Starting with release 1.2(7.8), there are two versions of the Cisco ASA Device Package software for ACI:

• Cisco ASA Device Package—Policy Orchestration with Fabric Insertion. This version allows you to configure many important features of the ASA from the APIC, including (but not limited to) the following:

  • Interface

  • Routing

  • Access-list

  • NAT

  • TrustSec

  • Application inspection

  • NetFlow

  • High availability

  • Site-to-site VPN

• Cisco ASA Device Package—Fabric Insertion. This version contains the following subset of features of the original version:

  • Interface

  • Dynamic routing

  • Static routing

Cisco ASA Device Package software supports only the version of APIC that it is shipped with.

The following table lists the supported versions of the Cisco ASA software for each of the supported platforms.

• The ASAv does not support multiple context mode.

• ACE with dynamic EPG requires ASA image 9.3.2 or newer.

If you're running APIC 1.2(x) with ASA 9.3(1), which has a default SSL configuration, you'll see the following error:

*Major script error : Connection error : 
[SSL:SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE] sslv3 alert handshake failure(_ssl.c:581)*

The workaround is to have ssl encryption aes128-sha1 configured on the ASA or to upgrade the ASA to version 9.3(2) or newer.

Use this workaround for caveat CSCuw0342:

Symptom: The Policy Manager crashes when the l3Out that is used for BGP peering for the service appliance has an incomplete configuration (CSCuw03425).

Conditions: The l3Out used for BGP peering for the service appliance is missing l3extRsNodeL3OutAtt.

Workaround: Make sure that the l3Out contains l3extRsNodeL3OutAtt. This problem will be fixed in a subsequent release.

The following shows the BGP XML example with l3extRsNodeL3OutAtt:

<polUni>
<fvTenant name="tenant1">
<l3extOut name="StaticExternal">
<l3extLNodeP name="bLeaf-101">
<l3extRsNodeL3OutAtt tDn="topology/pod-1/node-101" rtrId="190.0.0.11">
<ipRouteP ip="50.50.50.0/24">
<ipNexthopP nhAddr="40.40.40.102/32"/>
</ipRouteP>
</l3extRsNodeL3OutAtt>
<l3extLIfP name="portIf">
<l3extRsPathL3OutAtt tDn="topology/pod-1/paths-101/pathep-[eth1/15]" ifInstT="ext-svi" encap="vlan-3843" addr="40.40.40.100/28" mtu="1500"/>
</l3extLIfP>
</l3extLNodeP>
<l3extInstP name="ExtInstP">
<l3extSubnet ip="50.50.50.0/24" scope="export-rtctrl"/>
</l3extInstP>
<l3extRsEctx tnFvCtxName="tenant1ctx1"/>
</l3extOut>
</fvTenant>
</polUni>

Use this workaround for caveat CSCvd65130:

Symptom: When cluster interfaces are changed under lif configuration for a deployed graph in bridge mode, the new interface might not get updated correctly on the ASA.

Conditions: When changes are made to the ASA device cluster interface configuration.

Workaround: Detach the graph from the contract before making any device changes and then attach it.

Use this workaround for caveat CSCvd68860:

Symptom: When a second or subsequent graph is deployed on a new set of cluster interfaces in an ASA in bridged mode, the user might see cluster interfaces not configured under the correct bridge-group. This results in a configuration issue which creates a conflict with existing cluster interfaces using the default names in the ASA.

Conditions: Graph deployment using a new set of cluster interfaces with default interface names in an ASA in bridged mode.

Workaround: Rename the cluster interface name under Interface Related Configuration in graph parameters while configuring the graph.

Use your Cisco.com login credentials to obtain the Cisco ASA Device Package software image from:

https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=283123066&flowid=22661&softwareid=286279676

For instructions on how to install the device package, see the respective version of the Cisco ASA Quick Start Guide for APIC Integration hyperlinked on the Software Download page.

Note	To upgrade from an older to a newer version, you do not need to remove the previous software package if your APIC release has the fix for CSCuv4353. Otherwise, remove the older version from the APIC before installing the newer version.

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