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Cisco ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter31 Configuring the ASA IPS Module
Monitoring the 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
Monitoring the ASA IPS module
To check the status of a module, enter one of the following commands:
Examples
The following is sample output from the show module details command, which provides additional
information for an ASA with an SSC installed:
ciscoasa# show module 1 details
Getting details from the Service Module, please wait...
ASA 5500 Series Security Services Card-5
Hardware version: 0.1
Command Purpose
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:
ciscoasa# hw-module module 1 reload
Reloads the module software.
For a hardware module:
hw-module module 1 reset
For a software module:
sw-module module ips reset
Example:
ciscoasa# hw-module module 1 reset
Performs a reset, and then reloads the module.
Command Purpose
show module Displays the status.
show module {1 | ips} details Displays additional status information. Specify 1 for a hardware module
and ips for a software module.
show module {1 | ips} recover Displays the network parameters for transferring an image to the module.
Specify 1 for a hardware module and ips for a software module.