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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter3 Using the ASDM User Interface
Menus
View Menu
The View menu lets you display various parts of the ASDM user interface. Certain items are dependent
on the current view. You cannot select items that cannot be displayed in the current view. The following
table lists the tasks that you can perform using the View menu.
Save Running Configuration to
TFTP Server
Stores a copy of the current running configuration file on a TFTP
server. See the “Saving the Running Configuration to a TFTP
Server” section on page80-1 for more information.
Save Running Configuration to
Standby Unit
Sends a copy of the running configuration file on the primary unit
to the running configuration of a failover standby unit.
Save Internal Log Buffer to Flash Saves the internal log buffer to flash memory.
Print Prints the current page. We recommend landscape page
orientation when you print rules. When you use Internet Explorer,
permission to print was already granted when you originally
accepted the signed applet.
Clear ASDM Cache Removes local ASDM images. ASDM downloads images locally
when you connect to ASDM.
Clear ASDM Password Cache Removes the password cache if you have defined a new password
and still have a existing password that is different than the new
password.
Clear Internal Log Buffer Empties the syslog message buffer.
Exit Closes ASDM.
File Menu Item Description
View Menu Item Description
Home Displays the Home view.
Configuration Displays the Configuration view.
Monitoring Displays the Monitoring view.
Device List Display a list of devices in a dockable pane. See the “Device List”
section on page 3-11 for more information.
Navigation Shows and hides the display of the Navigation pane in the
Configuration and Monitoring views.
ASDM Assistant Searches and finds useful ASDM procedural help about certain
tasks. See the “ASDM Assistant” section on page3-10 for more
information.
SIP Details Shows and hides voice network information.
Latest ASDM Syslog Messages Shows and hides the display of the Latest ASDM Syslog
Messages pane in the Home view. This pane is only available in
the Home view. If you do not have sufficient memory to upgrade
to the most current release, syslog message %ASA-1-211004 is
generated, indicating what the installed memory is and what the
required memory is. This message reappears every 24 hours until
the memory is upgraded.