steps
Command
For a hardware module (for example, the ASA
5585-X):
hw-module module 1 reload
For a software module (for example, the ASA
5545-X):
sw-module module ips reload
Example:
hostname# hw-module module 1 reload
For a hardware module:
hw-module module 1 reset
For a software module:
sw-module module ips reset
Example:
hostname# hw-module module 1 reset
Monitoring the ASA IPS module
To check the status of a module, enter one of the following commands:
Command
show module
show module {1 | ips} details
show module {1 | ips} recover
Examples
The following is sample output from the show module details command, which provides additional
information for an ASA with an SSC installed:
hostname# show module 1 details
Getting details from the Service Module, please wait...
ASA 5500 Series Security Services Card-5
Hardware version: 0.1
Purpose
Reloads the module software.
Performs a reset, and then reloads the module.
Purpose
Displays the status.
Displays additional status information. Specify 1 for a hardware module
and ips for a software module.
Displays the network parameters for transferring an image to the module.
Specify 1 for a hardware module and ips for a software module.
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