PA-4050
Palo Alto Networks PA-4000 Series — PA-4050 firewall
Lifecycle position
Options from here
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Other SKUs in PA-4000 Series
PA-4050 — questions
Is the Palo Alto Networks PA-4050 still supported?
No. Palo Alto Networks's last date of support for PA-4050 was Apr 2019 (per the Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
When did the PA-4050 reach end of sale?
PA-4050 reached end of sale Apr 2014, per the Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale bulletin.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the PA-4050?
Apr 2019 — per the Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the PA-4050 be maintained after Palo Alto Networks support ends?
After the last date of support, PA-4050 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Palo Alto Networks no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.