Palo Alto PAN-PA-820 Firewall PA-800 Series Firewalls

PAN-PA-820 Firewall Procurement Identity

PAN-PA-820 Firewall refers to the Palo Alto Networks PA-820 hardware appliance. The manufacturer model is PA-820; the PAN- prefix and Firewall suffix in this catalog label must not be interpreted as a separate license or subscription SKU. The appliance combines four 10/100/1000 copper data ports with eight Gigabit SFP data ports in a 1U chassis.

Security Capacity and Interface Fit

Palo Alto Networks publishes 1.8/1.6 Gbps App-ID firewall throughput, 850/900 Mbps threat-prevention throughput, 1.3 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput, 8,600 new sessions per second and 128,000 maximum sessions. Production sizing must use the enabled inspection profile, traffic mix and VPN load rather than firewall throughput alone.

HA, Licensing and Migration Checks

The appliance includes dedicated management and HA interfaces, a 240 GB SSD and one fixed 200 W AC supply. For a replacement or HA pair, verify the peer model, PAN-OS release, copper/SFP media plan, support ownership, subscriptions and configuration export before shipment. The PA-820 is not interchangeable with PA-850, which has a different interface and power profile.

• Retain PA-820 as the manufacturer model in configuration and support records.
• Confirm all SFP optics and fiber types separately.
• Size against threat prevention, VPN and session requirements.
• Quote support and security subscriptions as explicit line items.

Compare the higher-capacity PA-850 product page and review the PA-800 lifecycle and migration guide before choosing a replacement platform.

Palo Alto Networks PA-800 Series hardware reference