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Chapter 4 Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures
Installing and Replacing the Intelligent SSM
Installing and Replacing the Intelligent SSM
The Cisco ASA 5510, Cisco ASA 5520, Cisco ASA 5540 support the AIP SSM and the CSC SSM, also
referred to as the intelligent SSM in this document.The AIP SSM runs advanced IPS software that
provides security inspection. There are three types of AIP SSM: the AIP SSM 10, AIP SSM 20 and the
AIP SSM 40. The AIP SSM 10 and the AIP SSM 20 look identical, but the AIP SSM 20 has a faster
processor and more memory than the AIP SSM 10. The AIP SSM 40 has a faster processor and more
memory than both the AIP SSM 10 and the AIP SSM 20. Only one module (the AIP SSM 10,
AIP SSM 20, or the AIP SSM 40) can populate the slot at a time.
Table 4-4
lists the memory specifications for the AIP SSM 10, AIP SSM 20, and the AIP SSM 40.
For more information on the AIP SSM 10/20/40, see the “
Managing the AIP SSM
” section in the
Cisco
Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide
.
The CSC SSM runs Content Security and Control software. The CSC SSM provides protection against
viruses, spyware, spam, and other unwanted traffic. There are two types of CSC SSM: the CSC SSM 10,
and the CSC SSM 20. For more information on the CSC SSM 10/20, see the “Managing the CSC SSM”
section in the Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide
.
Table 4-5
shows the AIP/CSC SSMs supported by each platform:
Table 4-4
AIP/CSC SSM Memory Specifications
SSM
CPU DRAM
AIP SSM 10
2.0 GHz Celeron
1.0 GB
AIP SSM 20
2.4 GHz Pentium 4
2.0 GB
AIP SSM 40
2.0 GHz Xeon LV
4.0 GB
Table 4-5
SSM
Support
Platform
SSM
Models
Cisco ASA 5510
AIP SSM 10
CSC SSM 10
CSC SSM 20
4GE SSM
Cisco ASA 5520
AIP SSM 10
AIP SSM 20
AIP SSM 40
CSC SSM 10
CSC SSM 20
4GE SSM
Cisco ASA 5540
AIP SSM 10
AIP SSM 20
AIP SSM 40
4GE SSM