PA-7080 Front and Back Panel Descriptions
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Table 3. PA-7080 Front Panel Features (AC)
Item Description
1. Exhaust fan tray
Provides ventilation and cooling for the chassis. The fan trays is
interchangeable, so you can install it in either fan tray slot.
During normal operation, the Power LED is green and the Fault LED is
off. If an individual fan fails on the fan tray, the Power LED turns off and
the red Fault LED illuminates.
For information on replacing a fan tray, see “Replace a PA-7080 Fan Tray”
on page 119.
2. Upper cable guide
(Optional) Provides cable management to route Ethernet cables and the
console cable. This item ships with the chassis but is not preinstalled.
3. Switch Management
Card (SMC)
Provides management access to the chassis using a serial console cable
connected to the Console port or an RJ-45 cable connected to the
management (MGT) port. The SMC also contains high availability (HA)
ports. The LED indicators provide information on various chassis
components.
IMPORTANT: The SMC is required to operate the chassis and a
PA-7080 firewall, it must be installed in slot 6.
For more information, see “Switch Management Card (SMC)” on page 24.
The PAN-OS® software is preinstalled on the embedded solid-
state drive (SSD) on the SMC; the SSD is not serviceable.
4. Log Processing Card
(LPC)
Manages and stores all logs generated by the firewall. The LPC contains
four disk drives that are configured in two separate RAID 1 pairs to
provide redundancy. Each drive is installed in an Advanced Mezzanine
Card (AMC), which physically connects the drive to the LPC. When
replacing a drive, the AMC and drives are ordered and installed as one
unit.
IMPORTANT: The LPC is required and on a PA-7080 firewall, it must be
installed in slot 7 for chassis operation.
For more information, see “Log Processing Card (LPC)” on page 30.
5. Network Processing
Card (NPC)
Provides network connectivity.
IMPORTANT: On a PA-7080 firewall, you can install up to 10 NPCs (in
slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, and/or slot 12). You must have at least one
NPC installed before the firewall can process network traffic.
For more information, see “Network Processing Cards (NPCs)” on
page 32.
6. Lower cable guide
(Optional) Provides cable management to route fiber optic cables. This
item ships with the chassis but is not preinstalled.
7. Air intake fan tray
Provides ventilation and cooling for the chassis. The fan tray is
interchangeable, so you can install it in either fan tray slot.
During normal operation, the Power LED is green and the Fault LED is
off. If an individual fan fail on the fan tray, the Power LED turns off and
the red Fault LED illuminates.
For information on replacing a fan tray, see “Replace a PA-7080 Fan Tray”
on page 119.
8. Electrostatic Discharge
(ESD) ports
Provides a grounding point that you use when removing or installing
chassis components. Secure the provided wrist strap end of the ESD strap
around your wrist and plug the other end into one of the ESD ports.