Removing the ASA 5500 AIP SSM

Chapter 8 Installing and Removing the ASA 5500 AIP SSM

Installation and Removal Instructions

•For the procedure for using HTTPS to log in to the IDM, refer to Logging In to the IDM.

Verifying the Status of the ASA 5500 AIP SSM

You can use the show module 1 command to verify that the ASA 5500 AIP SSM is up and running. The following values are valid for the Status field:

•Initializing—The ASA 5500 AIP SSM is being detected and the control communication is being initialized by the system.

•Up—The ASA 5500 AIP SSM has completed initialization by the system.

•Unresponsive—The system encountered an error communicating with the ASA 5500 AIP SSM.

•Reloading—The ASA 5500 AIP SSM is reloading.

•Shutting Down—The ASA 5500 AIP SSM is shutting down.

•Down—The ASA 5500 AIP SSM is shut down.

•Recover—The ASA 5500 AIP SSM is attempting to download a recovery image.

To verify the status of the ASA 5500 AIP SSM, follow these steps:

Step 1	Log in to the adaptive security appliance.
Step 2	Verify the status of ASA 5500 AIP SSM. If the status reads Up, the ASA 5500 AIP SSM has been
	properly installed.
	asa# show module 1
	Mod	Card Type		Model	Serial No.
	---	--------------------------------------------		------------------ -----------
	1	ASA 5500 Series Security Services	Module-20	ASA-SSM-20	P2B000005D0
	Mod	MAC Address Range	Hw Version	Fw Version	Sw Version
	---	---------------------------------	------------ ------------ ---------------
	1	000b.fcf8.0144 to 000b.fcf8.0144	0.2	1.0(9)0	5.0(0.27)S129.0

Mod Status

---------------------

1 Up

asa#

	To remove the ASA 5500 AIP SSM from the adaptive security appliance, follow these steps:

Step 1	Shut down the ASA 5500 AIP SSM.
	asa# hw-module module 1 shutdown
	Shutdown module in slot 1? [confirm]
Step 2	Press Enter to confirm.
Step 3	Verify that the ASA 5500 AIP SSM is shut down by checking the indicators.
Step 4	Power off the adaptive security appliance.
	Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.1

OL-24002-01		8-7
OL-24002-01		8-7

IPS4520K9 specifications

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Cisco Systems IPS4520K9 manual Verifying the Status of the ASA 5500 AIP SSM

Models: IPS4520K9

Verifying the Status of the ASA 5500 AIP SSM

properly installed.

asa# show module 1

ASA-SSM-20

Removing the ASA 5500 AIP SSM

IPS4520K9 specifications