Internal and External Flash Storage
(CLI) to configure your ASA through either serial console port by using a terminal server or a terminal
emulation program on a computer.
See
Connect to a Console Terminal or PC, on page 19
RJ-45 Port
Mini USB Type B Port
For Windows operating systems, you must install a Cisco Windows USB Console Driver on any PC
Note
connected to the console port before using the USB console port. See
Microsoft Windows, on page 19
Internal and External Flash Storage
The ASA contains one internal USB flash drive, and a standard USB Type A port that you can use to attach
an external device. The USB port can provide output power of 5 volts, up to a maximum of 500 mA (5 USB
power units).
Internal USB Device
External USB Drive (Optional)
FAT-32 File System
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The RJ-45 (8P8C) port supports RS-232 signaling to an internal UART controller. The RJ-45 console
port does not support a remote dial-in modem. You can use a standard management cable (Cisco part
number 72-3383-01) to convert the RJ45-to-DB9 connection if necessary.
The Mini USB Type B port lets you connect to a USB port on an external computer. For Linux and
Macintosh systems, no special driver is required. For Windows systems, you must download and install
a USB driver (available on software.cisco.com). You can plug and unplug the USB cable from the
console port without affecting Windows HyperTerminal operations. We recommend shielded USB
cables with properly terminated shields. Baud rates for the USB console port are 1200, 2400, 4800,
9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 bps.
An embedded eUSB device is used as the internal flash; it is identified as disk0.
You can use the external Type A USB port to attach a data-storage device. The external USB drive
identifier is disk1. When the ASA is powered on, a connected USB drive is mounted as disk1 and is
available for you to use. Additionally, the file-system commands that are available to disk0 are also
available to disk1, including copy, format, delete, mkdir, pwd, cd, and so on.
If you insert a USB drive with more than one partition, only the first partition is mounted.
The ASA only supports FAT-32-formatted file systems for the internal eUSB and external USB drives.
If you insert an external USB drive that is not in FAT-32 format, the system mounting process fails,
and you receive an error message. You can enter the command format disk1: to format the partition
to FAT-32 and mount the partition to disk1 again; however, data might be lost.
for the procedure to install a console terminal.
for information on installing the driver.
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