Replace A Pa-7000 Series Log Processing Card (Lpc) - PaloAlto Networks PA-7000 Series Hardware Reference Manual

Replace a PA-7000 Series Log Processing Card (LPC)

If the LPC fails, the chassis reboots and will attempt to recover the LPC. If the LPC continues to fail and
the chassis reboots more than 3 times in 30 minutes, it enters maintenance mode at which time you must
power off the chassis until you replace the LPC.
The LPC contains the drives that the firewall uses to store logs. I the LPC fails, you will need to remove
the drives and then reinstall them in the new LPC. It is important that you install each AMC in the same
slot in the new LPC to maintain the RAID configuration. For example, the AMC in the far-right slot of
the old LPC must be installed in the far-right slot in the new LPC and the same for each of the other
three AMCs. After you replace an LPC, you will need to re-index the drives as described in "Re-Index
the LPC Drives" on page 130.
There is one LPC model used for both the PA-7050 and PA-7080 firewall and the procedure is the same
except that, on the PA-7050 firewall, you must install the LPC in slot 8 while on the PA-7080 firewall,
you must install the LPC in slot 7.
1. Read the "Cautions and Warnings Related to Working with the Hardware" on page 89.
2. Put the provided ESD wrist strap on your wrist ensuring that the metal contact is touching your
skin. Then attach (snap) one end of the ground cable to the wrist strap and remove the alligator clip
from the banana clip on the other end of the ESD grounding cable. Plug the banana clip end into
one of the ESD ports located on the front of the chassis before handling ESD sensitive hardware.
For details on the ESD port location, see "PA-7050 Front Panel (AC)" on page 6 or "PA-7080
Front Panel (AC)" on page 13.
3. Power off the chassis and disconnect the power source to the chassis.
4. Remove the four drives from the front of the LPC and note the location of each drive. For details
on removing the drives, see "Replace a PA-7000 Series LPC Drive" on page 105.
CAUTION: It is important that you reinstall the drives in the same position from
which you removed them to maintain the RAID configuration. It is best to label the
drives and take a picture before removing them.
5. Loosen the thumb screws on each side of the LPC.
6. Remove the LPC by pulling the inner release lever to unlock the outer release lever and then use
the outer release lever to pull the LPC out of the chassis. Figure 71 shows how to install or remove
an LPC on a PA-7050 firewall and Figure 72 shows how to install or remove a PA-7080 firewall.
Note: The LPC uses a double-lever on each side of the card. After loosening the
thumb screws, you must pull the inner lever toward you to unlock the outer lever
from the chassis and then pull the outer lever to release the card. When installing
the card, push the outer lever in to lock the inner lever.
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