: Install a PA-7000 Series Firewall Data Processing Card (DPC)
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Install a PA-7000 Series Firewall Data Processing Card (DPC)

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Install a PA-7000 Series Firewall Data Processing Card (DPC)

Learn how to install a Data Processing Card (DPC) in a PA-7000 Series Firewall.
You can install up to 5 DPCs in a PA-7050 firewall and up to 9 DPCs in a PA-7080 firewall to expand data processing performance. On a PA-7050 firewall, you can install DPCs in slots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 and on a PA-7080 firewall, you can install DPCs in slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
The procedures to install DPCs in a single chassis and the procedure to install DPCs in a pair of chassis in high availability (HA) are slightly different.