Installation, Maintenance, and Upgrade

Remove and Replace the SSD

As mentioned in Solid State Drive, the ASA ships with an SSD installed. You can replace this SSD should it fail; you do not need to power off the ASA to do so.

Procedure

Step 1

Loosen the thumb screws on both sides of the SSD bay and pull the existing SSD out of the bay.

Step 2

Insert the new SSD into the bay and push it in until it is seated.

Step 3

Tighten the thumb screws on both sides of the SSD bay.

Step 4

Check the SSD LED to make sure the SSD is seated properly and functioning. See LEDs for a description of the SSD LED.

Step 5

When you replace the SSD, you need to reinstall the module using the appropriate boot image.

For more information, see the Cisco ASA 5508-X and 5516-X Getting Started Guide.

Note 

You cannot move an SSD from one ASA to another ASA.