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PA-500

Palo Alto Networks PA-500 — PA-500 next-generation firewall

EOSL — PAST
33 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableNot published
End of saleOct 2018
End of serviceOct 2023Palo Alto Networks bulletin ↗

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

PA-500 — questions

Is the Palo Alto Networks PA-500 still supported?

No. Palo Alto Networks's last date of support for PA-500 was Oct 2023 (per the Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the PA-500 reach end of sale?

PA-500 reached end of sale Oct 2018, per the Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the PA-500?

Oct 2023 — per the Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the PA-500 be maintained after Palo Alto Networks support ends?

After the last date of support, PA-500 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.