Scenario:
Make: Cisco
Model: ASA 5506-X, ASA 5506 W-X, ASA 5508-X, Cisco ASA 5500 Series
Mode: GUI [ASDM] & CLI [SSH]
Version: ASA version 9.x or later, ASDM version 7.x or later
Description: In this article, we will discuss the stepwise method of how to enable ASDM history in Cisco ASA Firewalls or how to resolve the issue of “ASDM history is not enabled” through ASDM & SSH. Refer to the link if you are looking to Configure ASDM on Cisco ASA Firewalls.
Sometimes when you try to get the graph or bandwidth utilization for the last 5 days or 1 day you get an error “ASDM history is disabled” (as shown below in the image). Here we will discuss how to enable ASDM history via GUI [ASDM] and CLI [SSH] method
GUI [ASDM] Method
Step1: Login
Log in to Cisco ASA through ASDM.
Step2: Advanced Setting
Navigate to the Advanced setting
Configuration => Device Management => Advanced => History Metrics
and then check the box “ASDM History Metrics“. Follow the steps as shown below in the image.
Step3: Apply
Click “Apply” and then “Save” the configuration to save the changes.
CLI [SSH] Method
Step1: Login
SSH onto the ASA using username and password.
Step2: Status
To check and confirm the ASDM history status, run the command as shown below
Login as: edledge
edledge@edledge-asa's password:edledge.com
User edledge logged in to edledge-asa
Logins over the last 446 days: 23333. Last login: 15:00:39 IST May 21 2020 from 10.1.2.3
Failed logins since the last login: 0.
Type help or '?' for a list of available commands.
edledge-asa> en
Password: ************
edledge-asa# conf t
edledge-asa# sh run asdm
asdm image disk0:/asdm-7161-150.bin
no asdm history enable
Step3: Enable History
Enable history by executing the command as shown below.
edledge-asa# conf t
edledge-asa(config)# asdm history enable
edledge-asa(config)# exit
edledge-asa#
Step4: Save
Save the configuration
edledge-asa# wr
Building configuration...
Cryptochecksum: adaa39b1 adaa39b1 adaa39b1 adaa39b1
226439 bytes copied in 0.960 secs
[OK]
edledge-asa#
ASDM history should have been enabled now Cisco ASA.
Other Important Topics on ASA
- Configuring Packet Capture or PCAP Cisco ASA Firewalls – ASDM
- Policy Based Routing/PBR Configuration on Cisco ASA – GUI
- Cisco ASA Logging/Syslog Time Sync Issue
- Configure Redundant or Backup ISP Link on Cisco ASA – CLI
- SSH Connection Error To Cisco ASA Firewall
Source – Cisco, Knowledge Base, Lab
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