PA-5400 Series Firewall Data Processor Card (DPC)
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PA-5400 Series Firewall Data Processor Card (DPC)
Learn about the PA-5400 Series Data Processor Card, the
front slot card that provides computing power to the appliance.
The PA-5400 Series Data Processor Card
(DPC) is a front slot card that improves the processing capacity
of the PA-5450 firewall. You can install up to four or five DPCs
depending on your scaling needs and slot configuration. A DPC can be
installed in slots 2 through 6; however, slot 2 may also be used
for the installation of a Networking Card (NC). See PA-5400 Series Firewall Networking Card (NC) for more
information.
The PA-5450 firewall makes use of paired Logical Card Slots in
order to direct processing power from a DPC to a corresponding Networking
Card (NC). Certain commands issued to the NC affect or are affected
by the status of its corresponding DPC.
Because the DPC has no front ports or interfaces, you must change
the firewall’s session distribution policy from the default.
It is recommended that you change the session distribution policy
to
session-load
when installing the DPC.The following DPCs can be installed in a PA-5450 firewall: