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I started off by upgrading my ASA 5506-x with ASDM 7.9(1) and ASA 9.9(1). After a reboot the Firepower section in the ASDM was missing. No problem, I thought I would just reload the SFR and reconfigure. I loaded the SFR boot image ver asasfr-5500x...
After many failed attempts. This is what fixed the problem.
1. Factory default the ASA5506-x.
2. Upgrade the ASA and ASDM software to 9.9.1 and 7.9.1.
3. Install the latest FirePower.
4. Reconfigure from scratch.
I don't know why a factory default ...
I verified MD5 hashes for ASA, ASDM, SFR packages and they all match what is on the Cisco download site. I'm going to try option 3 and let you know what happens. Happy holidays.
After a reboot i tried to uninstall but received the following:
ciscoasa(config)# sw-module module sfr shutdown
Shutdown module sfr? [confirm]
Shutdown issued for module sfr.
ciscoasa(config)# sh mod
Mod Card Type ...
Marvin, thank you. I will try an uninstall. Unfortunately I don't have support on this ASA at home, but my work ASA's I do. I'll let you know what happens.