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HARDWARE ARCHITECTURES
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PA-Series ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewalls

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PA 7500 PA-7500 Series
PA 5450 PA-5450
PA 5500 PA-5500 Series
PA 5400 PA-5400 Series
PA 3400 PA-3400 Series
PA 1400 PA-1400 Series
PA 500 PA-500 Series
PA 460 PA-400 Series
PA 400R PA-400R
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Network Security Management

Panorama™

PA-7500 Series

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MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

CPU

20-core

RAM

FE-400
ASIC

SW RAID

ssd1

ssd2

Management Ports

Note: External Logging Required

Data Plane

NPC

Network Processing

Flow control | Route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT | Packet Scheduler | Routing | Flow Management

CPU
20-core

RAM

FE-400
ASIC

FE-400
ASIC

Data Interfaces

DPC

Security Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy matchapp decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression

SSD

CPU
20-core

RAM

CPU
20-core

RAM

CPU
20-core

RAM

CPU
20-core

RAM

CPU
20-core

RAM

CPU
20-core

RAM

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PA-5500 Series

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MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging |
reporting

PA-5540

CPU

8 (of 64) cores

PA-5550

CPU

16 (of 96) cores

PA-5560

CPU

16 (of 128) cores

PA-5570

CPU

16 (of 192) cores

PA-5580

CPU

16 (of 256) cores

RAM

STORAGE

Data Plane

Security, Signature Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match
app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression

PA-5540

CPU

46 (of 64) cores

PA-5550

CPU

62 (of 96) cores

PA-5560

CPU

96 (of 128) cores

PA-5570

CPU

128 (of 192) cores

PA-5580

CPU

160 (of 256) cores

RAM

Hardware Acceleration

IPSec | Crypto Assist | Session
Offload

FE-400 ASIC

FPGA

Network Processing

Route lookup | MAC lookup | ACL | Policier |
QoS | NAT

Switch

FE-400 ASIC

Traffic
Manager

Data Interfaces

Bottom Ports
Bottom Ports

PA-5450

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MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

CPU

16-core

RAM

SW RAID

ssd1

ssd2

Management Ports

Data Plane

PAN-PA-5400-NC-A

Network Processing

flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT

RAM

ASIC

Data Interfaces

Bottom Ports
Bottom Ports

PA-5400-DPC-A

Security Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression

RAM

CPU

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PA-5400 Series

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MANAGEMENT
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PA-5410

CPU

5 (of 24) cores

PA-5420

CPU

6 (of 32) cores

PA-5430

CPU

10 (of 48) cores

PA-5440

CPU

12 (of 64) cores

PA-5445

CPU

12 (of 64) cores

STORAGE

Data Plane

crypto assist

fpga

Security, Signature
and Network Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match | app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression | flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT

PA-5410

CPU

19 (of 24) cores

PA-5420

CPU

26 (of 32) cores

PA-5430

CPU

38 (of 48) cores

PA-5440

CPU

52 (of 64) cores

PA-5445

CPU

52 (of 64) cores

RAM

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Data Interfaces

PA-3400 Series

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MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

PA-3410

CPU

3 (of 12) cores

PA-3420

CPU

3 (of 16) cores

PA-3430

CPU

4 (of 20) cores

PA-3440

CPU

5 (of 24) cores

STORAGE

Management Ports

Data Plane

Security, Signature
and Network Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match | app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression | flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT

PA-3410

CPU

9(of 12) cores
Integrated
Crypto
Assistant

PA-3420

CPU

13(of 16) cores
Integrated
Crypto
Assistant

PA-3430

CPU

16(of 20) cores
Integrated
Crypto
Assistant

PA-3440

CPU

19(of 24) cores
Integrated
Crypto
Assistant

RAM

SWITCH

Data Interfaces

Bottom Ports
Bottom Ports

PA-500 Series

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MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

PA-505
PA-510

CPU

1 (of 4) cores

PA-520
PA-540

CPU

1 (of 4) cores

PA-545-POE
PA-550
PA-555-POE

CPU

1 (of 4) cores

PA-560

CPU

2 (of 8) cores

STORAGE

Data Plane

Security, Signature and
Network Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy
match
app decoding | SSL/IPSec |
decompression
flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup |
QoS | NAT

