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Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter 3 Installing and Connecting the ASA 5500-X

Connecting Cables, Turning on Power, and Verifying Connectivity

Caution Be sure to read the safety warnings in the Regulatory Compliance and Safety information document for

the ASA 5500-X and follow proper safety procedures when performing all tasks in this guide. See the

RCSI at http://www.cisco.com/go/asa5500x-compliance.

Note Earlier ASAs (V01) require you to turn on the power with the power switch. Newer ASAs (V02)

automatically turn on when you plug in the power cable. To determine your version, do one of

the following:

• At the CLI prompt, enter the show inventory command and look for V01 or V02 in the output.

• On the back of the chassis, look at the VID PID label for V01 or V02.

For the V01 chassis, see the following limitations:

• The ASA requires 50 seconds from the time that AC power is applied before the power state can be

updated and stored. This means that any changes to the power state within the first 50 seconds of

applying AC power will not be observed if AC power is removed within that time.

• The ASA requires 10 seconds from the time it is placed into standby mode before the power state

can be updated and stored. This means any changes to the power state within the first 10 seconds of

entering standby mode (including the standby mode itself) will not be observed if AC power is

removed within that time.

For the V02 chassis, the above limitations to not apply.

Follow these steps to connect cables, turn on power, and verify connectivity.

Procedure

Step 1 Place the chassis on a flat, stable surface, or in a rack (if you are rack-mounting it.)

Step 2 Connect the interface cables.

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