Replace A Pa-5400 Series Networking Card (Nc) - PaloAlto Networks PA-5400 Series Hardware Reference Manual

Service the PA-5400 Series Firewall Hardware
STEP 4 | Grip the front ejector handles and gently pull the card out of its slot.
STEP 5 | With your replacement MPC in hand, rotate the card and align it with the front of the
appliance so that the Palo Alto Networks logo is readable at the top of the card.
STEP 6 |
Gently push the replacement MPC into slot 7 unl the card reaches the end of the slot. Push
on both ejector handles unl they lock the card into place.

Replace a PA-5400 Series Networking Card (NC)

If a Networking Card (NC) fails, the card will reboot and aempt to recover. If the card does not
recover, it will change to a down state. If there is only one funconing NC in the appliance and the
NC fails aer three recovery aempts, the firewall will reboot to aempt to recover the card.
You do not have to power off the firewall to install or remove NCs unless the device is in FIPS-CC
mode. If the device is in FIPS-CC mode, you must power off the firewall before adding or replacing
an NC, otherwise the device will boot into maintenance mode.
The following topics describe how to replace an NC and provides details on checking the card slot
status as well as how to troubleshoot an NC.
• Replace a PA-5450 Networking Card (NC)
• PA-5400 Series Firewall Networking Card (NC) Troubleshoong Commands
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