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The Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv) brings full firewall functionality to virtualized environments to secure data center traffic and multi-tenant environments.
You can manage and monitor the ASAv using ASDM or CLI. Other management options may be available.
For hypervisor support, see Cisco ASA Compatibility :
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/compatibility/asamatrx.html
Supported in single context mode only. Does not support multiple context mode.
For failover deployments, make sure that the standby unit has the same model license; for example, both units should be ASAv30s.
Note: You must install a model license on the ASAv. Until you install a license, throughput is limited to 100 Kbps so you can perform preliminary connectivity tests. A model license is required for regular operation.