Firewall File-Forwarding Capacity by Model
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Firewall File-Forwarding Capacity by Model

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Firewall File-Forwarding Capacity by Model

Describes the maximum firewall submission rates when forwarding files for WildFire analysis.
Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • NGFW (Managed by PAN-OS or Panorama)
  • VM-Series
  • Advanced WildFire License
File-forwarding capacity is the maximum rate per minute at which each Palo Alto Networks firewall model can submit files to the Advanced WildFire® cloud for analysis. If the firewall reaches the per-minute limit, it queues any remaining samples.
The Reserved Drive Space in the following table represents the amount of drive space on the firewall that is reserved for queuing files. If the firewall reaches the drive space limit, it cancels forwarding of new files to WildFire until more space in the queue is available.
The speed at which the firewall can forward files to the Advanced WildFire cloud also depends on the bandwidth of the upload link from the firewall.
Platform
Maximum Files Per Minute
Reserved Drive Space
VM-50
5
100MB
VM-100
10
100MB
VM-200
15
200MB
VM-300
25
200MB
VM-500
30
250MB
VM-700
40
250MB
PA-220
20
100MB
PA-400
20
100MB
PA-820
75
300MB
PA-850
75
300MB
PA-1400 Series
20
100MB
PA-3220
100
200MB
PA-3250/3260
100
500MB
PA-3400 Series
100
500MB
PA-5200 Series
250
1500MB
PA-5400 Series
250
1500MB
PA-7000 Series
300
1GB