In conjunction with the PAN-OS 8.1 software release, Palo Alto Networks introduced several new firewall models and management appliances to provide world-class security and management capabilities for your enterprise.
Here’s a summary of the new hardware with resources on how to get started:
To help you migrate older Palo Alto Networks firewalls to newer models, see the Hardware Migration Guide.
PA-220R Firewall
The PA-220R firewall is designed and certified for deployments in harsh industrial environments while continuing to provide the same next-generation security features as our other firewall models.
The PA-220R firewall includes the following main features:
- An operating temperature range from -40°F to 158°F
- Six 10/100/1000Mbps RJ-45 ports with built-in surge protection
- Passive cooling (no fans):
- Reduces noise and power consumption
- Increases reliability (no moving parts)
- Two direct 12-24VDC power inputs to provide redundant DC power
- Supports active/passive and active/active high availability (HA) configurations
For more information on this firewall and how to configure PAN-OS, refer to:
PA-3200 Series Firewalls
The PA-3200 Series are designed to deliver high-performance internet edge deployments. The series includes the PA-3220, PA-3250, and PA-3260 firewalls with the following main features:
- Interface speeds up to 40Gbps
- Up to five times the overall performance of the PA-3000 Series firewalls
- Decryption performance is increased by up to seven times and decryption session capacity is increased up to twenty times compared to the PA-3000 Series firewalls
For more information on these firewalls and how to configure PAN-OS, refer to:
- PA-3200 Series Firewall Hardware Reference and Quick Start Guide
- PA-3200 Series Firewall Datasheet
- PAN-OS 8.1 Landing Page
PA-5280 Firewall
It’s very simple: we took the PA-5260 firewall and doubled the session capacity to create the PA-5280 firewall.
For more information on this firewall and how to configure PAN-OS, refer to:
- PA-5200 Series Firewall Hardware Reference and Quick Start Guide
- PA-5200 Series Firewall Datasheet
- PAN-OS 8.1 Landing Page
M-200 and M-600 Appliances
The new M-Series appliances provide increased performance and storage capacity to ensure that you can manage large numbers of Palo Alto Networks firewalls. When compared to the M-100 and M-500 appliances, you will see the following improvements:
- Improved responsiveness with faster CPU and more memory
- Increased log ingestion rate
- Improved serviceability by providing dual power supplies and the ability to replace the operating system drive if a failure occurs
For more information on these appliances and how to configure Panorama, refer to:
- M-200 and M-600 Hardware Reference and Quick Start Guide
- Panorama Datasheet
- Panorama 8.1 Landing Page
Happy reading!
Your friendly Technical Documentation team.
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