Question

Unable to access ASDM on Cisco ASA 5520

Asked by: TGhelpdesk

I have taken over a network which has an ASA5520.  I can access the ASA via ASDM on the maintenance interface but cannot on the inside interface.  I can download and install asdm but when I try to connect I get :

"ASDM is unable to read the configuration form the ASA.  Please check the configuration and your connection and then try again by clicking the Refresh icon."

I can continue from the error and enter CLI commands to the ASA such as show running-config, etc.  Just cannot get the gui up.

ASDM Version 5.0(5)
ASA Version 7.0(5)

Here is my rc:

Result of the command: "show running-config"
: Saved
:
ASA Version 7.0(5)
!
hostname ******
domain-name ******
enable password ****** encrypted
names
dns-guard
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
 description This is the inside interface
 nameif Inside
 security-level 100
 ip address 192.168.201.30 255.255.255.0
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 description This is the outside interface
 nameif Outside
 security-level 0
 ip address ****** 255.255.255.0
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
 shutdown
 no nameif
 no security-level
 no ip address
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/3
 shutdown
 no nameif
 no security-level
 no ip address
!
interface Management0/0
 nameif management
 security-level 100
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
 management-only
!
passwd ****** encrypted
banner exec ******
banner login ******
ftp mode passive
clock timezone EST -5
access-list Inside_nat0_inbound extended permit ip 192.168.201.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.200.32 255.255.255.224
access-list outside_access_in remark Web Mail Rule
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any host ****** eq https
access-list outside_access_in remark VPN Rule for connecting to exchange
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any host ****** eq smtp
access-list outside_access_in extended deny tcp any any
access-list Inside_nat0_outbound extended permit ip 192.168.201.0 255.255.255.0 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0
access-list split standard permit 192.168.201.0 255.255.255.0
pager lines 24
logging asdm informational
mtu Inside 1500
mtu Outside 1500
mtu management 1500
ip local pool ****** 192.168.201.230-192.168.201.242 mask 255.255.255.0
ip local pool testpool 10.10.10.1-10.10.10.100 mask 255.255.255.0
ip verify reverse-path interface Inside
ip verify reverse-path interface Outside
no failover
monitor-interface Inside
monitor-interface Outside
monitor-interface management
icmp deny any Outside
asdm image disk0:/asdm505.bin
no asdm history enable
arp timeout 14400
global (Outside) 1 interface
global (Outside) 2 ******
nat (Inside) 0 access-list Inside_nat0_outbound
nat (Inside) 1 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
nat (management) 0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
static (Inside,Outside) ****** 192.168.201.5 netmask 255.255.255.255
access-group outside_access_in in interface Outside
route Outside 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 ****** 1
timeout xlate 3:00:00
timeout conn 1:00:00 half-closed 0:10:00 udp 0:02:00 icmp 0:00:02
timeout sunrpc 0:10:00 h323 0:05:00 h225 1:00:00 mgcp 0:05:00
timeout mgcp-pat 0:05:00 sip 0:30:00 sip_media 0:02:00
timeout uauth 0:05:00 absolute
group-policy DfltGrpPolicy attributes
 banner none
 wins-server value 192.168.201.1
 dns-server value 192.168.201.1
 dhcp-network-scope none
 vpn-access-hours none
 vpn-simultaneous-logins 3
 vpn-idle-timeout 30
 vpn-session-timeout none
 vpn-filter none
 vpn-tunnel-protocol IPSec webvpn
 password-storage disable
 ip-comp disable
 re-xauth disable
 group-lock value DefaultRAGroup
 pfs disable
 ipsec-udp enable
 ipsec-udp-port 10000
 split-tunnel-policy tunnelall
 split-tunnel-network-list none
 default-domain value ******
 split-dns none
 secure-unit-authentication enable
 user-authentication enable
 user-authentication-idle-timeout 30
 ip-phone-bypass disable
 leap-bypass disable
 nem disable
 backup-servers keep-client-config
 client-firewall none
 client-access-rule none
 webvpn
  functions url-entry
  port-forward-name value Application Access
group-policy ****** internal
group-policy ****** attributes
 banner value You are now connect to ****** Corp. VPN
 banner value
 wins-server value 192.168.201.1
 dns-server value 192.168.201.1
 vpn-tunnel-protocol IPSec
 ip-comp enable
 group-lock value ******
 ipsec-udp enable
 ipsec-udp-port 10000
 split-tunnel-policy tunnelspecified
 split-tunnel-network-list value split
 default-domain value ******
 webvpn
username ****** password ****** encrypted privilege 15
username ****** attributes
 vpn-group-policy ******
 webvpn
username ****** password ****** encrypted privilege 15
username ****** password ****** encrypted privilege 15
username ****** attributes
aaa authentication enable console LOCAL
aaa authorization command LOCAL
aaa local authentication attempts max-fail 3
http server enable
http 192.168.201.0 255.255.255.0 Inside
