
PA-7000 Series Firewall Module and Interface Card Information
Item
Component
Description
You cannot configure HA1 (control) on NPC data ports or
the MGT port.
3
MGT
Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps port used to access the
management interface. To manage the firewall, change
your management computer IP address to 192.168.1.2,
connect an RJ-45 cable from your computer to the MGT
port and browse to https:// 192.168.1.1. The default
login name is admin and the default password is admin.
The Management port cannot be used to
configure HA1 or HA1 backup. You must use
the dedicated HA1-A and HA1-B ports.
4
Console
Use this port to connect a management computer to the
firewall using a 9-pin serial-to-RJ-45 cable and terminal
emulation software.
The console connection provides access to firewall boot
messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT), and the
command line interface (CLI).
If your management computer does not have
a serial port, use a USB-to-serial converter.
Use the following settings to configure your terminal
emulation software to connect to the console port:Data
rate: 9600Data bits: 8Parity: NoneStop bits: 1Flow
control: None
5
HSCI-A (High Speed
Chassis Interconnect)
Quad-SFP+ (QSFP+) interface used to connect two
PA-7000 Series firewalls for a high availability (HA)
configuration. Each port is comprised of four 10Gbps
links internally for a combined speed of 40Gbps and is
used for HA2 data link in an active/passive configuration.
When in active/active mode, the port is also used for
HA3 packet forwarding for asymmetrically routed
sessions that require Layer 7 inspection for App-ID
™
and
Content#ID
™
.
In a typical installation, HSCI-A on the first chassis
connects directly to HSCI-A on the second chassis and
HSCI-B on the first chassis connects to HSCI-B on the
second chassis. This provides full 80Gbps transfer rates.
In software, both ports (HSCI-A and HSCI-B) are treated
as one HA interface.
The HSCI ports are not routable and must be connected
directly to each other, not through a switch.
PA-7000 Series Firewall Hardware Reference
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