new asdm? then what?

itdaddy

hey ccsp gurus

i have my new asa 5505 right on it it has asdm-524.bin so i found a asdm-613.bin
copied it to its flash and ran in the globla config mode the command "asdm image disk0:/asdm-613.bin and nothing happens i cannot acces it with the ip but if i go back
and config the old asdm-524.bin it works fine? do i have to some how activate this new asdm image? or what am i doing wrong?
thanks

mikej412

ASDM 6.x works with ASA software image 8.x and higher. What version software is your ASA running?

PIX/ASA: Upgrade a Software Image using ASDM or CLI Configuration Example - Cisco Systems

itdaddy

thank MikeJ. yeah I appreciate your help. I am finding out how picky the ASDM is. and how it has to work with a paticular IOS..I guess it is common sense really. I just though the IOS images were every similar and well.makes sense I have ios 7.2 and what my asdm-524.bin.
sucks I dont know where to get a higher asa ios. i mean dont i have to have a key code
to activate it? it is a nice asa 5505 but has 7.24 ios with asdm 524..do i have to buy a new ios and then get it activated?? i am unfamiliar with activating ios's in cisco. I am use to the old way just find one and install it..mike where can i learn about cisco fairly new way of obtaining and activating ios's?) can you explain it to me the gist of how it is done? and since i am in training can i get an upgrade ios or do i have to have a cisco contract for my asa 5505? i bought it off of ebay i believe it has base license. and i use it at hme for practice.
thanks for your help.
robert

mikearama

There's no change in license required to update to a newer IOS... a new license is required if you improve some aspect of the config, ie, context licenses, or VPN capabilities (peers and/or connections).

If you can land IOS8.0, your current license will let you launch it. Then you can update the ASDM as well.