http 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 management
no snmp-server location
no snmp-server contact
snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication linkup linkdown coldstart
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-3DES-SHA esp-3des esp-sha-hmac
crypto dynamic-map Outside_dyn_map 20 set transform-set ESP-3DES-SHA
crypto dynamic-map Outside_dyn_map 40 set transform-set ESP-3DES-SHA
crypto map Outside_map 65535 ipsec-isakmp dynamic Outside_dyn_map
crypto map Outside_map interface Outside
isakmp enable Outside
isakmp policy 10 authentication pre-share
isakmp policy 10 encryption 3des
isakmp policy 10 hash sha
isakmp policy 10 group 2
isakmp policy 10 lifetime 86400
tunnel-group DefaultRAGroup general-attributes
 address-pool ******
 default-group-policy ******
tunnel-group DefaultRAGroup ipsec-attributes
 pre-shared-key *
tunnel-group ****** type ipsec-ra
tunnel-group ****** general-attributes
 address-pool testpool
 default-group-policy ******
tunnel-group ****** ipsec-attributes
 pre-shared-key *
tunnel-group-map default-group ******
no vpn-addr-assign aaa
no vpn-addr-assign dhcp
vpn-sessiondb max-session-limit 8
vpn-sessiondb max-webvpn-session-limit 2
telnet timeout 10
ssh 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Inside
ssh timeout 60
console timeout 0
management-access Inside
dhcpd address 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.254 management
dhcpd lease 3600
dhcpd ping_timeout 50
webvpn
 title ****** Corp WebVPN Service
 logo file disk0:/******Logo.jpg
 text-color black
 authorization-server-group LOCAL
 authorization-required
smtps
 server 192.168.201.5
 default-group-policy ******
smtp-server 192.168.201.5
privilege cmd level 3 mode exec command perfmon
privilege cmd level 3 mode exec command ping
privilege cmd level 3 mode exec command who
privilege cmd level 3 mode exec command logging
privilege cmd level 3 mode exec command failover
privilege cmd level 3 mode exec command vpn-sessiondb
privilege show level 5 mode exec command running-config
privilege show level 3 mode exec command reload
privilege show level 3 mode exec command mode
privilege show level 3 mode exec command firewall
privilege show level 3 mode exec command interface
privilege show level 3 mode exec command clock
privilege show level 3 mode exec command dns-hosts
privilege show level 3 mode exec command access-list
privilege show level 3 mode exec command logging
privilege show level 3 mode exec command ip
privilege show level 3 mode exec command failover
privilege show level 3 mode exec command asdm
privilege show level 3 mode exec command arp
privilege show level 3 mode exec command route
privilege show level 3 mode exec command ospf
privilege show level 3 mode exec command aaa-server
privilege show level 3 mode exec command aaa
privilege show level 3 mode exec command crypto
privilege show level 3 mode exec command vpn-sessiondb
privilege show level 3 mode exec command ssh
privilege show level 3 mode exec command dhcpd
privilege show level 3 mode exec command vpn
privilege show level 3 mode exec command blocks
privilege show level 3 mode exec command uauth
privilege show level 3 mode configure command interface
privilege show level 3 mode configure command clock
privilege show level 3 mode configure command access-list
privilege show level 3 mode configure command logging
privilege show level 3 mode configure command ip
privilege show level 3 mode configure command failover
privilege show level 5 mode configure command asdm
privilege show level 3 mode configure command arp
privilege show level 3 mode configure command route
privilege show level 3 mode configure command aaa-server
privilege show level 3 mode configure command aaa
privilege show level 3 mode configure command crypto
privilege show level 3 mode configure command vpn-sessiondb
privilege show level 3 mode configure command ssh
privilege show level 3 mode configure command dhcpd
privilege show level 5 mode configure command privilege
privilege clear level 3 mode exec command dns-hosts
privilege clear level 3 mode exec command logging
privilege clear level 3 mode exec command arp
privilege clear level 3 mode exec command aaa-server
privilege clear level 3 mode exec command crypto
privilege cmd level 3 mode configure command failover
privilege clear level 3 mode configure command logging
privilege clear level 3 mode configure command arp
privilege clear level 3 mode configure command crypto
privilege clear level 3 mode configure command aaa-server
: end

Thanx in advance!!

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2008-10-29 at 14:13:25ID23859795
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Answers

 

by: CoyotesITPosted on 2008-10-29 at 14:33:04ID: 22835969

I have seen some problems launching ASDM, I'm never sure of the actual cause, however, and this is an error I have not come across. However, I have been able to resolve the issue by performing a reload and rebooting the ASA. Obviously not the best option without fail over but if you haven't tried that I would recommend it if possible. This has cleared up mysterious issues with ASDM for me each time.

