ASA 5508 with Firepower Module

danny.heinrich@nexenio.com · ‎01-23-2018

Hey there,

I recently bought the firepower module and installed it on my ASA 5508

Tech specs:

Firewall:

ASA 5508
ASA to 9.6(4)
Firepower (6.2.2.1-73)
ASDM 7.9(1)

Client PC:

Debian 9 Stretch
openjdk version "1.8.0_151"
- OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_151-8u151-b12-1~deb9u1-b12)
- OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.151-b12, mixed mode)
JNLP Runner
- icedtea-8-plugin:amd64 1.6.2-3.1
- icedtea-netx:amd64 1.6.2-3.1
- icedtea-netx-common 1.6.2-3.1

Description:

Windows 10:

Connect to the firewall using ASDM works perfectly, I can access either asa and firepower management,

On Linux (debian9) using ASDM I can just connect to the ASA.

Firepower stops when connection to ASA with Initializing firepower module 17%, then starts asdm without firepower management options.

Additional informations:

firepower is pingable
firepower is accesable using ssh
I verified everything from:
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/adaptive-security-device-manager/200889-Using-ASDM-to-manage-a-FirePOWER-module.html

ciscoasa#: debug http 255

HTTP: processing HEAD URL '/admin/public/asdm.jnlp' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication not required
HTTP: sending headers only for file: public/asdm.jnlp, length: 1418
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing HEAD URL '/admin/public/asdm.jnlp' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication not required
HTTP: sending headers only for file: public/asdm.jnlp, length: 1418
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing HEAD URL '/admin/public/dm-launcher.jar' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication not required
HTTP: sending headers only for file: public/dm-launcher.jar, length: 128183
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing HEAD URL '/admin/public/retroweaver-rt-2.0.jar' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication not required
HTTP: sending headers only for file: public/retroweaver-rt-2.0.jar, length: 113173
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing HEAD URL '/admin/public/jploader.jar' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication not required
HTTP: sending headers only for file: public/jploader.jar, length: 66865
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing HEAD URL '/admin/public/lzma.jar' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication not required
HTTP: sending headers only for file: public/lzma.jar, length: 11503
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/login_banner]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/login_banner' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication not required
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/version.prop]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/version.prop' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication required, no authentication information was provided
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/version.prop]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/version.prop' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: sending file: version.prop, length: 108, response header options 00000000
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/pdm.sgz]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/pdm.sgz' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: sending file: pdm.sgz, length: 23703384, response header options 00000000
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/asdm_banner]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/asdm_banner' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: authentication not required
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+version/show+curpriv/perfmon+interval+10/show+asdm+sessions/show+firewall/show+mode/changeto+system/show+admin-context]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+version/show+curpriv/perfmon+interval+10/show+asdm+sessions/show+firewall/show+mode/changeto+system/show+admin-context' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+module]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+module' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+cluster+interface-mode]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+cluster+interface-mode' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+cluster+info]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+cluster+info' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/session+sfr+do+get-eula-status]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/session+sfr+do+get-eula-status' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+module+sfr+details]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+module+sfr+details' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: Periodic admin session check  (idle-timeout = 1200, session-timeout = 1200)
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/session+sfr+do+get-onbox-status]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/session+sfr+do+get-onbox-status' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/session+sfr+do+gen-sso-token]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/session+sfr+do+gen-sso-token' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+version]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+version' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+vpn-sessiondb+license-summary]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+vpn-sessiondb+license-summary' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+curpriv]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+curpriv' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+run+aaa+authorization]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+run+aaa+authorization' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+running-config+%7C+grep+%5E%28logging+enable%7Clogging+asdm%7Chostname%7Cdomain-name%29/show+running-config++%7C+grep+%5Ename+/show+running-config+route/show+running-config+interface/show+running-config+track/show+running-config+sla+monitor/show+running-config+threat-detection/show+running-config+dynamic-filter/show+running-config+hpm]