PA-7000 Series Firewall Overview
Item
Component
Description
The PAN-OS
®
software is preinstalled on the
embedded solid-state drive (SSD) on the SMC.
3
Air filter
Filters air entering the chassis. Periodically inspect the
filter to ensure it is clean. The filter is not designed to be
cleaned and it is recommended that you replace it every
six months (depending on the environment).
If the firewall has the second-generation fan trays
installed (PA-7050-FANTRAY-L-A on the left and the
PA-7050-FANTRAY-R-A), the air filter is inserted into the
right fan tray (PA-7050-FANTRAY-R-A).
4
Network Processing Card
(NPC)
Provides network connectivity.
On a PA-7050 firewall, you can install up to six NPCs (in
slots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and/or 7). You must have at least one
NPC installed before the firewall can process network
traffic.
For more information, see
Network Processing Cards (NPCs)
.
5
Log card
(LPC shown)
There are two log card models that you can install:
•
LFC
(
PAN-OS 9.0 or later
)—High-speed log forwarding
card that forwards all dataplane logs to an external log
collection system, such as Panorama or a syslog server.
The only logs that are stored locally are the
Alarm
,
Configuration
, and
System
logs; these logs are stored
on the SMC.
•
LPC
—Manages and stores all dataplane logs generated
by the firewall. The LPC contains four disk drives that
are configured in two separate RAID 1 pairs to provide
redundancy. Each drive is installed in an Advanced
Mezzanine Card (AMC), which physically connects the
drive to the LPC. When replacing a drive, the AMC and
drives are ordered and installed as one unit.
IMPORTANT
: You must have an LFC or LPC installed in
slot 8 for chassis operation.
For more information, see
.
6
AC power supplies
Provides power to the chassis using an AC power source.
For information on connecting power, see
.
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