License the CN-Series Firewall
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License the CN-Series Firewall

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License the CN-Series Firewall

Where Can I Use This?
What Do I Need?
  • CN-Series
    deployment
  • CN-Series 10.1.x or above Container Images
  • Panorama
    running PAN-OS 10.1.x or above version
  • Helm 3.6 or above version client
    for CN-Series deployment with Helm
CN-Series firewall licensing is managed by the Kubernetes plugin on Panorama. The CN-Series firewalls are licensed based on the total number of vCPUs (cores) used by the CN-NGFW pods deployed in your Kubernetes environment. One token is consumed for each vCPU used the CN-NGFW.
  • Activate Credits—begin by activating your credits. Once activated, you can apply credits from your credit pool to a CN-Series deployment profile.
  • Create a CN-Series Deployment Profile—in the deployment profile, you will specify the number of vCPUs that allocate to the generate authcode. You will then use the authcode associated with your CN-Series deployment profile to license the CN-Series firewalls in your Kubernetes cluster. The deployment profile can be used license the CN-NGFW pods based on the number of vCPUs allocated. A single authcode from a deployment profile can be used to license the CN-Series across different Kubernetes environments, different clusters, or on different Panorama instances.
    In a CN-Series-as-a-Kubernetes-Service deployment, if the number of CN-NGFW pods deployed in your environment exceeds the number of allocated vCPUs, you have a 30-day grace period to add more vCPUs to your deployment profile or delete enough CN-NGFW pods. If you do not allocate additional vCPUs or delete unlicensed pods within the 30-day grace period, all CN-Series firewalls in your the cluster will be delicensed.
    When a the CN-Series is deployed a DaemonSet, if the number of CN-NGFW pods deployed exceed the number of allocated vCPUs, you have a four-hour grace period to add more vCPUs to your deployment profile or delete enough CN-NGFW pods. If you do not allocate additional vCPUs or delete unlicensed pods within the four-hour grace period, the unlicensed pods will stop processing traffic. The already licensed pods remain licensed.
    You also have the option to provision a virtual Panorama appliance when creating your CN-Series deployment profile.
  • Manage Deployment Profiles—you can edit, clone, or delete CN-Series deployment profiles based on the requirements of your CN-Series deployment. Additionally, you can add or remove subscriptions from the deployment profile after it has been created.
Licenses are applied to the CN-Series at the cluster level. Individual CN-NGFW might appear as unlicensed, however, all pods in the cluster are licensed until the entire cluster is delicensed.

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