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The AIM slot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Cisco 2600, 3600, 3700 and 3800 Series routers provide enterprises and service providers a wide range of solutions for data, voice, and video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These routers are equipped with an Advanced Integration Module<\/strong> (AIM) slot, which provides customers the flexibility to deploy additional features, see the following picture, this is a Cisco’s 3800 series motherboard, and the AIM slots (numbers 5, and 6) have been highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cisco 3800 series ISR motherboard – AIM slots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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AIM-CUE is the smallest member of the family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

AIM stands for “Advanced Integration Module<\/strong>” and that says nothing about the physical dimensions, aka product’s Form Factor nor about their technical specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But anyways, knowing that this module will be connected directly in the router’s motherboard gives us a good clue about its dimensions, capabilities and limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advanced Integration Module (AIM) CUE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One particular AIM’s limitation is the fact that it cannot be installed in slot 0 of the Cisco 3745 router chassis, would be nice to know the reason why, fortunately this important limitation is well advertized in the AIM module with a huge yellow sticker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AIM-CUE yellow warning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NME-CUE the big brother<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cisco Unity Express (CUE) is supported on both modules, the AIM and the NME, its features work the same way on both modules with just a few exceptions that comes mainly from the fact that AIM use as its storage device a CF (Compact Flash) card, usually of 1Gb, and on the other hand NME comes with a regular 2.5″ HDD with sizes in the order of the hundreds of Gb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Network Module Enhanced (NME) CUE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The hard disk on the NME cannot be replaced<\/strong>. If the network module\u2019s hard disk crashes, the network module must be replaced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested on knowing more about these exceptions you can take a look at the following tech doc: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Available at: https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/td\/docs\/voice_ip_comm\/unity_exp\/rel2_1\/ccm_gui\/cmeguigd\/ch1over.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to go from here?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From here you can now go to the following page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n