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PA-1500 Series Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Reference

PA-1500 Series Firewall LED Definitions

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PA-1500 Series Firewall LED Definitions

Learn about the meanings of the LEDs on the PA-1500 Series Firewall.

The following table describes how to interpret the status LEDs on a PA-1500 Series firewall.

LED	Description
Front Panel LEDs
	Service Blue—The firewall is instructed by the CLI or Web Interface to enable this LED. Off—The LED has not been enabled.
	Power Green—The firewall is powered on. Yellow—One or more power rails are not functioning normally, or the push-button power off was performed. Off—The firewall is not powered on.
	Status Green—The firewall is operating normally. Yellow—The firewall is booting. Red—The firewall failed to complete a secure boot.
	High Availability Green—High availability is configured and the firewall is in the active HA state. Yellow—High availability is configured and the firewall is in the standby HA state. Off—High availability is not configured.
	Temperature Green—The firewall temperature is normal. Yellow—The firewall temperature is outside tolerance levels. See the PA-1500 Series Firewall Environmental Specifications for the operating temperature range.
	Controller Green—The firewall is connected to Panorama. Blue—The firewall is connected to SCM or a SDWAN controller. Yellow (Blinking)—The firewall is trying to connect to a controller. Yellow (Solid)—The firewall encountered a connectivity error. Off—The firewall is not attempting to connect to a controller.
	Alarm Red—A hardware failure, such as a power supply failure, a firewall failure that caused an HA failover, a drive failure, a fan failure, or the hardware overheated and exceeded the high temperature threshold. Off—The firewall is operating normally.
	Power Supplies Green—The power supply is present and supplying correct voltage. Yellow—The power supply is present but supplying incorrect voltage. Off—The power supply is not installed. When facing the back of the firewall, 1 is the left power supply and 2 is the right power supply.
Port LEDs
RJ-45	These ports have two LEDs each. Left LED (Link/Speed) Green—The link speed is 1 Gbps or higher. Yellow—The link speed is 10 or 100 Mbps. Off—No link. Right LED (Activity) Blinking Green—The firewall is processing network activity. Off—No network activity.
SFP, SFP+, and SFP28	These ports have one LED each. The color indicates the link speed. 1G—Yellow 10G—Green 25G—Light Blue Solid Color—The firewall network link is up. Blinking Color—The firewall is processing network activity. Off—No link.

PA-1500 Series Firewall Maintenance

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