Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances

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Cisco ASA 5500 Series and PIX 500 Series Security Appliance Hardware and Software Compatibility

Cisco ASA 5500 Series and PIX 500 Series Security Appliance Hardware and Software Compatibility

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November 2009

This document lists the Cisco ASA 5500 series and PIX 500 series security appliance software and hardware compatibility with ASDM, IPS software, CSC software, and the 4GE SSM hardware.

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Note We recommend upgrading to the latest supported ASDM release (shown in bold).

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Table 1 ASA/PIX Compatibility 

Hardware		OS	ASDM
PIX Hardware
501, 506E		PIX 6.3	PDM 3.0
515/515E, 525, 535		PIX 6.3	PDM 3.0
		PIX 7.0	ASDM 5.0. Recommended: 5.0(8).
		PIX 7.1	ASDM 5.1. Recommended: 5.1(2).
		PIX 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		PIX 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above). Recommended: 6.1(5).
		PIX 8.0(3)	ASDM 6.0(3 and above), 6.1(3 and above). Recommended: 6.1(5).
		PIX 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5)1
ASA Hardware
5505		ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
5510, 5520, 5540		ASA 7.0	ASDM 5.0. Recommended: 5.0(8).
		ASA 7.1	ASDM 5.1. Recommended: 5.1(2).
		ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
5550		ASA 7.1(2)	ASDM 5.1(2)
		ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
5580		ASA 8.1(1)	ASDM 6.1(1 and above) and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.1(2)	ASDM 6.1(5) and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
SSCs for the ASA 5505
	IPS Software on the Advanced Inspection and Prevention (AIP) SSC
	6.2	ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
SSMs for the ASA 5510, 5520, and 5540
	IPS Software on the Advanced Inspection and Prevention (AIP) SSM
	5.0, 5.12 ,3	ASA 7.0	ASDM 5.0. Recommended: 5.0(8).
		ASA 7.1	ASDM 5.1. Recommended: 5.1(2).
		ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
	6.0	ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
	6.1	ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
	6.2	ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
	7.0	ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
	Content Security and Control (CSC) Software on the CSC SSM4
	6.0	ASA 7.1	ASDM 5.1. Recommended: 5.1(2).
	6.1	ASA 7.1	ASDM 5.1. Recommended: 5.1(2).
		ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
	6.2	ASA 7.1	ASDM 5.1. Recommended: 5.1(2).
		ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
	6.3,5	ASA 7.1	ASDM 5.1. Recommended: 5.1(2).
		ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
	4GE SSM6	ASA 7.0(4)	ASDM 5.0(4 and above). Recommended: 5.0(8).
		ASA 7.1	ASDM 5.1. Recommended: 5.1(2).
		ASA 7.2	ASDM 5.2. Recommended: 5.2(4).
		ASA 8.0(2)	ASDM 6.0(2 and above), 6.1(1 and above), and 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(4)	ASDM 6.1(5), 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).
		ASA 8.0(5)	ASDM 6.2(3)
		ASA 8.2(1)	ASDM 6.2(1 and above). Recommended: 6.2(3).

1 8.0(4) and ASDM 6.1(5) are the final versions supported on the PIX security appliance. 2 IPS 5.1(4) is the minimum version that supports signature updates. 3 ASDM 5.2 and above lets you launch IDM from ASDM to manage IPS release 5.0 and 5.1. For natively-integrated management, use IPS 6.0 and above. 4 If you deploy the CSC SSM with an ASA 5540 adaptive security appliance, be sure to configure the security appliance to only send to the CSC SSM the traffic that should be scanned. The CSC SSM licenses support up to 1000 users, while the Cisco ASA 5540 adaptive security appliance can support significantly more users. 5 ASDM 5.2 and above lets you launch Trend Micro Content Security from ASDM to manage CSC 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2. For natively-integrated management, use CSC 6.3 and above with ASDM 6.2(3) and above. 6 For the ASA 5550, the 4GE SSM is built-in and not user-removable. The 4GE SSM is not an intelligent SSM, and does not have a separate software release.

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