https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/reload-asa-with-module-ips/m-p/2512699#M237437 <P>The hardware module will always initialize on power cycle. You'd have to physically remove the IPS SSP and replace it with a slot tray (to ensure proper airflow) if you want to have it gone altogether.</P><P>However, if there's no service-policy in the ASA configuration redirecting traffic to it, it won't be in the flow of traffic.</P> Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:51:11 GMT Marvin Rhoads 2014-06-18T15:51:11Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/reload-asa-with-module-ips/m-p/2512698#M237436 <P>I have&nbsp; ASA in Cluster (Failover) and i have a question, when shutdown module IPS (hw-module 1 shutdown) and reload the ASA Chassis, the module will start?</P><P>how configure this module&nbsp; to shutdown forever?</P><P>Cisco have any document for this situation.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:20:41 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/reload-asa-with-module-ips/m-p/2512698#M237436 Juan Ibañez 2019-03-12T04:20:41Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/reload-asa-with-module-ips/m-p/2512699#M237437 <P>The hardware module will always initialize on power cycle. You'd have to physically remove the IPS SSP and replace it with a slot tray (to ensure proper airflow) if you want to have it gone altogether.</P><P>However, if there's no service-policy in the ASA configuration redirecting traffic to it, it won't be in the flow of traffic.</P> Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:51:11 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/reload-asa-with-module-ips/m-p/2512699#M237437 Marvin Rhoads 2014-06-18T15:51:11Z