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+running-config+%7C+grep+%5E%28logging+enable%7Clogging+asdm%7Chostname%7Cdomain-name%29/show+running-config++%7C+grep+%5Ename+/show+running-config+route/show+running-config+interface/show+running-config+track/show+running-config+sla+monitor/show+running-config+threat-detection/show+running-config+dynamic-filter/show+running-config+hpm' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/asdm_logging]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/asdm_logging' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/configure+term/crypto+ipsec+security-association+lifetime+kilobyte++%3F/exit]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/configure+term/crypto+ipsec+security-association+lifetime+kilobyte++%3F/exit' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+blocks]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+blocks' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+cpu+core+all]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+cpu+core+all' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+vpn-sessiondb+summary]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+vpn-sessiondb+summary' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/asdm_handler]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/asdm_handler' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+service-policy+user-statistics]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+service-policy+user-statistics' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+curpriv]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+curpriv' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+curpriv]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+curpriv' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+running-config+all+%7C+i+anonymous+prompt/show+running-config+all+regex/show+running-config+all+class-map/show+running-config+all+ssl]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+running-config+all+%7C+i+anonymous+prompt/show+running-config+all+regex/show+running-config+all+class-map/show+running-config+all+ssl' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+run+aaa+authorization]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+run+aaa+authorization' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/config]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/config' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+curpriv]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+curpriv' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+crypto+ca+certificate]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+crypto+ca+certificate' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/flash/username_from_cert.xml]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/flash/username_from_cert.xml' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: file not found: flash:/username_from_cert.xml
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/dir+flash%3A%2Fdap.xml]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/dir+flash%3A%2Fdap.xml' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/export+dap+configuration+stdout]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/export+dap+configuration+stdout' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/disk0/dap.xml]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/disk0/dap.xml' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: file not found: disk0:/dap.xml
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/cache/sdesktop/data.xml]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/cache/sdesktop/data.xml' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: file not found: cache:/sdesktop/data.xml
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/cache/sdesktop/install/binaries/update.txt]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/cache/sdesktop/install/binaries/update.txt' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: file not found: cache:/sdesktop/install/binaries/update.txt
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+module+sfr+details]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+module+sfr+details' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/configure+term/crypto+ipsec+security-association+lifetime+kilobyte++%3F/exit]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/configure+term/crypto+ipsec+security-association+lifetime+kilobyte++%3F/exit' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/configure+term/crypto+ipsec+security-association+lifetime+kilobyte++%3F/exit]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/configure+term/crypto+ipsec+security-association+lifetime+kilobyte++%3F/exit' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: processing handoff to legacy admin server [/admin/exec/show+jumbo-frame+reservation]
HTTP: admin session verified =  [0]
HTTP: processing GET URL '/admin/exec/show+jumbo-frame+reservation' from host <host-ip-onmitted>
HTTP: Authentication username = 'user.name'
HTTP: Periodic admin session check  (idle-timeout = 1200, session-timeout = 1200)

Marvin Rhoads · ‎01-23-2018

How are you launching ASDM from your Linux workstation?

Some of us have had good luck on Ubuntu and Fedora. See the following threads:

https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/firewalling/asdm-on-ubuntu/td-p/3067651

https://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000396

danny.heinrich@nexenio.com · ‎01-23-2018

I tried different ways to l start it.

In both solutions is the problem to be unable to lunch asdm.

Thats unfortunatly not my case.

I just have Problems to get ASDM with running firepower services.

javaws https://$1/admin/public/asdm.jnlp
OR
javaws asdm.jnlp

Marvin Rhoads · ‎01-24-2018

Understood, I just wasn't sure if you were using the same start method.

Usually things like that are a quirk of the specific Java VM in use. When running ASDM to manage an ASA with Firepower service module the launch pulls the "show inventory detail"info from the ASA to get the secondary address for the service module. I suspect that bit is what's tripping up your installation.

Unfortunately I don't have a ASA with Firepower reachable from my Linux VM to check that use case directly.