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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Configuring Multiple Context Mode
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
After you are in multiple context mode, connect to the system or the admin context to access the system
configuration. You cannot configure the system from a non-admin context. By default, after you enable
multiple context mode, you can connect to the admin context by using the default management IP
address. See Chapter 1, “Getting Started,” for more information about connecting to the ASA.
Guidelines and Limitations
This section includes the guidelines and limitations for this feature.
Firewall Mode Guidelines
Supported in routed and transparent firewall mode; set the firewall mode per context.
Failover Guidelines
Active/Active mode failover is only supported in multiple context mode.
IPv6 Guidelines
Supports IPv6.
Note Cross context IPv6 routing is not supported.
Model Guidelines
Does not support the ASA 5505.
Unsupported Features
Multiple context mode does not support the following features:
• RIP
• OSPFv3. (OSPFv2 is supported.)
• Multicast routing
• Threat Detection
• Unified Communications
• QoS
• Remote access VPN. (Site-to-site VPN is supported.)
Additional Guidelines
• The context mode (single or multiple) is not stored in the configuration file, even though it does
endure reboots. If you need to copy your configuration to another device, set the mode on the new
device to match.
• If you store context configurations in the root directory of flash memory, on some models you might
run out of room in that directory, even though there is available memory. In this case, create a
subdirectory for your configuration files. Background: some models, such as the ASA 5585-X, use
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