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Chapter 7 Managing FlexConfigs
Troubleshooting FlexConfigs

FlexConfig Preview Dialog Box

Use the FlexConfig Preview dialog box to view the generated CLI commands based on the variables of
the selected object defined in the FlexConfig policy.
Navigation Path
To open the FlexConfig Policy Preview dialog box, do one of the following:
•In the Values Assignment Dialog Box, click Preview. In Policy view, you must first select a device.
•(Device view) Select a device and click FlexConfig (see FlexConfig Policy Page, page 7-35). Select
an object in the FlexConfig policy and click Preview.
Troubleshooting FlexConfigs
Problem: When adding a FlexConfig using the Cisco Security Manager client, you might receive the
following error message:
Syntax Error: Failed to setup Velocity Engine to validate syntax.
This problem is due to administrator privilege rights on Microsoft Windows. In Microsoft Windows
Vista and Microsoft Windows 7, Security Manager requires administrator privileges in order to use the
FlexConfig feature.
Solution: To resolve this issue, launch the Security Manager client with administrator privileges in
either of the following ways:
•To launch the Security Manager client with administrator privileges, right-click the Configuration
Manager shortcut and select Run as administrator.
•To permanently enable administrator privileges for the Security Manager client, right-click the
Configuration Manager shortcut and select Properties. On the Compatibility tab, select Run this
program as an administrator, and then select OK.
Problem: When using FlexConfigs to deploy to an ASA firewall the following two commands in one
job: reload in x noconfirm, reload cancel, you will receive the following error message:
Dimension The structure of the data in the variable:
•0—scalar (a single string)
•1—one-dimensional array (a list of strings)
•2—two-dimensional table (a table of strings)
Optional Whether the variable value can be empty.
Description A description of the variable.
Validate button Click this button to validate the Velocity Template Language syntax
and make sure that all required variables have values, that variables do
not start with SYS_, and that referenced policy objects exist.
Preview button Click this button to display the generated CLI commands for the
selected FlexConfig policy object.
Table7-16 Values Assignment Dialog Box (Continued)
Element Description