Chapter 30 Configuring the ASA CX Module

 

Monitoring the ASA CX Module

 

Detailed Steps

 

 

 

 

Command

Purpose

 

 

Telnet session.

Accesses the module using Telnet. You are prompted for the username and

session cxsc

password. The default username is admin, and the default password is

Admin123.

 

Example:

 

 

ciscoasa# session cxsc

 

 

Opening command session with slot 1.

 

 

Connected to module cxsc. Escape character

 

 

sequence is 'CTRL-^X'.

 

 

cxsc login: admin

 

 

Password: Admin123

 

 

 

 

Console session.

Accesses the module console. You are prompted for the username and

session cxsc console

password. The default username is admin, and the default password is

Admin123.

 

Example:

Note Do not use this command in conjunction with a terminal server

where Ctrl-Shift-6, x is the escape sequence to return to the

ciscoasa# session cxsc console

terminal server prompt. Ctrl-Shift-6, x is also the sequence to

 

Establishing console session with slot 1

escape the ASA CX console and return to the ASA prompt.

Opening console session with module cxsc.

Therefore, if you try to exit the ASA CX console in this situation,

Connected to module cxsc. Escape character

you instead exit all the way to the terminal server prompt. If you

sequence is 'CTRL-SHIFT-6 then x'.

reconnect the terminal server to the ASA, the ASA CX console

 

cxsc login: admin

session is still active; you can never exit to the ASA prompt. You

Password: Admin123

must use a direct serial connection to return the console to the ASA

 

prompt.

 

Use the session cxsc command instead.

 

 

 

Monitoring the ASA CX Module

Use Tools > Command Line Interface to use monitoring commands.

Showing Module Status, page 30-28

Showing Module Statistics, page 30-28

Monitoring Module Connections, page 30-28

Capturing Module Traffic, page 30-32

Problems with the Authentication Proxy, page 30-32

Note For ASA CX-related syslog messages, see the syslog messages guide. ASA CX syslog messages start with message number 429001.

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