What is the difference between "PAN-OS for the PA-5400 platform" and "PAN-OS for the PA-5400 platform-fixed" in the software update menu on the support portal?
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Created On 05/26/23 03:30 AM - Last Modified 09/24/24 14:06 PM
Question
What is the difference between "PAN-OS for the PA-5400 Platform" and "PAN-OS for the PA-5400 Platform-Fixed" in the "Software Update" section of the support portal?
Environment
- Any Palo Alto PA-5400 Series Firewalls
Answer
- The PA-5400 series includes multiple firewall models: PA-5410, PA-5420, PA-5430, PA-5440, PA-5445, and PA-5450.
- All models in this series except for the PA-5450 belong to the PA-5400 fixed series (PA-5400f) because they have dedicated computing and hardware resources to ensure predictable performance in networking, security, signature matching, and management functions.
- The PA-5450 is a modular appliance that utilizes Networking Cards (NC's) and Data Processor Cards (DPC's) to scale network interfaces and data processing power as needed. In the PA-5450, you can install up to two NC's and four to five DPC's depending on your front slot configuration.
- For PA-5400 fixed platform firewalls: download images under the 'PAN-OS for the PA-5400 Platform-Fixed" option.
- For PA-5450: download images under the 'PAN-OS for the PA-5400 Platform" option.