PA-7500 Next-Generation Firewall

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PA-7500 Next-Generation Firewall

Learn about the new PA-7500 chassis firewall.

As networks grow, high-end enterprise and service provider deployments demand a scalable modular chassis that provides high-speed connectivity. The PA-7500 is a modular chassis that upgrades the PA-7000 Series firewall to address these needs.

The PA-7500 supports PAN-OS® 11.1 and later versions and features dedicated interface cards for specialized functions:

The Management Processing Card (MPC) provides a management interface that includes dual 400Gbps (QSFP-DD) HSCI ports, dual 100Gb/s (zQSFP) ports for logging, and dual SFP28 (25GE/10GE/1GE) ports for external management connectivity.
The Network Processing Card (NPC) provides network connectivity with eight QSFP-DD interfaces and twelve SFP-DD interfaces. The QSFP-DD ports can reach 400Gbps speeds and support QSFP28 (100Gbps) and QSFP+ (40Gbps) optics. These optics can be used with breakout mode to provide four 25Gbps ports or four 10Gbps ports. The SFP-DD ports support 100Gbps operation and are compatible with SFP28, SFP+, and SFP optics.
The Data Processing Card (DPC) provides increased processing power and capacity to the firewall.
The Switch Fabric Card (SFC) provides data plane connectivity to the other interface cards as well as redundant switching fabric.

The PA-7500 uses AC or DC power supplies and supports power redundancy. The chassis occupies 14RU of rack space and is designed for installation in a standard 19-inch equipment rack.

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