: Configure Layer 3 Subinterfaces for SD-WAN
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Configure Layer 3 Subinterfaces for SD-WAN

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Configure Layer 3 Subinterfaces for SD-WAN

Configure Layer 3 subinterfaces for SD-WAN.
Firewalls running PAN-OS 10.1 and SD-WAN Plugin 2.1.0 support SD-WAN on Layer 3 subinterfaces so that the firewall can segment traffic using VLAN tags. The following task shows how to create a Layer3 subinterface that uses a static IP address and how to create one that uses DHCP to get its address. It shows how to assign a VLAN tag to the subinterface and enable SD-WAN on the subinterface. Create an SD-WAN interface profile to define each ISP connection and assign the profile to the corresponding subinterface (a virtual SD-WAN interface).
If you configure SD-WAN Layer 3 subinterfaces on VM-Series firewalls, the VMware configuration must have respective portgroups attached to those interfaces that allow all VLANs.
PPPoE is not supported on subinterfaces.
  1. Configure an SD-WAN Interface Profile for each ISP connection (subinterface) to define its link attributes.
  2. Create a Layer 3 subinterface that uses a static IP address.
    1. Select
      Network
      Interfaces
      Ethernet
      and in the
      Template
      field select a template.
    2. Select an interface.
    3. For
      Interface Type
      , select
      Layer3
      and click
      OK
      .
    4. Highlight the interface and click
      Add Subinterface
      at the bottom of the screen.
    5. After the
      Interface Name
      and period, enter the subinterface number.
    6. Enter a
      Tag
      for the subinterface (range is 1 to 4,094). For ease of use, make the tag the same number as the subinterface ID.
    7. On the
      IPv4
      tab,
      Enable SD-WAN
      .
    8. Select the
      Type
      of address:
      Static
      .
    9. Add
      the
      IP
      address and subnet mask.
    10. Enter the IP address of the
      Next Hop Gateway
      .
    11. Click
      OK
      .
  3. Alternatively, create a Layer 3 subinterface that uses DHCP to get its address.
    1. Select
      Network
      Interfaces
      Ethernet
      and in the
      Template
      field, select a template stack (not a template).
    2. Select an interface.
    3. For
      Interface Type
      , select
      Layer3
      and click
      OK
      .
    4. Highlight the interface and click
      Add Subinterfaces
      at the bottom of the screen.
    5. Highlight the subinterface and click
      Override
      .
    6. Highlight the subinterface and after the
      Interface Name
      and period, enter the subinterface number.
    7. Enter a
      Tag
      for the subinterface (range is 1 to 4,094). For ease of use, make the tag the same number as the subinterface ID.
    8. On the
      IPv4
      tab,
      Enable SD-WAN
      .
    9. Select
      Type
      of address:
      DHCP Client
      and
      Enable
      .
    10. Uncheck (do not select)
      Automatically create default route pointing to default gateway provided by server
      .
    11. Select the
      Advanced
      tab and then the
      DDNS
      tab.
    12. Select
      Settings
      and
      Enable
      . The
      Hostname
      is automatically generated by the Panorama SD-WAN plugin.
    13. Select the
      Vendor
      as
      Palo Alto Networks DDNS
      .
    14. Click
      OK
      .
  4. Apply an SD-WAN Interface Profile to the subinterface.
    1. Highlight the subinterface you created and select the
      SD-WAN
      tab.
    2. Select the
      SD-WAN Interface Profile
      you created for this link or create a new profile.
    3. Click
      OK
      .
  5. Repeat the prior steps to add more subinterfaces to the interface.
  6. Commit
    .

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