Removing And Replacing Cisco Asr 1001-X Router Usb Flash Memory Stick Or Secure Token - Cisco ASR 1001-X Hardware Installation Manual

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Removing and Replacing Cisco ASR 1001-X Router USB Flash
Memory Stick or Secure Token
The Cisco ASR 1001-X Router contains ports for a flash memory stick or a secure token, to store configurations
or Cisco IOS XE consolidated packages.
The below figure shows USB port 0 or 1 connector on the Cisco ASR 1001-X Router for the flash memory
stick or secure token.
Figure 16: Cisco ASR 1001-X Router FlashToken Memory Stick Port
Caution Do not remove a USB Flash memory stick or secure token when issuing a file access command or a
read/write operation to the Flash memory stick or secure token when it is processing. The router might
reload or the USB Flash memory stick or secure token may get damaged. Prior to the removal of the USB
device, check to see if the USB activity LED on the front panel is flashing.
To remove and then replace a USB flash token memory stick from a Cisco ASR1001-X Router, follow these
steps:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Pull the flash memory stick or secure token from the USB port.
2. To replace a Cisco USB Flash memory stick or secure token, insert the module into USB port 0 or 1, as
shown in the above figure. The Flash memory stick or secure token can be inserted only in one way, and
can be inserted or removed regardless of whether the router is powered up or not.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Pull the flash memory stick or secure token from the USB port.
Step 2 To replace a Cisco USB Flash memory stick or secure token, insert the module into USB port 0 or 1, as shown in the
above figure. The Flash memory stick or secure token can be inserted only in one way, and can be inserted or removed
regardless of whether the router is powered up or not.

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