Firewall auto reboots into Maintenance recovery mode when FIPS is enabled

• When a slot fails on a Palo Alto firewall, that is configured in FIPS-CC mode, it auto reboots into Maintenance recovery.
• Firewall will log something similar under system logs (show log system).

• Palo Alto modular NGFWs.
• Supported PAN-OS
• FIPS-CC mode

Slot failure when Firewall is configured in FIPS-CC mode.

1. This is expected behavior in FIPS mode.
2. If the device is in FIPS-CC mode, you must power off the firewall before adding or replacing an the module otherwise the device will boot into maintenance mode. 
3. Refer to PA-7000 Guide and PA-5400 Guide.

PAN-299785