Cisco 4451-X User Manual

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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 6-4 shows the top of the SSD carrier card NIM along with the serial number and label location.
Figure 6-5 Top View of the SSD Carrier Card NIM with Serial Number
Solid State Drives (SSD)
The Cisco ISR 4451-Xs contain two solid state drives (SSD) that provide nonvolatile storage in the form
of an internal flash disk. On the front panel of the router, the SSD LED indicates activity on the hard
drive.
The SSD carrier card NIM can support upto two SFF 2.5” SATA2 or SATA3 (7mm or less) SSDs.
Figure 6-6 shows a top view of the SSD drive that can be inserted into a NIM carrier card. Figure 6-7
shows two SSDs in a NIM carrier card.

Cisco 4451-X Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	4451-X
Category	Network Router
Language	English