PIX Security Appliance Management
File management

Use the dir command to display the directory contents . The dir command without keywords or arguments displays the directory contents of the current directory.

Use the more command to display the contents of a file .

Use the mkdir command to create a new directory . If a directory with the same name already exists, then the new directory is not created. To remove the existing directory, use the rmdir command. If the directory is not empty, the rmdir command fails. Use the cd command to change the current working directory to the one specified. If a directory is not specified, the directory is changed to the root directory.

Use the copy command to copy a file from one location to another .

When the PIX Security Appliance software is installed, the existing activation key is extracted from original image and stored in a file in PIX file system. On systems that support removable flash media, image and configuration files can be copied from one flash device to another . Image, configuration, and ASDM files can be installed in either internal or removable media, or both. Images stored on removable media are not booted by default, unless the boot system command exists in the startup configuration and points to that image.

When an administrator is logged into the PIX Security Appliance during normal operation, the application software or ASDM software can be copied to the flash file system from a TFTP, FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS server. For multiple context mode, the administrator must be in the system execution space. Make sure to have network access to the server:

  • For single context mode, configure any interface, the IP address of the interface, and any static routes required to reach the server.
  • For multiple context mode, first add the admin context and configure interfaces, IP addresses, and routing to provide network access.

In single context mode, or from the system configuration in multiple mode, the startup configuration, running configuration, or a configuration file by name on disk, such as the admin.cfg, can be copied .


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