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PA-7500 Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Reference

PA-7500 Series Firewall Network Processing Card (NPC)

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Learn about the PA-7500 Series Firewall Network Processing Card.

The Network Processing Card (NPC) provides the firewall with network connectivity. An NPC can be installed in slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

The following image shows the PA-7500 NPC and the table below describes each labeled component.

To review the specifications of supported Palo Alto Networks® interfaces and transceivers, refer to the datasheet.

Item	Component	Description
1	LED Indicators	Five LEDs that indicate the status of various hardware components. For details on the LEDs, see Interpret the PA-7500 Series Firewall Interface Card LEDs.
2	QSFP-DD Ports	Eight form-factor pluggable QSFP-DD Ethernet ports that support 400Gbps, 100Gbps (QSFP28), and 40Gbps (QSFP+) connectivity depending on the optics installed. Each interface also supports breakout mode to create four 100Gbps, 25Gbps, or 10Gbps ports each depending on the optics installed. The ports are broken out as follows: Port 1 — Ports 21, 22, 23, and 24 Port 2 — Ports 25, 26, 27, and 28 Port 3 — Ports 29, 30, 31, and 32 Port 4 — Ports 33, 34, 35, and 36 Port 11 — Ports 37, 38, 39, and 40 Port 12 — Ports 41, 42, 43, and 44 Port 13 — Ports 45, 46, 47, and 48 Port 14 — Ports 49, 50, 51, and 52 The lower row of ports may be harder to access if the port above it has an installed optic.
3	Fabric Ports	Two fabric ports that are currently unusable and reserved for a future release.
4	SFP-DD Ports	Twelve 10Gbps/25Gbps/100Gbps SFP-DD ports that support SFP28, SFP+, and SFP optics.
5	Ejector Tabs	Push tabs that are used to insert or replace the interface card.