You must install at least one interface card in the rewall. The interface card can be of any of the
available IOC, Flex IOC, or MPC types. You can add just one MIC; or you can add two MICs of the same
or dierent types.
You can install MPCs in any of the slots that are not reserved for Switch Control Boards (SCBs).
If a slot in the SRX5400, SRX5600, or SRX5800 Firewall card cage is not occupied by a card, you must
install a blank panel to shield the empty slot and to allow cooling air to circulate properly through the
rewall. If a slot in an MPC is not occupied by a MIC, you must install a blank panel in the empty MIC
slot to shield it and to allow cooling air to circulate properly through the MPC.
Figure 19: SRX5K-MPC
NOTE: When installing an SRX5K-MPC in an SRX5600 or SRX5800 Firewall:
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