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Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide

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Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide

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Installing a USB 3.0 SSD

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Updated:
August 20, 2021

Chapter: Installing a USB 3.0 SSD

Installing a USB 3.0 SSD

USB 3.0 SSD Overview

The USB 3.0 Solid State Drive (SSD) port on the rear panel of the switch supports an optional 120 GB USB 3.0 SSD (SSD-120G) and 240 GB USB 3.0 SSD (SSD-240G) storage devices. SSD-120G provides an extra 120GB and SSD-240G provides 240 GB of storage for application hosting.


Note

SSD-240G is supported only on Cisco Catalyst 9300X Series Switches.

Applications can be hosted in KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machines), LXC (Linux Containers), or Docker containers. USB 3.0 SSD can also be used to save packet captures, trace logs generated by the operating system, Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR) snapshots and third-party applications. It can be used simultaneously as a general-purpose storage device and as an app hosting device. You must use only Cisco USB drives; non-Cisco USB drives are not supported.

USB 3.0 SSD is enabled with S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) functionality to monitor endurance, predict wear-out and carry out various self-tests.

Figure 1. SSD-120G


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Status LED

Installing an SSD Module

Procedure

Step 1

Remove the blank cover on the USB 3.0 SSD slot on the switch and store it for future use.

Step 2

Insert the SSD into the module slot, and firmly push it into the slot. Make sure your insert the SSD in such a way that the Cisco label on the drive stays upright.

Figure 2. Installing an SSD on a Cisco Catalyst 9300 or 9300X Series Switches


Figure 3. Installing SSD on a Cisco Catalyst 9300L Series Switch


Step 3

Verify that the LED on SSD turns solid green.

What to do next

For information about formatting and unmounting an SSD, see "Configuring USB 3.0 SSD" section in the Interface and Hardware Components Configuration Guide.

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