What is Cisco ASA?
ASA in Cisco ASA stands for Adaptive Security Appliance.
It is a security device that combines firewall, antivirus, intrusion prevention, and virtual private network (VPN) capabilities. It enable the user with proactive threat defense mechanism for the network
Beyond being a firewall, the Cisco ASA can do the following and more:
- antivirus
- antispam
- IDS/IPS engine
- VPN device
- SSL device
- content inspection
Core issue
This situation can occur if the management interface of the system is used for failover mechanism.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, adhere to these guidelines:
- The management interface must not be used as a failover interface if there is a failover setup in the network.
- The management interface can only be used as a regular interface if it is configured with the no management-only command.
