PA-7050 NEXT-GEN FIREWALL QUICK START GUIDE
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Mid-Mount or Front-Mount Installation
The PA-7050 firewall has removable rack-mount brackets on each side of the chassis that you use to install the chassis in
a 19” rack. You can install the firewall in a mid-mount position (default position) or you can move the brackets to install
the firewall in a front-mount position. For a mid-mount install, you can skip to section 3—Rack Installation.
The rack-mount brackets are in two sections on each side of the chassis: a front section and a back section.
To install the firewall in a front-mount position:
1. Remove the 6 screws on each side of the chassis where the 2 brackets come together in the mid-mount position and
then remove all 25 remaining screws that secure each bracket (2 brackets on each side). There are a total of 112
bracket screws (56 on each side).
2. Remove the front brackets (A and B) and rear brackets (C and D) from the chassis as shown in Figure 1 and store the
rear brackets (not required for a front-mount installation).
3. Swap the front brackets (A to B and B to A) and rotate the brackets 180 degrees so that the rack-mount screw holes
are now on the front of the chassis. Use 25 screws to attach each front bracket to the chassis in the front position as
shown in Figure 2.
Before You Begin
Use this document to install and begin setting up your Palo Alto Networks PA-7050 firewall. Refer to the PA-7000
Series Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Reference at
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/hardware
for safety information,
specifications, and more detailed procedures for installing the firewall.
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To ensure safety, two or more people should work together to install the PA-7050 firewall into the rack, preferably
using a mechanical equipment lift.
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Verify that the installation site has adequate air circulation and AC or DC power.
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Have a #1 and #2 Phillips-head torque driver available. Use the #1 Phillips-head bit to attach the rack-mount brackets
to the firewall and use the #2 bit to secure the rack-mount brackets to the equipment rack posts. A power screwdriver
is recommended if you are moving the mounting brackets for a front-mount rack installation.
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Wear the provided ESD strap when installing components or servicing the PA-7050 firewall.
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Unpack the equipment and verify that you received all items. The PA-7050 firewall ships on two pallets:
The second pallet includes:
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Front slot cards (Switch Management Card (SMC), a Logging Card (either LPC or LFC), at least one Network
Processing Card (NPC), and an appropriate number of blank panels to fill the chassis.
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Four Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMCs). An AMC is a carrier that holds a disk drive and connects the drive to the
Log Processing Card (LPC).
AMC modules are not supplied with the Log Forwarding Card (LFC).
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Four AC cords or four DC power cables
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One 2-post grounding lug used for the AC and DC configurations (ground cable not included).
The first pallet includes:
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PA-7050 chassis
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Four pre-installed power supplies (AC or DC).
To reduce the weight of the chassis to prepare for the rack installation, temporarily remove the power
supplies.
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Two fan trays (next-generation fan trays include the air filter in right fan tray)
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Two cable management brackets (one for a mid-mount rack install and one for a front-mount rack install)
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Accessories kit (Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) wrist strap, console cable, and Ethernet cable)
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Remove Back Brackets
(Not needed for front mount)
Remove Front Brackets
and Swap
Bracket A
Bracket B
Bracket C
Bracket D
Swap Brackets for Front-Mount Install
Figure 1
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Front Brackets Swapped for Front-Mount Install
Figure 2
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Mid-mount Install
Figure 3
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Front-mount Install
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Rack Installation
1. (
Optional
) Install the provided cable management brackets before installing the chassis in the rack. The firewall ships with a
mid-mount cable management bracket kit that you can attach to the front sides of the chassis using 6 screws (provided). There
is also a front-mount cable bracket kit included that you can mount over the rack-mount brackets for a front-mount install.
Refer to the PA-7000 Series Hardware Reference Guide for more details.
2. With help from at least one other person, lift the chassis and position it in the rack, preferably using a mechanical equipment
lift.
3. Align the front mounting holes on each side of the chassis with the holes on the rack rail, ensuring that the chassis is level.
4. Attach the chassis rack brackets to the rack using rack-mount screws designed for your rack and tighten with a screwdriver.
Install all 4 screws on each side of the chassis. Figure 3 shows the mid-mount position and Figure 4 shows the front-mount
position.
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