PA-505
PA-510

CPU

3 (of 4) cores

PA-520
PA-540

CPU

3 (of 4) cores

PA-545-POE
PA-550
PA-555-POE

CPU

3 (of 4) cores

PA-560

CPU

6 (of 8) cores

RAM

SWITCH

Data Interfaces

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Bottom Ports

PA-1400 Series

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MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

PA-1410

CPU

2(of 8) Cores

PA-1420

CPU

3(of 12) Cores

STORAGE

Data Plane

Security, Signature
and Network Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match | app decoding
SSL/IPSec | decompression | flow control | route lookup
MAC lookup | QoS | NAT

PA-1410

CPU

6(of 8) cores
Integrated
Crypto
Assistant

PA-1420

CPU

9(of 12) cores
Integrated
Crypto
Assistant

RAM

SWITCH

Data Interfaces

Bottom Ports
Bottom Ports

PA-400 Series

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MANAGEMENT
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PA-410
PA-415/415-5G
PA-440/445

CPU

1 (of 4) cores

PA-450/450R

CPU

2 (of 6) cores

PA-455/455-5G

CPU

2 (of 7) cores

PA-460

CPU

2 (of 8) cores

STORAGE

(Except
PA-410)

Data Plane

Security, Signature and
Network Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy
match
app decoding | SSL/IPSec |
decompression
flow control | route lookup | MAC
lookup | QoS | NAT

PA-410
PA-415/415-5G
PA-440/445

CPU

3 (of 4) cores

PA-450/450R

CPU

4 (of 6) cores

PA-455/455-5G

CPU

5 (of 7) cores

PA-460

CPU

6 (of 8) cores

RAM

SWITCH

Data Interfaces

Bottom Ports
Bottom Ports

PA-400R

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MANAGEMENT
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PA-410R/410R-5G

CPU

1 (of 4) cores

PA-450R/450R-5G

CPU

2 (of 6) cores

PA-455R/455R-5G

CPU

2 (of 7) cores

STORAGE

(Except
PA-410)

Data Plane

Security, Signature and
Network Processing

APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy
match
app decoding | SSL/IPSec |
decompression
flow control | route lookup | MAC
lookup | QoS | NAT

PA-410R/410R-5G

CPU

3 (of 4) cores

PA-450R/450R-5G

CPU

4 (of 6) cores

PA-455R/455R-5G

CPU

5 (of 7) cores

RAM

SWITCH

Data Interfaces

Bottom Ports
Bottom Ports

Panorama™
Network Security Management

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M-700

MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

CPU

40 core

RAM

512 GB

Storage

12 Bays
I/O: 100/1000/10000 (2), DB9 console serial port (1), USB port (1), 10 GigE ports (2)
Panorama Mode: 36,500 logs/second
Log Collector Mode: 73,000 logs/second
48 Terabytes Storage Max

M-600

MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

CPU

28 core

RAM

256 GB

Storage

12 Bays
I/O: 10/100/1000 (4), DB9 console serial port (1), USB port (1)
Panorama Mode: 25,000 logs/second
Log Collector Mode: 50,000 logs/second
48 Terabytes Storage Max

M-300

MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

CPU

12 core

RAM

256 GB

Storage

4 Bays
I/O: 100/1000/10000 (2), DB9 console serial port (1), USB port (1)
Panorama Mode: 16,500 logs/second
Log Collector Mode: 33,000 logs/second
16 Terabytes Storage Max

M-200

MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting

CPU

8 core

RAM

128 GB

Storage

4 Bays
I/O: 10/100/1000 (4), DB9 console serial port (1), USB port (1)
Panorama Mode: 10,000 logs/second
Log Collector Mode: 28,000 logs/second
16 Terabytes Storage Max

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About PA-7500 Series

Palo Alto Networks ML-Powered Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) enables enterprises and service providers to deploy security in high-performance environments, such as large data centers and high-bandwidth network perimeters. Built to maximize security-processing resource utilization and automatically scale as new computing power becomes available, the PA-7500 offers simplicity defined by a single-UV approach to management and licensing.

