topic Re: ASA firewall not showing hostname in Network Security

ASA firewall not showing hostname

ChandruGowda — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:40:22 GMT

One of the ASA not showing the hostname even hostname configured

Output is

pri/act#

it should be show as below

(xyz) pri/act#

Re: ASA firewall not showing hostname

Rob Ingram — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:43:54 GMT

@ChandruGowda you can use the CLI command prompt to define what to display.

So run prompt hostname priority state would display the Hostname Priority and State

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa-cli-reference/I-R/asa-command-ref-I-R/pr-pz-commands.html#wp3322671337

Re: ASA firewall not showing hostname

Sheraz.Salim — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:18:48 GMT

asa(config)# prompt hostname priority state !

the above command is required to show the firewall in given state.

Re: ASA firewall not showing hostname

ChandruGowda — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:25:40 GMT

Type help or '?' for a list of available commands.
thanks for the reply, I ill try that,

We have HA and hostname configured as well, still that "prompt" command needed ?
sec/stby> en
Password: *****
sec/stby# show hostname
ASA123

Re: ASA firewall not showing hostname

Rob Ingram — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:31:42 GMT

@ChandruGowda configure the command on the active firewall. You need to run the prompt command to display the options you want on the CLI, such as the hostname and the priority/state. It's a trival command, just specify what you want displayed or don't. It only applies on the CLI.

Re: ASA firewall not showing hostname

Sheraz.Salim — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:31:37 GMT

as mentioned apply the configurtion on the active firewall.

Re: ASA firewall not showing hostname

ChandruGowda — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:28:33 GMT

thank you all, it is fixed.

pri/act(config)# prompt hostname context state priority

Re: ASA firewall not showing hostname

Sheraz.Salim — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:35:06 GMT

"context" that means you running your firewall in context mode. where you can have multiple firewall (as virtualize in one physical hardware).

glad it worked out for you