PaloAlto Networks PA-5400 Series, Hardware Reference Manual

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PA-5400 SERIES NEXT-GEN FIREWALL HARDWARE REFERENCE | PA-5400 Series Firewall Module and
Interface Card Information
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PA-5400 Series Firewall Management
Processor Card (MPC)
The PA-5400 Series firewall Management Processor Card (MPC) is a mandatory interface that connects to
the PA-5400 Series Firewall Base Card (BC) . The MPC enables management, logging, and high availability
functions via SFP+ ports and features two system drives and one logging drive.
The following MPC is available for PA-5400 Series firewalls:
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PA-5400 MPC-A
PA-5400 MPC-A
Use the following topics to learn about the PA-5400 MPC-A component descriptions and LED meanings.
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PA-5400 MPC-A Component Descriptions
• Interpret the PA-5400 MPC-A LEDs
PA-5400 MPC-A Component Descriptions
The following image shows the PA-5400 MPC-A and the table below describes each labeled component.
Item Component Description
1 LED Indicators Eight LEDs that indicate the status of various hardware
components. For details on the LEDs, see Interpret the
PA-5400 MPC-A LEDs
2 Logging Drive Cover Secures the logging drive in the MPC. By default, the MPC
does not have a logging drive installed. For information about
installing a logging drive, see Install an MPC Logging Drive .
3 USB Port One USB port that accepts a USB flash drive that contains a
bootstrap bundle (PAN-OS configuration) that enables you to
bootstrap the firewall. Bootstrapping enables you to provision