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Question 166

A bootstrap USB flash drive has been prepared using a Windows workstation to load the initial configuration of a firewall that was previously being used in a lab.

The USB flash drive was formatted using file system FAT32 and the initial configuration is stored in a file named init-cfg.txt. The firewall is currently running PAN-

OS 10.0 and using a lab config. The contents of init-cfg.txt in the USB flash drive are as follows:

The USB flash drive has been inserted in the firewalls' USB port, and the firewall has been restarted using command: > request restart system

Upon restart, the firewall fails to begin the bootstrapping process. The failure is caused because:

    Correct Answer: B

    The firewall must be in a factory default state or have all private data deleted for the bootstrapping process to begin. This requirement ensures that the firewall starts without any pre-existing configurations that could interfere with the bootstrapping process.

Discussion
hpbdcbOption: B

absolutely B: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/firewall-administration/bootstrap-the-firewall/bootstrap-a-firewall-using-a-usb-flash-drive

woody_

Agreed B.

news088Option: B

Fat 32 is supported . So D is not correct The correct response is B https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-1/pan-os-admin/firewall-administration/bootstrap-the-firewall/usb-flash-drive-support

lol12Option: B

B The firewall must be in a factory default state or must have all private data deleted.

melmokadOption: D

Wrong answer, FAT32 is also supported https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/9-1/pan-os-admin/firewall-administration/bootstrap-the-firewall/usb-flash-drive-support

spydogOption: B

Firewall must be in factory default state for the bootstrap process to be triggered

dtisolutionsOption: B

B is the correct answer for sure

MarshpillowzOption: B

B is correct

Yetti254Option: B

https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/firewall-administration/bootstrap-the-firewall/bootstrap-a-firewall-using-a-usb-flash-drive

JRKhanOption: B

B is correct.

yaboi01Option: B

Answer is B: PCNSE Study Guide Pg 86 section2.4.4

TechnOption: B

https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/9-1/pan-os-admin/firewall-administration/bootstrap-the-firewall/bootstrap-a-firewall-using-a-usb-flash-drive

PochexOption: B

B is the correct =====> For security reasons, you can bootstrap a firewall only when it is in factory default state or has all private data deleted.

DenskyDenOption: B

The firewall must be in a factory default state or must have all private data deleted.

bearfromdownunderOption: B

Firewall should be in factory default

mizuno92Option: B

Firewall must start in factory default state. Page 105 study guide.

melmokadOption: A

bootstrap.xml is optional