 

by: rexxusPosted on 2008-10-29 at 23:00:24ID: 22838418

Are you able to run the ASDM java applet from the http://x.x.x.x/admin/index.htm URL?

 

by: rexxusPosted on 2008-10-30 at 01:20:16ID: 22838879

Check your proxy settings, as ASDM uses the global internet connection settings listed in the control panel

Might be an exception for the management interface IP address but not the inside interface.  You may need to add the exception for the inside interface.

 

by: TGhelpdeskPosted on 2008-10-30 at 10:05:33ID: 22842991

Rexxxus:  The Java Applet will run with the same error.

 

by: TGhelpdeskPosted on 2008-10-31 at 12:09:42ID: 22853268

CoyotesIT:  Power cycling does not resolve...

 

by: TGhelpdeskPosted on 2008-10-31 at 12:10:11ID: 22853271

rexxus:  Proxy settings are not the problem....

 

by: rexxusPosted on 2008-10-31 at 16:53:06ID: 22854951

I'm wondering if the privilege levels are stopping the connection, I'll have a play in the test lab and check it out

 

by: rexxusPosted on 2008-11-01 at 18:13:05ID: 22859621

Not 100% as been unable to get access to a device to test, but I'm leaning towards webvpn causing issues with asdm access.

If you can get to the cli, try the following commands:

http server enable 65500

then point your browser the https://x.x.x.x:65500 and try the java applet

 

by: TGhelpdeskPosted on 2008-11-03 at 03:46:36ID: 22866194

rexxus: http server enable 65500
is not a valid configuration option

USFW01(config)# http server enable 65500
ERROR:    % Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

 

by: rexxusPosted on 2008-11-03 at 04:00:48ID: 22866282

Apologies, had a later OS version bookmarked.

Are you able to provide the contents of the log (sh log), captured from the CLI, when ASDM access fails?

 

by: TGhelpdeskPosted on 2008-11-05 at 15:17:14ID: 22891134

rexxus: can you tell me how to enable and capture the log?

thanx!

 

by: rexxusPosted on 2008-11-05 at 15:33:14ID: 22891216

Depending on how much traffic you might be ok using the internal log buffer

conf t
logging enable
logging buffered errors

If the ASA is busy, you may need to have one session open to capture the ASDM failure whilst you try in another session

 

by: rexxusPosted on 2008-11-05 at 15:33:38ID: 22891217

Forgot, use "sh log" to view the log file

 

by: JNRCSPosted on 2008-11-06 at 19:27:59ID: 22901797

im having the same issue accessing adsm on a brand new ASA 5510

 

by: JNRCSPosted on 2008-11-06 at 20:49:38ID: 22901998

I found out the problem, I was having same issue. Uninstall all copies of java from your machine, google search java 1.4.2 and install that and give it a try. worked for me

 

by: TGhelpdeskPosted on 2008-11-07 at 06:59:37ID: 31511425

Obviously, ASDM is VERY 'Java Version dependant'!

 

by: fedonmPosted on 2008-11-12 at 11:38:46ID: 22943278

I'm sorry, neither of these worked for me...
For that matter, even 1.6 release 7 is used by my network admin and it works fine.

 

by: bigbrimPosted on 2008-12-04 at 09:52:44ID: 23097616

I was having a similar issue with ASA5510. It seems newer versions of Java is not fully compatible. I had upgraded to Java 6.10, then started having the problem of connecting ADSM unable to continue loading, Unconnected sockets not implemented. Downgraded to Java 6.7 and connection is working fine.

 

by: fedonmPosted on 2008-12-09 at 13:48:55ID: 23134129

Actually, yes.... I compared a working version on my network administrator's system and realized that theonly difference between his machine and mine was the Version of Java. I downgraded from 1.6 release 10 and to 1.6 release 7 and I've been fine since. so if executing any upgrades of JRE or the JVM, I'd suggest testing it first or ensuring that you have a roll-back option.

 

by: omic_adminPosted on 2009-01-06 at 16:16:23ID: 23310861

can't use Java 6 update 10 or higher, has to be update 7 or probably less to work. Could not get 1.4.2 to work correct on a vista client. Got it working by downloading and running Java 6u7

 

by: krpartlowPosted on 2009-07-24 at 11:36:39ID: 24937707

This has worked for me in the past:

After receiving the error, close the error message, stay in the ASDM and then do the following:

In Cisco ASDM go to:
File -> Clear ASDM Cache
File -> Clear Internal Log Buffer
File -> Refresh ASDM with the Running Configuration of the Device

 

by: PeteLongPosted on 2011-06-06 at 07:16:14ID: 35915675

 

by: omic_adminPosted on 2011-06-06 at 09:48:39ID: 35916853

I was finally able to access it after having the ASA updated tot he latest version; after that I was able to use the latest Java update to access the ASDM

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