PaloAlto Networks PA-1400 Series Hardware Reference Manual page 16

PA-1400 Series Firewall Overview
Item Component
5 MGT port
6 CONSOLE port (RJ-45)
7
USB port
PA-1400 Series Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Reference
Description
If the firewall dataplane restarts due to
a failure or manual restart, the HA1-B
link will also restart. If this occurs and
the HA1-A link is not connected and
configured, then a split brain condition
occurs. Therefore, we recommend that
you connect and configure the HA1-A
ports and the HA1-B ports to provide
redundancy and to avoid split brain
issues.
Use this Ethernet 10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps
port to access the management web interface
and perform administrative tasks. The firewall
also uses this port for management services, such
as retrieving licenses and updating threat and
application signatures.
Use this port to connect a management computer
to the firewall using a 9-pin serial-to-RJ-45 cable
and terminal emulation software.
The console connection provides access to firewall
boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool
(MRT), and the command line interface (CLI).
If your management computer does not
have a serial port, use a USB-to-serial
converter.
Use the following settings to configure your
terminal emulation software to connect to the
console port:
• Data rate: 9600
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: None
A USB port that accepts a USB flash drive with a
bootstrap bundle (PAN-OS configuration).
Bootstrapping speeds up the process of configuring
and licensing the firewall to make it operational on
the network with or without internet access.
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