50 Threat Protection System Hardware Specification and Installation Guide
External user disk
This information describes the external user disk (CFast or SSD) and provides the following topics:
• External SSD on page 50
• External CFast storage card on page 50
• External user disk commands on page 51
External SSD
The TPS TX Series devices come with a pre-formatted external SSD.
Note: Only SSDs available from TippingPoint have been validated to achieve optimal performance with
TippingPoint products. Other vendor drives are not supported. Using other vendor drives could be
detrimental to proper operation of the TippingPoint system.
The external SSD is a 32 GB drive that stores traffic logs, snapshots, and other system data.
Caution:
Failure to properly remove the TippingPoint SSD can result in disk corruption and a system
error.
You can replace the SSD when the system is operating. Before you remove the SSD, use the device CLI to
first unmount the drive. For more information, External user disk commands on page 51.
Important: After you insert a new SSD module into the SSD slot, be sure to mount the user disk. Failure
to mount the user disk prevents the device from automatically mounting the disk when the
device is rebooted.
External CFast storage card
The TPS 440T and 2200T devices come with a pre-formatted external CFast storage card.
Note: Only CFast cards available from TippingPoint have been validated to achieve optimal performance
with TippingPoint products. Other vendor cards are not supported. Using other vendor cards could
be detrimental to proper operation of the TippingPoint system.
The external CFast card is an 8 GB card that stores traffic logs, snapshots, and other system data.
Caution:
Failure to properly remove the TippingPoint CFast card can result in disk corruption and a
system error.
You can replace the CFast card when the system is operating. Before you remove the card, use the device
CLI to first unmount the user disk. For more information, see External user disk commands on page 51.