RE: ASA 5585X - IPS SSP upgrade requirements and procedure?

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 16:01:08, Group Study wrote:
> Subject: ASA 5585X - IPS SSP upgrade requirements and procedure?
>
> Hey Guys,
>
> I may need to do an upgrade on an ASA5585-X to include a an IPS SSP.
>
> Does any one know if I have to add more memory in ADDITION to buying
> the IPS SSP-20 module or does the module come with the memory needed?
>
> Also, any idea on the license?
>

Module comes with the memory, if you have an SSP-20, you need an IPS SSP-20. No mixing. The SSP insertion is not OIR, so you'll need some downtime or failover.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/hw/maintenance/5585guide/overview.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps6032/ps6094/ps6120/qa_c67-617018.html

Right now the firewall/VPN SSP pricing is out of whack. If you need to upgrade in the future, it's cheaper to get the chassis bundled with the SSP, rather than a spare SSP.

Licensing is done through the IPS SVC SmartNet.

-ryan

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Received on Thu Jan 19 2012 - 23:19:44 ART