M-500 Overview
Security deployments are complex and can overload IT teams with complex security rules and mountains of data from multiple sources. Panorama network security management empowers you with easy-to-implement, consolidated policy creation and centralized management features. Set up and control firewalls centrally with industry-leading functionality and an efficient rule base, and gain insight into network-wide traffic and threats.
Quick Specs
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
| Part number | PAN-M-500 |
| Description | Palo Alto Networks PA-M-500, Network management device, 10 GigE, 2U, rack-mountable |
| I/O | (4) 10/100/1000, (1) DB9 console serial port, (1) USB port,
(2) 10 GigE ports |
| Storage | Maximum configuration: RAID: 24 x 2 TB RAID Certified
HDD for 24 TB of RAID storage |
| Power Supply/Max Power Consumption | Dual power supplies, hot swap redundant configuration
1200W/493W (total system) |
| Max BTU/hr | 1,681 BTU/hr |
Product Details
Key Features
1.Simplified Powerful PolicyPanorama network security management provides static rules in an ever-changing network and threat landscape. Manage your network security with a single security rule base for firewall, threat prevention, URL filtering, application awareness, user identification, sandboxing, file blocking and data filtering. This crucial simplification, along with dynamic security updates, reduces workload on administrators while improving your overall security posture.
2.Enterprise Class Management
Panorama keeps the enterprise user in mind. Control your internet and data center edge and your private and public cloud deployments, all from one single console. Panorama can be deployed via virtual appliances, our purpose-built appliances, or a combination of the two. Use appliances as Panorama management units, or as log collectors in hierarchical deployment options. As your network grows, you just need to add the log collectors �C we take care of the rest.
3.Unmatched Automated Visibility and Awareness
Automated threat correlation, with a predefined set of correlation objects, cuts through the clutter of monstrous amounts of data. It identifies compromised hosts and surfaces correlated malicious behavior that would otherwise be buried in the noise of too much information. This reduces the dwell time of critical threats in your network. A clean and fully customizable Application Command Center provides comprehensive insight into current and historical network and threat data.
Compare to Similar Items
Table 2 shows the comparison.
| Model | PAN-M-500 | PAN-M-100 |
| Description | Palo Alto Networks PA-M-500, Network management device, 10 GigE, 2U, rack-mountable | Palo Alto Networks PA-M-100, Network management device, GigE, 1U, rack-mountable |
| I/O | (4) 10/100/1000, (1) DB9 console serial port, (1) USB port,
(2) 10 GigE ports |
(1) 10/100/1000, (3) 10/100/1000 (for future use), (1) DB9 Console serial port |
| Storage | Maximum configuration: RAID: 24 x 2 TB RAID Certified
HDD for 24 TB of RAID storage |
M-100 1TB RAID: 2 x 1TB RAID Certified HDD for 1TB of RAID Storage
M-100 4TB RAID: 8 x 1TB RAID Certified HDD for 4TB of RAID Storage |
| Power Supply/Max Power Consumption | Dual power supplies, hot swap redundant configuration
1200W/493W (total system) |
500W/500W |
| Max BTU/hr | 1,681 BTU/hr | 1,705 BTU/hr |






