Palo Alto Networks PSE-SoftwareFirewall Exam - Topic 1 Question 41 Discussion

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How are CN-Series firewalls licensed?

AManagement-plane vCPU

BData-plane vCPU

CControl-plane vCPU

DService-plane vCPU

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Suggested Answer: B

Data-plane vCPU Licensing:

The CN-Series firewalls are licensed based on the number of data-plane vCPUs. This licensing model reflects the processing power dedicated to handling traffic and security enforcement within the containerized environment.

Palo Alto Networks CN-Series Licensing Guide

by Blossom at Jul 01, 2026, 10:23 PM

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Aide

1 day ago

Surprised to see so much confusion on this!

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Hildegarde

7 days ago

Really? I thought it was control-plane vCPU.

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Alline

12 days ago

Wait, isn't it also about management-plane vCPU?

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Edna

17 days ago

Totally agree, that's the key one.

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Anjelica

22 days ago

It's based on data-plane vCPU!

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Cassi

27 days ago

I feel like service-plane vCPUs were mentioned in our study materials, but I can't remember how they fit into the licensing model.

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Miesha

1 month ago

I practiced a question similar to this, and I think it was about control-plane vCPUs. Could that be the answer?

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Armando

1 month ago

I remember something about data-plane vCPUs being important for performance, but I can't recall if that's related to licensing.

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Domingo

1 month ago

I think the licensing is based on the management-plane vCPU, but I'm not entirely sure.

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