Palo Alto Networks Exam PCSFE Topic 9 Question 9 Discussion

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Question #: 9
Topic #: 9

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How are CN-Series firewalls licensed?

AData-plane vCPU

BService-plane vCPU

CManagement-plane vCPU

DControl-plane vCPU

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Suggested Answer: A

CN-Series firewalls are licensed by data-plane vCPU. Data-plane vCPU is the number of virtual CPUs assigned to the data plane of the CN-Series firewall instance. The data plane is the part of the CN-Series firewall that processes network traffic and applies security policies. CN-Series firewalls are licensed by data-plane vCPU, which determines the performance and capacity of the CN-Series firewall instance, such as throughput, sessions, policies, rules, and features. CN-Series firewalls are not licensed by service-plane vCPU, management-plane vCPU, or control-plane vCPU, as those are not factors that affect the licensing cost or consumption of CN-Series firewalls. Reference: [Palo Alto Networks Certified Software Firewall Engineer (PCSFE)], [CN-Series Licensing], [CN-Series System Requirements], [CN-Series Architecture]

by Lezlie at Nov 23, 2023, 01:05 PM

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Rolande

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure about that. I was thinking it might be C) Management-plane vCPU, since that's the part that handles the administrative functions. But I don't know for certain.

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Jenelle

8 months ago

You know, I bet the right answer is B) Service-plane vCPU. That's the part that handles all the security and networking services, so it makes sense that the licensing would be tied to that.

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8 months ago

Hmm, this question seems a bit tricky. I'm not entirely sure about the licensing for CN-Series firewalls. Does anyone have any insights on this?

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