11-11-2016 04:21 PM - edited 03-12-2019 01:31 AM
So I went through the process of configuring this 5505, and the next day took it to the client site and booted it up. First thing I noticed was BAM, enable config password was back to blank.
Ok I thought, set it again and did a "write mem" and then had to unplug it to move it to a new area.
Booted up, and now ENTIRE configuration is gone....back to the "factory" config (it was a refurb so whatever the refurb guys put on it).
It's running ASA software version 8.4 (if that's helpful), so I have two questions I guess:
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11-12-2016 03:56 AM
hi,
could you post a show version output?
i suspect an issue with the config register.
you should fix it using the command:
config-register 0x1
11-12-2016 03:56 AM
hi,
could you post a show version output?
i suspect an issue with the config register.
you should fix it using the command:
config-register 0x1
11-12-2016 11:13 AM
Thanks!
From the show version I have this:
Configuration register is 0x41
I went ahead and changed it per your advice, and the enable password survived a reboot (yay!).
Now, is there anyway to rescue my former config? I'm assuming it is lost, but figured I'd check and save myself the time spent reconfiguring from scratch.
11-12-2016 02:29 PM
hi,
thanks for the rating and i'm glad it solved the confreg issue.
unfortunately when you set confreg to 0x41, it bypassed the startup config (saved on NVRAM).
you'll have to re-apply your config. hope you got a backup copy.
11-12-2016 02:34 PM
Unfortunately I don't, and the device was handed to me on 0x41 (the refurb guys apparently set it to that), wish I had known because the config took me hours of grief (my others are all 5506's and some of the config stuff is different in this 8.x version of the software which gave me massive headaches as I'm not a Cisco/IOS guy - well I guess I'm becoming one now out of necessity lol)..
Oh well, lesson learned and I won't be buying anything ever from the company that this was purchased from (client purchased without consulting me so it was too late).
11-12-2016 02:43 PM
hi,
you could use a show startup-config and see if your config is still there?
11-12-2016 04:49 PM
Tried that when I first noticed it missing, unfortunately it's gone. But a good lesson here too, once I finish this time I'll save it to USB and put it somewhere safe just in case as this is a client, so I won't be in their office on a regular basis, and you never know what could happen...
06-08-2021 05:17 PM
This actually helped make my asa retain the configuration.
05-28-2022 11:01 AM
same. this actually helped make my asa-5506x retain the configuration as well, thanks
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