SSD for ASA 5515X

hi all,
we have an opportunity to sell cisco ASA 5515X firewall. and i have one doubt.
do i need to order SSD drive with ASA 5515-X with IPS?
Please note that i dont want to have CX software, i just want to enable the IPS software on the firewall.
and if i dont need it, where the IPS logs will be saved?
thanks in advance.

No SSD is required for IPS on the 5500X series. You do need to license the feature and order the device accordingly - e.g., ASA5515-IPS-K9 part number.
IPS event logs are stored locally on disk0 or optionally can be retrieved by a remote server such as Cisco Security Manager (CSM).

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