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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter 80 Managing Software and Configurations
Backing Up and Restoring Configurations, Images, and Profiles (Single Mode)
Step 3 Uncheck the Backup All check box if you want to select the configurations to back up.
Step 4 Check the check box next to the option that you want to back up.
Step 5 Click Browse Local to specify a directory and file name for the backup .zip file.
Step 6 In the Select dialog box, choose the directory in which you want to store the backup file.
Step 7 Click Select. The path appears in the Backup File field.
Step 8 Enter the name of the destination backup file after the directory path. The backup file name must be
between 3 and 232 characters long.
Step 9 Click Backup. The backup proceeds immediately unless you are backing up certificates or the ASA is
using a master passphrase.
Step 10 If you have configured and enabled a master passphrase on your ASA, you receive a warning message
with a suggestion to change the master passphrase, if you do not know it, before proceeding with the
backup. Click Yes to proceed with the backup if you know the master passphrase. The backup proceeds
immediately unless you are backing up identity certificates.