Replace a device

Replace a device if a device that was configured has failed or must be rotated out for maintenance.
TIP: Device replacement enables the identity and the security configuration of the previous device to be assigned to the replacement device.
TIP: Replacing devices configured as Redundant Chassis Pairs is not supported. For more information, see Redundancy system. After replacing a redundant device physically, either deploy or validate the security policy model to verify that the device properties are correct. See Deploy a policy model and Validate a policy model.
  1. From the navigation bar, either:
    • Select
      Canvas
      .
    • Select
      Zones
       and then select a zone.
    • Select
      Devices
      .
  2. Right-click the device to replace and select
    Replace Device
    .
    TIP: In
    Zones
     or
    Devices
    , you can also select the device to replace and then select
    Replace Device
     from the toolbar.
  3. In
    Deploy Configuration to Replace Device
     select when to reset the communication ports on the device:
    • To reset the ports automatically as part of the replacement process, select
      During policy deployment
      .
    • To reset the ports manually at a later time, select
      After deployment
      . The security policy is not being enforced on the device until the ports are reset.
  4. Deploy the policy model to apply the security policies to the replaced device.
    For more information, see Policy model validation and deployment.
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