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Chapter 26 Troubleshooting the Firewall Services Module
Common Problems
Common Problems
This section describes common problems with the FWSM, and how you might resolve them.
Symptom
When you reset the FWSM from the switch CLI, the system always boots in to the maintenance
partition.
Possible Cause
The default boot partition is set to cf:1.
Recommended Action
Change the default boot partition according to the
“Setting the Default Boot
Partition” section on page 2-10
.
Symptom
You are unable to log in to the maintenance partition with the same password as the application
partition.
Possible Cause
The application partition and the maintenance partition have different password
databases.
Recommended Action
Use the password appropriate for your partition. See the
“Changing the
Passwords” section on page 7-1
for more information.
Symptom
Traffic does not pass through the FWSM.
Possible Cause
The VLANs are not configured on the switch or are not assigned to the FWSM.
Recommended Action
Configure the VLANs and assign them to the FWSM according to the
“Assigning VLANs to the Firewall Services Module” section on page 2-2
.
Symptom
You cannot configure a VLAN interface within a context.
Possible Cause
You did not assign that VLAN to the context.
Recommended Action
Assign VLANs to contexts according to the
“Configuring a Security Context”
section on page 4-27
.
Symptom
You cannot add more than one switched virtual interface (SVI) to the MSFC.
Possible Cause
You did not enable multiple SVIs.
Recommended Action
Enable multiple SVIs according to the
“Adding Switched Virtual Interfaces to
the MSFC” section on page 2-4
.
Symptom
You cannot make a Telnet connection or SSH to the FWSM interface.
Possible Cause
You did not enable Telnet or SSH to the FWSM.
Recommended Action
Enable Telnet or SSH to the FWSM according to the
“Allowing Telnet Access”
section on page 23-1
or the
“Allowing SSH Access” section on page 23-2
.
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