Replace A Pa-7000 Series Log Card - PaloAlto Networks PA-7000 Series Hardware Reference Manual

Service the PA-7000 Series Firewall Hardware

Replace a PA-7000 Series Log Card

Use the following topics to learn how to replace a PA-7000 Series Log Processing Card (LPC) or a
PA-7000 Series Log Forwarding Card (LFC). The LPC has disk drives that must be removed and re-
installed, while the LFC does not contain disk drives.
If the device is in FIPS-CC mode, you must power off the firewall before adding or replacing a log
card, otherwise the device will boot into maintenance mode.
• Replace a PA-7000 Series Log Processing Card (LPC)
• Replace a PA-7000 Series Log Forwarding Card (LFC)
Replace a PA-7000 Series Log Processing Card (LPC)
If the LPC fails, the chassis reboots and will aempt to recover the LPC. If the LPC connues to
fail and the chassis reboots more than 3 mes in 30 minutes, it enters maintenance mode at which
me you must power off the chassis unl you replace the LPC.
The LPC contains the drives that the firewall uses to store logs. If 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 configuraon. 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. Aer you replace an LPC, you will need to re-index the
drives as described in
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.
STEP 1 |
Power off the chassis and disconnect the power source to the chassis.
STEP 2 | Put the provided ESD wrist strap on your wrist ensuring that the metal contact is touching
your skin. Then aach (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 sensive hardware. For details on the ESD port locaon, see
or PA-7080 Front Panel
STEP 3 | Remove the four drives from the front of the LPC and note the locaon of each drive. For
details on removing the drives, see
It is important that you reinstall the drives in the same posion from which you
removed them to maintain the RAID configuraon. It is best to label the drives and take
a picture before removing them.
STEP 4 |
Loosen the thumb screws on each side of the LPC.
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Re-Index the LPC Drives.
(AC).
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PA-7050 Front Panel (AC)
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