Backing up ASA configs, with the Management Interface turned off

[jimmyc_2]

We had to turn off our managment interface on our ASA 5520.  Is it possible to save the configs by going out one of the other interfaces?  I tried TFTP, FTP and SMB, but always get a "access violation".  I created a file on the server, and gave it chmod 777.   All of my other Cisco devices work fine to this server, but not the ASA.  Any ideas?

[Jesse Shumaker · Accepted solution]

So you don't have a console cable? Thats the easiest way.

and you don't have SSH or telnet enabled? If you have SSH enabled just login and do a copy run tftp and make sure you have the tftp server running on your workstation.

[jimmyc_2]

Of course, just do a "sh run" and copy and paste the output.   It's not elegant, but it works.   Is that what you were implying?

The second method, of copy-run-tftp, always fails, even though I can do it with a hundred other Cisco devices.  The ASA attempts to write e.g. !!!!!!!!!   but then it fails and says "access violation".  Which, according the Internet, is always a message from the server.

However, I have solved my problem, and you have helped immensely.  Five stars it is.

[Jesse Shumaker]

yah that tftp access violation might be on the tftp server side. download tftpd and turn off all security in the options area try it. but yah sh run exactly