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Which firewall feature do you need to configure to query Palo Alto Networks service updates over a data-plane interface instead of the management interface?

The correct answer is A. service route. To route Palo Alto Networks service updates over a data-plane interface instead of the default management interface, an administrator must configure a service route.

Submitted by chiamaka_o· Apr 18, 2026Device Management and Services

Question

Which firewall feature do you need to configure to query Palo Alto Networks service updates over a data-plane interface instead of the management interface?

Options

  • Aservice route
  • Bdynamic updates
  • CSNMP setup
  • Ddata redistribution

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    92% (22)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

To route Palo Alto Networks service updates over a data-plane interface instead of the default management interface, an administrator must configure a service route.

Aservice routeCorrect

Service routes allow specific services, such as dynamic updates (Threat, Antivirus, etc.), DNS, or NTP, to use a data-plane interface and its associated routing table instead of the management interface.

Bdynamic updates

Dynamic updates refer to the updates themselves, not the mechanism for routing their communication over a data-plane interface.

CSNMP setup

SNMP setup is for monitoring the firewall, not for routing service update traffic over a specific interface.

Ddata redistribution

'Data redistribution' is not a standard firewall feature related to routing service updates.

Concept tested: Service routes for update traffic

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/network/service-routes

Topics

#Service Routes#Palo Alto Networks Updates#Management Interface#Data Plane Interface

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