PIX 515E RAM Upgrade

[ankurs2008]

hi

we are having a PIX Firewall with the specifications as mentioned below .I want to know if the RAM for this hardware model can be upgraded (i.e can additional RAM be appended in the same hardware box) or not ?

Platform : PIX-515E , Version : 6.3(5),Ram size : 64 MB

Regards,

Ankur

[ankurs2008]

Hi

please guide me on this query

Ankur

[JORGE RODRIGUEZ]

Ankur,

Yes you can upgrade RAM,look at table.1 memory upgrade based on lic platforms to get clear picture.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps5708/ps5709/ps2030/prod_bulletin0900aecd8023c8d4.html

For UR ( Unrestricted lisence) if you have 64 it is very likely your PIX have two 32MB chips If you want to upgrade its memory for perhaps software upgrades purposes etc.. the maximun you can have is 128 RAM, 64X2 memory sticks. To ensure

you may need to open the box and verify what you have.

Memory for PIX515

http://www.memoryx.net/pix510.html

Regards

[Matt Wilson]

Apologies for digging up an old thread. The maximum memory I've been able to upgrade my PIX515E to (so far) is 256 MB. I believe to be able to do this you require an unrestricted licence on the device. I have also installed a Celeron SL5MQ (900/128/100/1.75) to replace the existing CPU which now runs quite stably at 895MHz. I also upgraded the fan to supply a bit more air to the CPU and circuitry inside. The PIX506E which shares a similar mainboard is quite upgradeable too. Matt.

[santiniwardle888]

An Unrestricted (UR) License might be required to be able to upgrade the RAM on this motherboard from the default options.

Maximum RAM amount is unconfirmed, but is believed to be 256MB.

the maximum size will be 256MB

• Cisco 800-20091-02
• Cisco PIX 515E Firewall System Board

[Marvin Rhoads]

@santiniwardle888 the original post was 16 years ago. I think it's probably solved by now.

[santiniwardle888]

Thank You for the additional options