ASA Backup Config on production ASA

[John Stevens]

I want to capture a copy of my running config on my 5510 ASA v8.4(1).  I know I can do this in the ASDM - tools-backup conf- but my question is can I do this backup on my ASA that is in production without causing issues or interruptions to my production environment?

[Marvin Rhoads]

Sure - the backup from ASDM takes under a minute and is not at all distruptive to production traffic flow. I've done it many times - both from ASDM and cli - and never had an issue.