Installation Guide

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Upgrade to ASA 8.4 and ASDM 6.4
MASTER FILES
Upgrading the Software
Step 8 You are reminded to exit ASDM and save the configuration. Click OK. You exit the Upgrade tool. Note:
You will save the configuration and reload ASDM after you upgrade the ASA software.
Step 9 Repeat Step 2 through Step 8, choosing ASA from the Image to Upload drop-down list.
Step 10 Click the Save icon on the toolbar to save your configuration changes.
Step 11 Make both failover groups active on the primary unit by choosing Monitoring > Failover > Failover
Group #, where # is the number of the failover group you want to move to the primary unit, and clicking
Make Active.
Step 12 Connect ASDM to the secondary unit, and upload the ASA and ASDM software according to Step 2
through Step 9, using the same file locations you used on the active unit.
Step 13 Choose Tools > System Reload to reload the secondary ASA.
A new window appears that asks you to verify the details of the reload.
a. Click the Save the running configuration at the time of reload radio button (the default).
b. Choose a time to reload (for example, Now, the default).
c. Click Schedule Reload.
Once the reload is in progress, a Reload Status window appears that indicates that a reload is being
performed. An option to exit ASDM is also provided.
Step 14 Connect ASDM to the primary unit, and check when the secondary unit reloads by choosing Monitoring
> Failover > System.
Step 15 After the secondary unit comes up, force the primary unit to fail over to the secondary unit by choosing
Monitoring > Properties > Failover > System, and clicking Make Standby.
Step 16 Choose Tools > System Reload to reload the (formerly) active ASA.
A new window appears that asks you to verify the details of the reload.
a. Click the Save the running configuration at the time of reload radio button (the default).
b. Choose a time to reload (for example, Now, the default).
c. Click Schedule Reload.