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Hardware Installation Guide for the Cisco 4451-X Integrated Services Router
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Chapter 6 Installing and Upgrading Internal Modules and FRUs
Overview of the SSD Carrier Card NIM (NIM-SSD)
Figure 6-11 Side View of the NIM-SSD
To insert or remove the NIM-SSD into the Cisco ISR 4451-X NIM slot 3, see the“Removing and
Replacing the Cisco ISR 4451-X NIM-SSD Drives” section in this chapter.
Removing and Replacing the Cisco ISR 4451-X NIM-SSD Drives
This section explains how to remove a solid state drive assembly (NIM-SSD) from the Cisco ISR 4451-X
chassis and replace it with a new external NIM-SSD.
To deactivate and reactivate a NIM, see the “Deactivating and Reactivating a SSD Carrier Card NIM”
section in the Software Configuration Guide for the Cisco ISR 4451-X.
Restrictions
• Cisco SSD Carrier Card NIM with no SSD drives is not supported.
• Dynamically removing and inserting SSD drives on a NIM is not supported.
• Only a single SSD Carrier Card NIM per router is supported on any bay.
• Plugging additional SSD Carrier Card NIMs into a bay will power off the module.
• Power down the NIM-SSD module and wait for the power LED to turn off before removing the
module or removing and replacing new SSD drives.
• Replacing any SSD drive can cause some data loss.