Replace A Pa-7000 Series Smc Boot Drive - PaloAlto Networks PA-7000 Series Hardware Reference Manual

Service the PA-7000 Series Firewall Hardware

Replace a PA-7000 Series SMC Boot Drive

The first generaon switch management cards (PA-7050-SMC and PA-7080-SMC) come with
an mSATA solid-state drive (SSD) that contains the PAN-OS boot images and configuraon files.
If your PAN-OS configuraon file is too large to fit on the pre-installed SSD, you can replace
the stock SSD with the PAN-PA-7000-MSATA-IMG. The PAN-PA-7000-MSATA-IMG has more
storage space and is pre-loaded with a PAN-OS image. Follow the procedure below to replace the
mSATA in your SMC.
STEP 1 |
Put the provided ESD wrist strap on your wrist, ensuring that the metal contact is touching
your skin. 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
Before you power off the chassis in the following step, ensure that you have created a
backup of your PAN-OS configuraon. See
STEP 2 |
Power off the chassis. Disconnect the cables connected to the SMC and all power cords
plugged into the chassis.
STEP 3 | Use a #1 or #2 Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the SMC screws at the front of the chassis.
On the PA-7050 firewall, the SMC is located in slot 4; on the PA-7080 firewall, the SMC is
located in slot 6.
STEP 4 |
Use the card ejector levers adjacent to the SMC screws to release the card. Remove the card
and place it on an ESD work surface. Detach your wrist strap's ground cable from the ESD
port on the chassis and securely aach the alligator clip to the new ESD surface.
STEP 5 |
Locate the mSATA.
PA-7000 Series Firewall Hardware Reference
(AC).
Save and Export Firewall
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PA-7050 Front Panel (AC)
Configuraons.
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