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Cisco ASA Series Firewall ASDM 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
See the “Intrusion Prevention Tab” section on page4-28 in the general operations configuration guide.
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.