Cisco Systems Comprehensive Installation Guide for the Cisco PIX 535 Security Appliance

Chapter 7 PIX 535

Installing a Circuit Board in the PIX 535

Step 12 Reconnect all cables to the security appliance and plug it into its power source.

Step 13 Power on the security appliance.

Note You can verify that the security appliance recognizes the new RAM memory that you installed by looking at the system startup messages or by entering the show version command.

Installing a Circuit Board in the PIX 535

The 4-port 64 bit/66 MHz FE card (PIX-4FE-66) is supported in software Versions 6.3, 6.2(2), 6.1(4), and 5.2(9), and later versions. These are the minimum software versions that support the card.

Note The PIX-4FE card continues to be supported but is no longer manufactured. The PIX-4FE and PIX-4FE-66 cards are considered equivalent and interchangeable. You can install a PIX-4FE in the primary unit and a PIX-4FE-66 in the secondary unit, as long as you install them in the same slot number of each chassis. For example, if you install a PIX-4FE in Slot 1 of the primary unit, you must also install the PIX-4FE-66 in Slot 1 of the secondary unit.

The new card has the following characteristics:

•Includes an Intel 21154BE bridge and four Intel 82559 Ethernet MAC/PHY devices.

•Supports 10/100 mbps full/half-duplex operation on each port.

•Retains bus performance when installed with other 66-MHz devices.

•Does not support auto MDI/MDIX operation.

This section includes the following topics:

•PIX 535 Circuit Board Options, page 7-14

•Circuit Board Slot Description, page 7-16

•Installing a Circuit Board, page 7-17

•16 MB Flash Circuit Board, page 7-18

•VPN Accelerator Circuit Board, page 7-20

•Gigabit Ethernet Circuit Board, page 7-20

PIX 535 Circuit Board Options

Table 7-4lists the optional circuit board combinations that are available for the PIX 535. A maximum of eight interfaces are available with a restricted license, and 14 interfaces are available with an unrestricted license.

Note Table 7-4applies only to PIX security appliance Version 6.1(1) and later. Earlier versions of PIX security appliance support fewer interface options.

For more information on the number of interfaces for each of the PIX Firewall models, click here.

Cisco PIX Security Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

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