The firewall team has been asked to deploy a new Panorama server and to forward all firewall logs to this server By default, which component of the Palo Alto Networks firewall architect is…

The correct answer is A. Management plane CPU. In the Palo Alto Networks firewall architecture, log forwarding is handled by the Management plane. The Management plane is responsible for managing configuration, logging, and administrative functions. When logs are forwarded to Panorama, the Management plane processes and…

Submitted by fernanda_arg· Apr 18, 2026Core Concepts

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The firewall team has been asked to deploy a new Panorama server and to forward all firewall logs to this server By default, which component of the Palo Alto Networks firewall architect is responsible for log forwarding and should be checked for early signs of overutilization?

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AManagement plane CPU
BDataplane CPU
CPacket buffers
DOn-chip packet descriptors

How the community answered

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A
93% (28)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

In the Palo Alto Networks firewall architecture, log forwarding is handled by the Management plane. The Management plane is responsible for managing configuration, logging, and administrative functions. When logs are forwarded to Panorama, the Management plane processes and handles these log exports.

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#Firewall Architecture#Management Plane#Log Forwarding#Performance Monitoring

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