Replace An M-300 Or M-700 Drive; Replace An M-300 Or M-700 Appliance System Drive - PaloAlto Networks M-700 Hardware Reference Manual

Service the M-300 or M-700 Appliance

Replace an M-300 or M-700 Drive

M-300 and M-700 appliances store the Panorama
solid-state drive (SSD) and the logs collected from Palo Alto Networks
hard-disk drives (HDDs). The HDD log drives are in RAID 1 arrays so that if a drive fails, you can
replace the failed drive without service interruption.
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Replace an M-300 or M-700 Appliance System Drive

• Replace an M-300 or M-700 Appliance Log Drive
Replace an M-300 or M-700 Appliance System Drive
If the system drive fails, the appliance attempts to boot the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT)
where you can view error messages and drive status. If the MRT is not bootable, power down the
appliance. For assistance in verifying the status of the drive to determine if it should be replaced,
contact Palo Alto Networks
The only difference between replacing an M-300 and M-700 appliance system drive is that the
system drive on an M-300 appliance is located on the front panel of the appliance (see
Appliance Front
of the appliance (see
Replacement drives ship with a factory default Panorama image with the default
configuration. After you install the new drive, you will need to obtain a backup
configuration that you saved from the failed appliance to
To avoid injury to yourself or damage to your Palo Alto Networks
that resides on the hardware, read the
STEP 1 | Power off the appliance by pressing the power button on the front of the appliance and then
remove the AC power cords.
M-300 and M-700 Appliance Hardware Reference
Support.
Panel) and the system drive on the M-700 appliance is located on the back panel
M-700 Appliance Back
system files and system logs on a single
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