PA-7500 Series Firewall Switch Fabric Card (SFC)
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PA-7500 Series Firewall Switch Fabric Card (SFC)
Learn about the PA-7500 Series Firewall Switch Fabric Card.
The Switch Fabric Card (SFC) provides data plane connectivity to the other interface
cards. It also acts like a control plane processor for the chassis. An SFC can be
installed in one or both of the two back slots of the chassis. The second SFC is used
for redundancy.
The following image shows the PA-7500 SFC and the table below describes each
labeled component.
Item | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 | RJ-45 and Micro USB Console Ports | RJ-45 Console Port Use the console port to connect a management computer to the firewall
using a 9-pin serial-to-RJ-45 cable and terminal emulation
software. Micro USB Console Port Use the console port to connect a management computer to the firewall
using a standard Type-A USB-to-micro USB cable and terminal
emulation software. The console connection provides access to
firewall boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT), and the
SFC Debug Mode tool. |
2 | LED Indicators | Four LEDs that indicate the status of various hardware components.
For details on the LEDs, see Interpret the PA-7500 Series Firewall LEDs. |
3 | Reset Button | A small button that, with the help of a pin, can be used to reset the
SFC and its associated front slot cards. |