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Configuring ASA-SSM-10 on ASA 5520

I recently purchased an ASA-SSM-10 form eBay and I'm almost wondering if I received a defect. 

 Here is the output of the sh module 2 details (Serial Number Removed):

Card Type: ASA 5500 Series Security Services Module-10
Model: ASA-SSM-10
Hardware version: 1.0
Serial Number:
Firmware version: 1.0(11)5
Software version:
MAC Address Range: 5475.d0e3.b200 to 5475.d0e3.b200
Data Plane Status: Not Applicable
Status: Unresponsive

I tried loading the recovery image using the instructions here: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/ips/6-0/configuration/guide/cli/cliguide/cliImage.html#wpxref68481

and I get nothing.. Though when I check the status of the module, it's in recovery mode - I don't see any attempts to download the image file from the ftp server. 

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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Marvin Rhoads
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To be clear, did you start with the command below executed from ASA enable mode? 

What happened then?

hw-module module 1 recover configure

Hi Mark, 

Yes, I entered the command form the ASA enable mode and also entered the following:

Image URL

Port IP 

VLAN 0

Gateway IP 

and entered the following command: 

hw-module module 1 recover boot

The TFTP server is accessbile from the ASA and when I check on the module, it's in recovery mode (left it for up to 1 hour)

Did you verify that the tftp server is not being blocked via your host firewall?

I'd check it by putting a small text file in the tftp directory and try to copy it over from the ASA cli. For example:

copy tftp://<PC address>/smallfile.txt disk0:/

I verified that by copying the running config to the TFTP server and vice versa, it works like a charm.

OK, that's good. You have cabled up the Ethernet port on the SSM-10 itself - right?

It uses that to pull down the image and recover itself.

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