Installation Guide

Upgrade to ASA 8.4 and ASDM 6.4

MASTER FILES

Upgrading the Software

failover active group 1

failover active group 2

Step 7 If you are not already in global configuration mode, access global configuration mode:

configure terminal

Example:

primary(config)# configure terminal

Step 8 Show the current boot images configured (up to 4):

show running-config boot system

Example:

hostname(config)# show running-config boot system

boot system disk0:/cdisk.bin

boot system disk0:/asa831-smp-k8.bin

The ASA uses the images in the order listed; if the first image is unavailable, the next image is used, and

so on. You cannot insert a new image URL at the top of the list; to specify the new image to be first, you

must remove any existing entries, and enter the image URLs in the order desired, according to Step 9

and Step 10.

Step 9 Remove any existing boot image configurations so that you can enter the new boot image as your first

choice:

no boot system {disk0:/ | disk1:/}[path/]asa_image_name

Example:

hostname(config)# no boot system disk0:/cdisk.bin

hostname(config)# no boot system disk0:/asa831-smp-k8.bin

Step 10 Set the ASA image to boot (the one you just uploaded):

boot system {disk0:/ | disk1:/}[path/]asa_image_name

Example:

hostname(config)# boot system disk0://asa847-smp-k8.bin

Repeat this command for any backup images that you want to use in case this image is unavailable. For

example, you can re-enter the images that you previously removed in Step 9.

Step 11 Set the ASDM image to use (the one you just uploaded):

asdm image {disk0:/ | disk1:/}[path/]asdm_image_name

Example:

hostname(config)# asdm image disk0:/asdm-641.bin

You can only configure one ASDM image to use, so you do not need to first remove the existing

configuration.

Step 12 Save the new settings to the startup configuration:

write memory

Step 13 Reload the secondary unit to boot the new image:

failover reload-standby