Table Of Contents
Installing and Connecting the ASA
Rack Mounting the Chassis
Rack Mounting the ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, and 5525-X With Brackets
Rack Mounting an ASA 5500-X Chassis with Slide Rail Mounting System
Connecting the Interface Cables and Verifying Connectivity
Installing and Connecting the ASA
This chapter describes how to rack-mount the ASA and connect the interface cables, and it includes the following sections:
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Rack Mounting the Chassis
•Connecting the Interface Cables and Verifying Connectivity
Rack Mounting the Chassis
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Warning To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety: This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack. Statement 1006
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The following information can help plan equipment rack installation:
•Allow clearance around the rack for maintenance.
•If the rack contains stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers prior to mounting or servicing the unit in the rack.
•When mounting a device in an enclosed rack, ensure adequate ventilation. Do not overcrowd an enclosed rack. Make sure that the rack is not congested, because each unit generates heat.
•When mounting a device in an open rack, make sure that the rack frame does not block the intake or exhaust ports.
•If the rack contains only one unit, mount the unit at the bottom of the rack.
•If the rack is partially filled, load the rack from the bottom to the top, with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.
Note Use the rack mount brackets to mount the Cisco ASA 5512, ASA 5515, and ASA 5525 to a rack. Use the slide rail mounting system to mount the Cisco ASA 5545 and ASA 5555 to a rack.
This section contains the following topics:
•Rack Mounting the ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, and 5525-X With Brackets
•Rack Mounting an ASA 5500-X Chassis with Slide Rail Mounting System
Rack Mounting the ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, and 5525-X With Brackets
The ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, and 5525-X appliances ship with rack mount brackets installed on the front of the chassis. Use these brackets to mount the chassis to the front of the rack. If you want to mount the chassis to the back of the rack, you can move the brackets from the front to the back of the chassis.
To rack-mount the chassis , perform the following steps:
Step 1 If you are keeping the front rack mount brackets, go to Step 4. If you want to move the front rack mount brackets to the back of the chassis, go to Step 2.
Step 2 Remove the rack-mount brackets from the chassis as shown in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1 Removing the Brackets from the Front of the Chassis
Step 3 Install the brackets on the back of the chassis by attaching the brackets to the holes in the chassis as shown in Figure 3-2. After the brackets are secured to the chassis, you can rack-mount it.
Figure 3-2 Installing the Brackets on the Back of the Chassis
Step 4 Attach the chassis to the rack using the supplied screws (Figure 3-3).
Figure 3-3 Rack-Mounting the Chassis
Step 5 To remove the chassis from the rack, remove the screws that attach the chassis to the rack, and then remove the chassis.
Rack Mounting an ASA 5500-X Chassis with Slide Rail Mounting System
The slide rail mounting system provides a quick, convenient, and secure method for rack mounting the chassis. While the 5545-X and 5555-X chassis ship with the slide rail mounting system and can be mounted using this system only, you can use the slide rail mounting system for any of the other ASA 5500-X series chassis, as well. For instructions about using the slide rail mounting system, see the Slide Rail Installation Instructions for Cisco IronPort C170, M170, and S170 Appliances and Cisco 5512-X, 5515-X, 5525-X, 5545-X, 5555-X Adaptive Security Appliances and Cisco IPS 4345 and 4360 at the following location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/hw/maintenance/5500xspares/slide_rail_installation.html
Note Although slide rail mounting is preferred, in the case of two-rail racks where the slide rails will not fit, you can use the rack mounting brackets. You must order them separately (ASA-BRACKETS=). Note that there will be a slight bend in the brackets when you attach them. For the procedure for attaching the brackets to the front or back of the chassis, see Rack Mounting the ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, and 5525-X With Brackets.
Connecting the Interface Cables and Verifying Connectivity
This section describes how to connect the cables to the Console, Auxiliary, and Management ports.
Note You can use any unused Ethernet interface on the ASA as the failover link. The failover link interface is not configured as a normal networking interface; it should only be used for the failover link. You can connect the LAN-based failover link by using a dedicated switch with no hosts or routers on the link or by using a crossover Ethernet cable to link the units directly. For more information, see the Command Reference document for your ASA software version at http://www.cisco.com/go/asadocs.
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Warning Only trained and qualified personnel should install, replace, or service this equipment. Statement 49
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To connect cables to the ports, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Place the chassis on a flat, stable surface, or in a rack (if you are rack-mounting it.)
Step 2 Before connecting a computer or terminal to the ports, determine the baud rate of the serial port. The baud rate must match the default baud rate (9600 baud) of the Console port of the ASA. Set up the terminal as follows: 9600 baud (default), 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bits, and Flow Control (FC) = Hardware.
Step 3 Connect the cables to the ports.
a. Management port—for use with the Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)
The ASA has a dedicated management interface referred to as the Management0/0 port. The Management0/0 port is a Fast Ethernet interface with a dedicated port used only for traffic management. (See Figure 1-4 for an illustration of the port in the ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, and 5525-X. See Figure 1-6 for an illustration of the port in the ASA 5545-X and 5555-X.)
Note You can configure any interface to be a management-only interface using the management-only command. You can also disable management-only mode on the management interface. For more information about this command, see the management-only command in the Cisco ASA Command Reference for your software version at http://www.cisco.com/go/asadocs.
–Connect one RJ-45 connector to the Management0/0 port.
–Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the management port on your computer, and make sure that your computer is configured to obtain an IP address using DHCP.
b. Console port—for use with the CLI
–Connect the serial console cable. The console cable has a DB-9 connector on one end for the serial port on your computer, and the other end is an RJ-45 connector.
–Connect the RJ-45 connector to the Console port on the ASA.
–Connect the other end of the cable, the DB-9 connector, to the console port on your computer.
c. Ethernet ports—direct connection
–Connect the RJ-45 connector to the Ethernet port.
–Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your network device, such as a router, switch, or hub.
Step 4 Connect the power cord to the ASA, and connect the other end to your power source.
Step 5 Power on the chassis.
Step 6 Check the Power LED on the front of the ASA chassis. When it is solid green, the ASA is powered on.
Step 7 Check the Status LED on the front of the ASA chassis. When it is solid green, the ASA has passed power-on diagnostics.
For information about using ASDM or the CLI to configure your ASA, see the online documents at http://www.cisco.com/go/asadocs.
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