You can perform RMA of devices in an NFX or SRX cluster when the devices fail or need to be replaced with new devices. During the RMA process, the configuration of a faulty device is backed up and the faulty device is shipped back to Juniper Networks. Juniper Networks ships a new device to the customer for replacing the faulty device. At the customer site, the new device is installed, the configuration backed up from the faulty device is pushed to the new device, and the new device is activated. CSO then manages the new device.
Note On a site associated with an NFX dual-CPE device, if the site version is lower than that of the CSO version, you can perform RMA only at the cluster level. After RMA of the cluster, the version of the site is upgraded to that of CSO as part of the device activation and ZTP process of the replacement devices in the cluster.
The following sections discuss how you can perform RMA for an NFX or SRX cluster:
Starting from CSO Release 4.1.0 onward, when an NFX250 device in a dual CPE cluster fails, you can perform RMA for only the failed device. Previously, RMA had to be done for both the devices in the cluster.
To perform RMA for an NFX cluster:
The Devices page appears displaying all the devices and clusters.
Alternatively,
The Sites page appears.
The site page appears
To perform RMA at the cluster lever, select the cluster.
To perform RMA for a single device in the cluster, select the device.
A confirmation dialog box appears. Click Yes to confirm RMA for the selected NFX cluster or device.
Click No to cancel the process.
If you click Yes, the RMA process is initiated for the selected NFX cluster or device. The Management Status of the device changes to RMA.
Note
The Initiate RMA option is enabled for an NFX cluster only if the management status is PROVISIONED.
On the Sites page (Resources > Site Management), the status of the site, where the NFX cluster or the device for which you initiated RMA is installed, remains as PROVISIONED. However, a red-colored RMA tag appears beside the Site Status to indicate that RMA is initiated for a cluster or device at the site.
After the NFX cluster or device is in the RMA state, you can raise a device replacement request for one or more faulty devices in the NFX cluster. This action is performed outside of CSO.
Note The Grant RMA option is enabled only when the management status of the device is RMA.
To activate both the devices in the cluster, select the cluster (in case of whole cluster is RMAed).
To activate a single device in the cluster, select the device (in case of a single device is RMAed).
The Activate Device page appears.
When the device is activated, its Management Status changes to PROVISIONED. An RMA tag is displayed beside the management status indicating that the RMA process is not yet complete. Mouse over the RMA tag to see the additional steps that you need to perform to complete the RMA process.
Note
In SD-WAN deployments, once the new devices are in the PROVISIONED state, you can proceed to configure the devices by manually pushing application signatures, certificates, and policies.
In hybrid WAN deployments, service chains are restored automatically.
When you perform RMA on a single device, CSO restores certificates on the new device. However, application signatures and policies need to be pushed manually.
Application Signatures—Push the application signatures to the replaced device. See About the Application Signatures Page.
Certificates—Import and install the required certificates on the replaced devices. See Importing a Certificate and Installing and Uninstalling Certificates.
Policies—Push the defined firewall and NAT policies to the replaced devices. See About the Firewall Policy Name Page and About the NAT Policies Page.
To complete the RMA process, you have to remove the RMA tag manually. To remove the RMA tag, mouse over the PROVISIONED (RMA) tag, select the check box indicating that you have completed all the steps for RMA, and click OK.
For an SRX cluster, you can perform RMA on a member device of the cluster. That is, you can select the faulty device from the SRX cluster and perform RMA on it individually.
Note You cannot perform RMA for an SRX cluster at the cluster level.
To return a faulty device in an SRX cluster and replace it with a new or restored device by using RMA:
The Devices page appears displaying all the devices and clusters.
Alternatively,
The Sites page appears.
The site page appears
A confirmation page appears. Click Yes to confirm RMA for device.
Click No to cancel the process.
Note
The Initiate RMA option is enabled for a device only if the management status is PROVISIONED.
On the Sites page (Resources > Site Management), the status of the site, where the device for which you performed Initiate RMA is installed, remains as PROVISIONED. However, a red-colored RMA tag appears beside the current site status to indicate that RMA is initiated for a cluster or device at the site.
If you click Yes, the RMA process is initiated for the selected device. The management status of the device changes to RMA. Once you put a device in the RMA state, you can raise a device replacement request for the faulty device in the SRX cluster. This action is performed outside of CSO.
Note The Grant RMA option is enabled for a device only if the management status is RMA.
To complete the RMA process, you have to remove the RMA tag manually. To remove the RMA tag, mouse over the PROVISIONED (RMA) tag, select the check box indicating that you have completed all the steps for RMA, and click OK.