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PCNSE · Question #118

Which two virtualized environments support Active/Active High Availability (HA) in PAN-OS 7.0? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. VMware ESX D. KVM. In PAN-OS 7.0, Active/Active High Availability for Palo Alto Networks firewalls is supported in specific virtualized environments, namely VMware ESX and KVM hypervisors.

Submitted by ahmad_uae· Apr 18, 2026Plan

Question

Which two virtualized environments support Active/Active High Availability (HA) in PAN-OS 7.0? (Choose two.)

Exhibit

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Options

  • AVMware ESX
  • BAWS
  • CVMware NSX
  • DKVM

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    86% (36)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    10% (4)

Why each option

In PAN-OS 7.0, Active/Active High Availability for Palo Alto Networks firewalls is supported in specific virtualized environments, namely VMware ESX and KVM hypervisors.

AVMware ESXCorrect

VMware ESX (now ESXi) is a bare-metal hypervisor widely supported by Palo Alto Networks for virtual firewall deployments, including Active/Active HA configurations in PAN-OS 7.0.

BAWS

AWS, being a public cloud platform, typically uses its own specific HA mechanisms and does not directly support the traditional Active/Active HA model as implemented on hypervisors like ESX or KVM for PAN-OS 7.0 firewalls.

CVMware NSX

VMware NSX is a network virtualization platform, not a hypervisor itself, and does not directly host the virtual firewalls or provide the underlying HA mechanism in the same way as a hypervisor like ESX or KVM.

DKVMCorrect

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is another major hypervisor technology that supports virtual Palo Alto Networks firewalls, and it was a supported platform for Active/Active HA in PAN-OS 7.0.

Concept tested: PAN-OS virtual firewall Active/Active HA support

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/high-availability/high-availability-overview.html

Topics

#High Availability#Virtualization#Active/Active HA#PAN-OS 7.0 Features

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