Where is the startup-config stored

[packetbyter]

Hi,

i'm new to cisco's asa and trying to get used to it. it's not a real problem i have, which detains me from productive work but i'm just snoopy about this. on my cisco 871, when i do a
dir nvram:
i see a file called startup-config. but i can not find it on my asa 5510. i have a disk0-1:, flash: and system: but nowhere a startup-config. but it must be somewehre because a
copy tftp startup-config
is working somehow and does what i expect. furthermore, where are the cryptographic keys stored. the same issue. i can not find them. maybe someone of you is able to point me to this. thanks.

ct,

 

[brianinms]

They are hidden files on the internal compact flash. If you take the ASA apart and insert the compact flash into a card reader you can see the files.