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Mike
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 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: Upgrading a PIX 506E past 32MB |
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I know it's not supported by Cisco, but I'd like to try it as I hear
some have had success.
Has anyone done this? What part number have you used? I'm thinking
PIX-MEM-5XX-64 for the 510/515.
Thanks,
Mike |
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Łukasz Bromirski
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:33 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading a PIX 506E past 32MB |
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Mike wrote:
| Quote: | I know it's not supported by Cisco, but I'd like to try it as I hear
some have had success.
Has anyone done this? What part number have you used? I'm thinking
PIX-MEM-5XX-64 for the 510/515.
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As all PIXes are essentially Intel x86 boxes (501 is AMD), the
RAM controller will recognize and PIX OS will use the additional
memory. However, in reality You'll first hit performance limitations
before You hit the memory limitations.
AFAIR PIXes use simple DIMMs. My home PIX 515 has 256MB of RAM and
it's happy with it for already about two years.
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"Confidence is what you have before you | Łukasz Bromirski
understand the problem." -- Woody Allen | lukasz:bromirski,net |
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Wayne
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading a PIX 506E past 32MB |
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"Łukasz Bromirski" <farewell@wp.pl> wrote in message
news:f63mlf$2gd$1@inews.gazeta.pl...
| Quote: | Mike wrote:
I know it's not supported by Cisco, but I'd like to try it as I hear
some have had success.
Has anyone done this? What part number have you used? I'm thinking
PIX-MEM-5XX-64 for the 510/515.
As all PIXes are essentially Intel x86 boxes (501 is AMD), the
RAM controller will recognize and PIX OS will use the additional
memory. However, in reality You'll first hit performance limitations
before You hit the memory limitations.
AFAIR PIXes use simple DIMMs. My home PIX 515 has 256MB of RAM and
it's happy with it for already about two years.
--
"Confidence is what you have before you | Łukasz Bromirski
understand the problem." -- Woody Allen | lukasz:bromirski,net
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Correct! I upgraded two 506e's to 64MB using some otherwise useless PC-100
32MB sticks of RAM. The 506e's have two RAM slots.
Since we are on the topic of unsupported 506e configurations, I loaded
7.0(6) onto the 506e's with 64MB of RAM (7.x will not boot with 32MB of
RAM). The 7.0(6) image will fit if no PDM image is loaded on the flash
also. I had a situation where two remote servers (highly critical, low
bandwidth) performing a specific function benefited from having a
transparent firewall placed between them and the rest of the network. Saved
the company a few bucks in material cost.
7.0(6) is the last image that will fit on the 506e's flash (but you must be
willing to live without a GUI). I can't upgrade the 506e's any further, but
in theis situation it's a non-issue. |
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