Any plans for a Java-less ASDM for ASA?

[CiscoMedMed]

Is a java-less version of ASDM or a GUI of similar function in the works? Thank you.

[balaji.bandi · Accepted solution]

Not that I am aware of anything like that. ASA  Model soon going out of market soon and ASDM also will be EoL.

Future is FTD / Firepower - so a most web-based HTML5

[Marvin Rhoads]

There is an ASDM version available that uses OpenJRE and does not require Oracle Java. See "asdm-openjre-7131-101.bin" for example:

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286119613/type/280775064/release/7.13.1.101

It's still Java but the open source variant. It does not require Java to be installed on the client PC.

While ASA hardware end-of-sale has been announced, the software (i.e. running on Firepower hardware or as ASAv image) will continue to be sold and supported for years to come.

[tgrundbacher]

Hi Marvin

I can't get ASDM to run with the OpenJRE variant, and it seems there's no step-by-step/best practice documentation out there that shows us engineers how to do it.

Do you know any source that helps in getting this setup running?

Regards, Toni

[Marvin Rhoads]

@tgrundbacher my experience is that, when the target ASA has the OpenJRE ASDM image installed and specified in the configuration, it will just launch and run automatically when you browse to the ASA (with the /admin URL) on an interface that is allowing http(s) access for management from your source address.