SonicWall NSv 870.
Maximum virtual firewall throughput for data center and cloud.
The SonicWall NSv 870 is the top-tier virtual firewall in the NSv series, built to secure large enterprise data centers,
multi-cloud environments, and cloud-native application stacks. Deploy it across leading hypervisors and public clouds to
bring hardware-class protection wherever your workloads run.
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Specifications
NSv 870 at a Glance
Performance
38 Gbps firewall inspection throughput and 6.5 Gbps of active threat prevention, optimized for
high-throughput data center use cases where virtual machine density and east-west traffic volumes
require enterprise-class capacity.
Platform Support
Supported on VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM. Available in AWS Marketplace, Azure Marketplace,
and Google Cloud Marketplace. Supports DPDK on compatible hypervisors for optimized packet forwarding.
Security Services
Complete AGSS support with Capture ATP, RTDMI, TLS 1.3 inspection, IPS, Gateway Anti-Virus, and
Application Control, providing the same depth of inspection as NSsp-class hardware in a virtual form
factor.
Management
SonicOS 7.0 with NSM centralized management and REST API. NSv 870 instances can be templated and
provisioned automatically as part of cloud-native CI/CD pipelines.
Deciding between the NSv 870 and NSv 470?
Our team can help you right-size your virtual firewall deployment based on workload throughput,
connection counts, and cloud platform requirements.
The NSv 870 is best suited for large enterprise data centers, high-traffic
multi-cloud environments, and cloud-native application architectures where east-west traffic volumes
exceed what smaller NSv models can sustain.
Yes. The NSv 870 supports DPDK on compatible hypervisors such as VMware ESXi and KVM,
bypassing the hypervisor networking stack for dramatically improved packet forwarding performance.
The NSv 870 is licensed as an annual or multi-year virtual appliance subscription.
Security service bundles (EPSS or APSS) are added on top of the base license. Firewalls.com can stack
multi-year terms for cost savings.
Yes. The NSv 870 supports active/passive HA within supported hypervisors. For cloud
deployments, HA is typically achieved through load-balancer-based designs or cloud-native autoscaling
groups.
Yes. The NSv 870 is fully managed through SonicWall NSM alongside physical SonicWall
appliances. Policy templates, real-time analytics, and firmware updates are all managed from the same
NSM console.
Ready to deploy the NSv 870 in your environment?
Our certified SonicWall pre-sales team can help you license, size, and deploy the NSv 870 across your
hypervisor or cloud platform. Request a quote today.
