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Appendix B Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures
Removing and Replacing the CompactFlash
Step 11
Replace the DC power supply plastic shied.
Step 12
Power on the adaptive security appliance from the switch at the rear of the chassis.
Note
If you need to power cycle the DC adaptive security appliance, wait at least 5 seconds between powering
off the adaptive security appliance and powering it back on.
Removing and Replacing the CompactFlash
The adaptive security appliance has two types of CompactFlash: the system CompactFlash (internal) and
the user CompactFlash (external). This section includes the following topics:
•
Removing the System CompactFlash, page B-10
•
Replacing the System CompactFlash, page B-12
•
Removing the User CompactFlash, page B-13
•
Replacing the User CompactFlash, page B-14
Removing the System CompactFlash
To remove the system CompactFlash, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Power off the adaptive security appliance.
Step 2
Remove the power cord and other cables from the adaptive security appliance.
Step 3
Remove the adaptive security appliance from the rack if it is rack-mounted.
Step 4
Place the adaptive security appliance in an ESD-controlled environment. See the
Environment” section on page B-4
for more information.
Step 5
Remove the adaptive security appliance cover. See the
“Removing the Chassis Cover” section on
for the procedure.