About the X-Series Solution

Critical network elements, such as a firewall and switch, need to be managed, usually individually. SonicOS allows unified management of the firewall and the switches using the appliance management interface and GMS.

The maximum number of interfaces available on the SonicWall firewalls varies depending on the model. The feature is supported on all SonicWall firewalls running SonicOS except for the following:

• NSsp 12000 series
• NSa 2600

In certain deployments, the number of ports required might easily exceed the maximum number of interfaces available on the firewall. With the X-Series Solution, ports on switches are viewed as extended interfaces of the appliance, thereby increasing the number of interfaces available for use up to 192, depending on the switch. These extended ports can be portshielded and/or configured for High Availability (HA) and treated as any other interface on the appliance.