ASA5585-S10-K9 Cisco ASA 5585-X Firewall Appliance Refurbished

Performance optimization and capacity planning are critical aspects of managing the ASA5585-S10-K9 Cisco ASA 5585-X Network Security Appliance. This involves ensuring that the device is configured and deployed to meet the performance requirements of the network while also maintaining adequate capacity to handle increasing traffic loads.

To optimize the performance of the ASA5585-S10-K9, administrators can perform the following tasks:

• Optimize Firewall Policies: Firewall policies and access control lists (ACLs) can be optimized to reduce the number of rules and improve the processing of traffic. This can involve removing redundant rules, reordering rules, and consolidating rules to simplify the firewall policy.
• Optimize VPN Configuration: VPN configuration can be optimized to reduce the processing overhead of the device. This can involve optimizing encryption algorithms, reducing the number of VPN tunnels, and using VPN load balancing techniques to distribute traffic across multiple devices.
• Optimize Intrusion Prevention and Anti-Malware Configuration: Intrusion prevention and anti-malware configuration can be optimized to reduce the processing overhead of the device. This can involve tuning IPS policies to reduce false positives and optimizing malware detection and removal policies.
• Optimize Network Address Translation (NAT) Configuration: NAT configuration can be optimized to reduce the processing overhead of the device. This can involve using static NAT instead of dynamic NAT, reducing the number of NAT rules, and using NAT load balancing techniques to distribute traffic across multiple devices.

To plan for capacity requirements, administrators can perform the following tasks:

• Understand Traffic Patterns: Understanding traffic patterns on the network is critical to capacity planning. Administrators should analyze traffic patterns to identify peak traffic periods and plan for capacity accordingly.
• Estimate Future Traffic Loads: Based on historical traffic patterns, administrators can estimate future traffic loads and plan for capacity accordingly. This can involve scaling up the device or adding additional devices to handle increasing traffic loads.
• Monitor System Health: Administrators should regularly monitor the health of the device to ensure that it is functioning correctly and providing the required level of performance. This can involve monitoring system resource utilization, network throughput, and response times.
• Perform Capacity Testing: Capacity testing can be performed to validate that the device is capable of handling the expected traffic loads. This can involve simulating traffic loads using testing tools and measuring the device's response.

The ASA5585-S10-K9 Cisco ASA 5585-X Network Security Appliance supports various high availability (HA) and failover configurations to ensure business continuity and reduce the risk of downtime. HA refers to the ability of the ASA5585-S10-K9 to provide uninterrupted service in the event of hardware or software failures, while failover refers to the process of automatically switching traffic to a backup device when the primary device fails.

Some of the high availability and failover configurations supported by the ASA5585-S10-K9 include:

• Active/Standby Failover: In this configuration, two ASA5585-S10-K9 devices are deployed in a failover pair, with one device designated as the active unit and the other as the standby unit. The active unit handles all network traffic, while the standby unit monitors the active unit and takes over if it fails.
• Active/Active Failover: In this configuration, two ASA5585-S10-K9 devices are deployed in a failover pair, with both devices actively processing network traffic. Each device handles specific traffic flows, and if one device fails, the other takes over its traffic flows.
• Stateful Failover: This configuration provides a way to maintain session information between the active and standby units in a failover pair. When a failover occurs, the new active unit assumes responsibility for all active sessions and continues to process new sessions.
• Redundant Interfaces: The ASA5585-S10-K9 supports redundant interfaces, which can be used to connect the device to redundant network devices such as switches or routers. This provides additional redundancy and failover capabilities at the network layer.
• Virtualization: The ASA5585-S10-K9 supports virtualization through the use of multiple contexts. Each context functions as a separate firewall instance with its own policies and configurations, providing an additional layer of isolation and failover capabilities.
• Clustering: The ASA5585-S10-K9 can be deployed in a cluster configuration, which allows multiple devices to work together as a single logical unit. Clustering provides additional scalability and redundancy capabilities, as well as improved performance.

The ASA5585-S10-K9 Cisco ASA 5585-X Network Security Appliance supports various high availability (HA) and failover configurations to ensure business continuity and reduce the risk of downtime. HA refers to the ability of the ASA5585-S10-K9 to provide uninterrupted service in the event of hardware or software failures, while failover refers to the process of automatically switching traffic to a backup device when the primary device fails.

Some of the high availability and failover configurations supported by the ASA5585-S10-K9 include:

• Active/Standby Failover: In this configuration, two ASA5585-S10-K9 devices are deployed in a failover pair, with one device designated as the active unit and the other as the standby unit. The active unit handles all network traffic, while the standby unit monitors the active unit and takes over if it fails.
• Active/Active Failover: In this configuration, two ASA5585-S10-K9 devices are deployed in a failover pair, with both devices actively processing network traffic. Each device handles specific traffic flows, and if one device fails, the other takes over its traffic flows.
• Stateful Failover: This configuration provides a way to maintain session information between the active and standby units in a failover pair. When a failover occurs, the new active unit assumes responsibility for all active sessions and continues to process new sessions.
• Redundant Interfaces: The ASA5585-S10-K9 supports redundant interfaces, which can be used to connect the device to redundant network devices such as switches or routers. This provides additional redundancy and failover capabilities at the network layer.
• Virtualization: The ASA5585-S10-K9 supports virtualization through the use of multiple contexts. Each context functions as a separate firewall instance with its own policies and configurations, providing an additional layer of isolation and failover capabilities.
• Clustering: The ASA5585-S10-K9 can be deployed in a cluster configuration, which allows multiple devices to work together as a single logical unit. Clustering provides additional scalability and redundancy capabilities, as well as improved performance.

• Brand Name: Cisco
• Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc
• Manufacturer: Part Number ASA5585-S10-K9
• Product Series: 5500
• Product Model: 5585-X
• Product Name: 5585-X Firewall Edition Adaptive Security Appliance
• Product Type: Network Security/Firewall Appliance

Technical Information

• Virtualization-
• 750000 x Concurrent Session
• 5000 x IPSec VPN Peer
• 50 x Security Context
• 250 x 802.1Q VLAN Support
• 50000 x New Sessions/second
• Firewall Protection Intrusion Prevention
• Firewall Protection P2P Blocking
• Firewall Protection Instant Messenger Blocking
• Firewall Protection Remote Access Authentication
• Firewall Protection Anti-phishing
• Firewall Protection Anti-spam
• Firewall Protection Antivirus
• Firewall Protection Web Content Filtering
• Firewall Protection Application Layer Filtering
• Firewall Protection Access Control
• Firewall Protection Worm Scanning
• Firewall Protection Malware Protection
• Encryption Standard: DES
• Encryption Standard: 3DES

Interfaces/Ports

• Total Number of Ports: 8
• USB: Yes
• Management Port: Yes

Network & Communication

• Ethernet Technology: Gigabit Ethernet
• Network Standard: 1000Base-T

I/O Expansions

• Number of Total Expansion Slots: 4
• Expansion Slot Type: SFP+
• Expansion Slot Type:SSC
• Number of SFP+ Slots: 2
• Number of SSC Slots: 2

Management & Protocols

• Manageable: Yes

Memory

• Standard Memory: 6 GB
• Flash Memory: 2 GB

Power Description

• Input Voltage 110 V AC
• Input Voltage 220 V AC
• Power Source Power Supply