Table Of Contents
Managing File Assignments
Viewing the Device Assignment Summary
Assigning and Unassigning Files to a Single Device
Viewing the File Assignment Summary
Assigning and Unassigning a File to Multiple Devices
Managing File Assignments
You can use the options on the Assignments tab to manage device and file assignments. For example, if a new PIX security appliance software image is available, you can download the file, add it to AUS, and then assign it to one or more devices. (For information on adding images, see Adding Software Images, page 4-2.) This is beneficial when a new file release fixes a security problem that an older version of the file did not address.
You can assign multiple files to a single device. For example, you can assign a PIX security appliance software image, an ASA software image, a PDM image, an ASDM image, an ASA configuration file, and a PIX configuration file to a single device. See Figure 5-1.
You can also assign single files to multiple devices. For example, you can assign the same PIX security appliance software image, ASA software image, ASDM image, or PDM image to many devices. See Figure 5-2.
Note 
You cannot assign a PIX or ASA configuration file to multiple devices.
Figure 5-1 Assigning Multiple Files to One Device
Figure 5-2 Assigning Multiple Devices to One File
These topics help you manage device and image assignments:
•Viewing the Device Assignment Summary
•Assigning and Unassigning Files to a Single Device
•Viewing the File Assignment Summary
•Assigning and Unassigning a File to Multiple Devices
Viewing the Device Assignment Summary
From the Assignments tab, select the Assign Files to a Device option to display the Device Assignment Summary table (Table 5-1). The table displays information about the files assigned to each device.
Click a column name to sort the table by column information. You can also filter the information displayed in the table.
Table 5-1 Device Assignment Summary
Element
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Description
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Family list
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Shows the series to which a device belongs, for example, PIX. Select the family from the list to filter the table according to family.
Note The family type is displayed as PIX for both PIX security appliance and ASA devices. You can differentiate between the two by seeing the device type.
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Type list
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Shows the type of device in a family for example, PIX-535 or ASA-5500.
Select the type from the list to filter the table according to type.
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Search field
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Enables you to enter the ID of the device for which you want to search.
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Go button
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Begins a search for the information in the Search field.
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Device ID radio button
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Assigns files to a device.
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Device ID column
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Shows the name the device uses when identifying itself to AUS, which might be different from hostname.
Clicking an entry in the Device ID column provides you with a table showing the device and mapping file information for that particular device.
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Family column
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Shows the series to which the device belongs, for example, PIX.
Note The family type will be displayed as PIX for both PIX security appliance and ASA devices. You can differentiate between the two by the device type.
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Type column
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Shows the type of device in a family, for example, PIX-535.
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PDM Image column
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Shows the name of the PDM or ASDM image file.
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PIX Image column
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Shows the name of the PIX Firewall or ASA image file.
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PIX Config column
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Shows the name of the PIX Firewall or ASA configuration file.
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Rows per page list
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Specifies the number of rows per page to display.
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Assign Files button
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Assigns files to devices.
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Assigning and Unassigning Files to a Single Device
From the Device Assignment Summary page, you can assign and unassign PIX security appliance software images, ASA software images, ASDM images, PDM images, and configuration files to or from a device. If a new PIX security appliance software image, ASA software image, ASDM image, or PDM image is available, you can unassign the previously assigned image and assign the new image to one or more devices. This is beneficial if the new image or configuration file release fixes a security problem that the older version of the file did not address.
Caution When changing a PIX security appliance software image or ASA software image, make sure that the existing configuration file will work with the new image. If an incompatible software image is downloaded, the security appliance will drop all unsupported commands and might experience configuration errors.
This procedure describes how to assign files to a device.
Step 1 Select Assignments > Assign Files to a Device. The Device Assignment Summary page appears.
Step 2 Click the radio button for the device to which you want to assign files.
Step 3 Click Assign Files. The Select Images to Assign page appears. Perform tasks as described in Table 5-2.
Step 4 Click OK to assign the files to the device. To exit the page without making any changes, click Cancel.
Table 5-2 Select Images to Assign Page
Element
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Description
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Device row
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Shows the name of the device to which you are assigning a file.
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Family row
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Shows the series to which the device belongs.
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Type row
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Shows the type of family to which the device belongs.
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Config list
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Enables you to select a PIX security appliance or ASA configuration file to assign to the device. Do one of the following:
•To assign a configuration file, select the name of the PIX security appliance or ASA configuration file to assign to the device.
•To unassign a configuration file, select none.
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PIX Image list
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Enables you to select a PIX security appliance or ASA software image to assign to the device. Do one of the following:
•To assign a PIX security appliance or an ASA software image, select the name of the PIX security appliance or ASA software image to assign to the device.
•To unassign a PIX security appliance or an ASA software image, select none.
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PDM list
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Enables you to select a PDM or ASDM image to assign to the device. Do one of the following:
•To assign a PDM or an ASDM image, select the name of the PDM or ASDM image to assign to the device.
•To unassign a PDM or an ASDM image, select none.
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Viewing the File Assignment Summary
From the Assignments tab, select the Assign a File to Devices option to display the File Assignments Summary table (Table 5-3). The table lists files and the number of devices that refer to each file.
Click a column name to sort the table by column information. You can also filter and search the table
Table 5-3 File Assignments Summary
Element
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Description
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Type list
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Shows the type of software file, for example, PIX or PDM image.
Select the software file type from the list to filter the table according to software file type.
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Search field
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Enables you to enter the filename for which you want to search for within the table.
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Go button
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Begins a search for the information in the Search field.
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Radio button
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Selects a file to which to assign devices.
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Name column
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Shows the name of the file.
Clicking on an entry in the Name column displays a table showing information about the file and the devices assigned to it.
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Type column
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Shows the type of software file.
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Version column
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Shows the version of the file.
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No. of Devices column
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Shows the number of devices assigned to a file.
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Rows per page list
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Specifies the number of rows per page to display.
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Assigning and Unassigning a File to Multiple Devices
From the File Assignment Summary page, you can assign or unassign multiple devices to a PIX security appliance software image, ASA software image, PDM image, ASDM image or configuration file. Use the File Assignment Summary page if a new image is available. You can download an image, add it to AUS, and assign the image to one or more devices. This is beneficial if a new file release fixes a security problem that an older version of the file did not address.
Note You cannot assign a PIX security appliance configuration file or an ASA configuration file to multiple devices.
This procedure describes how to assign a file to one or more devices.
Step 1 Select Assignments > Assign a File to Devices. The File Assignment Summary page appears.
Step 2 In the Name column, click the radio button next to the file that you want to assign to devices.
Step 3 Click Assign Devices. The Select Device Assignments for Image page appears. Perform tasks as described in Table 5-4.
Step 4 Click OK to update the assignment. To exit the page without making any changes, click Cancel.
Table 5-4 Select Device Assignments for Image Page
Element
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Description
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Family list
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Shows the series to which a device belongs.
Select the family from the list to filter the table according to family.
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Type list
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Shows the type of device in a family.
Select the type from the list to filter the table according to type.
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Search field
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Enables you to enter the ID of the device for which you want to search.
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Go button
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Begins a search for the information in the Search field.
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Check box
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Selects the device you want to assign to the previously selected file. You can select multiple devices.
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Device ID column
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Shows the name the device uses when identifying itself to AUS. Might differ from the hostname.
You can select multiple devices to assign to a file.
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Family column
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Shows the series to which the device belongs.
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Platform Type column
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Shows the type of platform within a family.
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Rows per page list
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Specifies the number of rows per page to display.
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