: PA-7500 Series Firewall Switch Fabric Card (SFC)
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PA-7500 Series Firewall Switch Fabric Card (SFC)

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PA-7500 Series Firewall Switch Fabric Card (SFC)

Learn about the PA-7500 Series Firewall Switch Fabric Card.
The Switch Fabric Card (SFC) provides data plane connectivity to the other interface cards. It also acts like a control plane processor for the chassis. An SFC can be installed in one or both of the two back slots of the chassis. The second SFC is used for redundancy.
The following image shows the PA-7500 SFC and the table below describes each labeled component.
Item
Component
Description
1
RJ-45 and Micro USB Console Ports
RJ-45 Console Port
Use the console port to connect a management computer to the firewall using a 9-pin serial-to-RJ-45 cable and terminal emulation software.
Micro USB Console Port
Use the console port to connect a management computer to the firewall using a standard Type-A USB-to-micro USB cable and terminal emulation software. The console connection provides access to firewall boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT), and the SFC Debug Mode tool.
2
LED Indicators
Four LEDs that indicate the status of various hardware components. For details on the LEDs, see Interpret the PA-7500 Series Firewall LEDs.
3
Reset Button
A small button that, with the help of a pin, can be used to reset the SFC and its associated front slot cards.
4
Ejector Handles
Handles that are used to insert or replace the interface card.