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Chapter 9 Installing and Removing the ASA 5585-X IPS SSP

Front Panel Features

Table 9-2describes the front panel indicators on the ASA 5585-X IPS SSP.

Table 9-2	ASA 5585-X IPS SSP Front Panel Indicators

Indicator		Description

PWR		Indicates whether the system is off or on:
		•	Off—No power.
		•	Green—System has power.

BOOT		Indicates how the power-up diagnostics are proceeding:
		• Flashing green—Power-up diagnostics are running or the system is booting.
		• Green—System has passed power-up diagnostics.
		• Amber—Power-up diagnostics failed.

ALARM1		Indicates whether a component has failed:
		•	Off—No alarm.
		•	Flashing yellow—Critical alarm.
			Major failure of hardware component or software module, temperature over
			the limit, power out of tolerance, or OIR is ready to remove the module.2.
ACT		Indicates the status of an HA pair:
		• Green—Status of an HA pair.

VPN		Indicates whether a VPN tunnel has been established:
		• Green—VPN tunnel is established.

PS1		Indicates the state of the power supply module installed on the right when facing
		the back panel:
		• Off—No power supply module present or no AC input.
		• Green—Power supply module present, on, and good.
		• Amber—Power or fan module off or failed.

PS0		Indicates the state of the power module installed on the left when facing the back
		panel:
		• Off—No power supply module present or no AC input.
		• Green—Power supply module present, on, and good.
		• Amber—Power or fan module off or failed.

HDD1		N/A
		•

HDD2		N/A
		•

1.The Cisco ASA software does not support the ALARM indicator initially; support will be added at a later date.

2.OIR is not available at this time.

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.1

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IPS4520K9 specifications

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Cisco Systems IPS4520K9 Indicates the status of an HA pair, Green-Status of an HA pair, HDD1 HDD2

Models: IPS4520K9

ASA 5585-X IPS SSP Front Panel Indicators

Indicator

PWR

Green—System has power.

BOOT

ALARM1

Indicates the status of an HA pair:

• Green—Status of an HA pair.

Indicates whether a VPN tunnel has been established:

• Green—VPN tunnel is established.

the back panel:

PS0

HDD1

HDD2

IPS4520K9 specifications