: PA-7500 Series Front Panel
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PA-7500 Series Front Panel

Learn about the front panel components of the PA-7500 Series Firewall.
The following image shows the front panel of the PA-7500 Series firewall and the table describes each front panel component.
Item
Component
Description
1
Front slot cards
Nine slots that house line cards to provide connectivity, performance, and management functionality to the firewall.
From top to bottom, the chassis supports the following card(s) in each slot:
  • 1—NPC and DPC
  • 2—NPC and DPC
  • 3—NPC and DPC
  • 4—NPC and DPC
  • 5—MPC (required)
  • 6—NPC and DPC
  • 7—NPC and DPC
  • 8—NPC and DPC
  • 9—NPC and DPC
View the PA-7500 Series Module and Interface Card Descriptions for more information on the slot cards and their components.
2
Power supplies
Ten power supply slots that provide AC or DC power to the chassis. A chassis with low line input voltage (90V, 110/120V, 132V) requires a minimum of eight power supplies while a chassis with high line input voltage (180V, 200/240V, 305V) requires a minimum of four power supplies.
The minimum number of power supplies (four for high line and eight for low line) are not enough to establish full power redundancy in a fully loaded chassis.
To provide full redundancy using high line power supplies, you must install eight power supplies. A fully redundant power configuration means that half of the installed power supplies can fail and the appliance and all installed line cards still function.
On the front panel of the chassis, the power supplies are numbered as follows:
For more information on connecting power to the firewall, see Connect Power to the PA-7500 Series Firewall.