Installation, Maintenance, and Upgrade

Replace the SSD

The Cisco Secure Firewall CSF-1230, CSF-1240, and CSF-1250 ship with an SSD installed. You can replace this SSD should it fail. The SSD is not hot-swappable. Before replacing the SSD, you must power off the chassis by pressing the power switch on the rear panel.


Caution
You lose your configuration after you replace the existing SSD with a new SSD.

Follow these steps to replace an SSD in the chassis:

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.

Figure 1. Remove and Install the SSD

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 Front Panel LEDs for a description of the SSD LED.