About PA-5500 Series

About PA-550 Series - Palo Alto Networks PA-5500 Series Quantum Optimized Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW)—comprising the PA-5580, PA-5570, PA-5560, PA-5550, and PA-5540 —are ideal for high-speed data center, internet gateway, and service provider deployments. The PA-5500 Series NGFWs provide visibility into and secure all traffic, including Post-Quantum encrypted traffic.

About PA-500 Series

The Palo Alto Networks PA-500 Series Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), comprising the PA-505, PA-510, PA-520, PA-540, PA-545-POE, PA-550, PA-555-POE, PA-560 bring ML-Powered NGFW capabilities to distributed enterprise branch offices, retail locations, and midsize businesses.

About PA-400R

The Palo Alto Networks PA-400R Series are ruggedized ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) that bring next-generation capabilities to industrial applications in harsh environments.

About PA-Series

PA-Series constitute the full range of our ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewall physical appliances that are easy to deploy into your organization’s network and purposefully designed for simplicity, automation, and integration. No matter where you need protection, our PA-Series ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewalls are architected to provide consistent protection to your entire network – from your headquarters and office campus, branch offices and data center to your mobile and remote workforce.

Panorama™ - Network Security Management

IT/Network Security teams are stretched thin with having to manage increasingly complex security tools and multiple management consoles. Security deployments can overload teams with complex security rules and data from multiple sources.

Panorama™ provides a centralized network security management solution for all your Palo Alto Networks firewalls irrespective of their form factors or locations. It reduces complexity by simplifying the configuration, deployment, and management of your security posture. Receive centralized visibility and comprehensive insights into your network traffic, logs, and threats. Reduce administrative workload by helping manage updates, automating threat responses, and utilize API-based integrations with third-party systems.

The Palo Alto Networks® M700, M-600, M-300 and M-200 appliances are multi-function appliances that you can configure to function in Panorama™ Management mode, Panorama Management-only mode, Panorama Log Collector mode, or PAN-DB Private Cloud mode (M-700 and M-600).

About PA-5450

Palo Alto Networks PA-5450 ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewalls offer innovative scalability and modularity in a smaller 5U form-factor for modern Data Centers and large campus deployments.

Designed to handle growing throughput needs for application-, user-, and device-generated data, these systems offer amazing performance, prevention capabilities to stop the most advanced cyber attacks, and high-throughput decryption to stop threats hiding under the veil of encryption. Built to maximize security-processing resource utilization and automatically scale as new computing power becomes available, the PA-5450 offers simplicity defined by a single-system approach to management and licensing.

About PA-400 Series

Palo Alto Networks PA-400 Series ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewalls, comprising the PA-460, PA-450, PA-445, PA-440, PA-415, PA-415-5G, PA-455, and PA-410, are designed to provide secure connectivity for distributed enterprise branch offices. The PA-400 series delivers ease of centralized management and provisioning with Panorama and Zero Touch Provisioning. Enables you to safely implement SD-WAN and delivers an exceptional end user experience by minimizing latency, jitter, and packet loss.

About PA-5400

Palo Alto Networks PA-5400 Series ML-Powered NGFWs—comprising the PA-5445, PA-5440, PA-5430, PA-5420, and PA-5410—are ideal for high-speed data center, internet gateway, and service provider deployments. The PA-5400 Series appliances secure all traffic, including encrypted traffic.

About PA-3400

Palo Alto Networks PA-3400 Series ML-Powered NGFWs—comprising the PA-3440, PA-3430, PA-3420, and PA-3410—target high-speed internet gateway deployments. The PA-3400 Series appliances secure all traffic, including encrypted traffic.

About PA-1400

Palo Alto Networks PA-1400 Series ML-Powered NGFWs—comprising the PA-1420, and PA-1410—is ideal for protecting large branch locations and small enterprise campuses, with support for Power over Ethernet (PoE), virtual systems (VSYS), high-speed 5G copper ports (mGig ports) and fiber ports.
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