Cisco ASA 5540 User Manual

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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Cisco ASA
New Features
New Features
• New Features in ASA 9.0(3)/ASDM 7.1(3), page 1-4
• New Features in ASA 9.0(2)/ASDM 7.1(2), page 1-4
• New Features in ASA 8.4(5)/ASDM 7.0(2), page 1-6
• New Features in ASA 9.0(1)/ASDM 7.0(1), page 1-7
Note New, changed, and deprecated syslog messages are listed in syslog messages guide.
New Features in ASA 9.0(3)/ASDM 7.1(3)
Released: July 15, 2013
Table 1-3 lists the new features for ASA Version 9.0(3)/ASDM Version 7.1(3).
Note Features added in 8.4(4.x), 8.4(5), and 8.4(6) are not included in 9.0(3) unless they were listed in the
9.0(1) feature table.
New Features in ASA 9.0(2)/ASDM 7.1(2)
Released: February 25, 2013
Table 1-2 New Features for ASA Version 9.0(3)/ASDM Version 7.1(3)
Feature Description
Monitoring Features
Smart Call Home We added a new type of Smart Call Home message to support ASA clustering.
A Smart Call Home clustering message is sent for only the following three
events:
• When a unit joins the cluster
• When a unit leaves the cluster
• When a cluster unit becomes the cluster master
Each message that is sent includes the following information:
• The active cluster member count
• The output of the show cluster info command and the show cluster
history command on the cluster master

Cisco ASA 5540 Specifications

General

Firewall Throughput	650 Mbps
Maximum Firewall Connections	400, 000
VPN Throughput	225 Mbps
Maximum VPN Peers	5, 000
High Availability	Active/Active, Active/Standby
IPSec VPN Throughput	225 Mbps
Memory	1 GB
IPS Throughput	225 Mbps
Security Contexts	50
Flash Memory	64 MB
Form Factor	1U
Power Supply	Dual
Interfaces	4 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet