: Configure an Aggregate Ethernet Interface and Subinterfaces for SD-WAN
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Configure an Aggregate Ethernet Interface and Subinterfaces for SD-WAN

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Configure an Aggregate Ethernet Interface and Subinterfaces for SD-WAN

SD-WAN supports AE interfaces for link redundancy and tagged Layer 3 subinterfaces for traffic segmentation.
Physical firewalls running PAN-OS 10.2 and SD-WAN Plugin 2.1.0 support SD-WAN on aggregated Ethernet (AE) interfaces so that an SD-WAN firewall in a data center, for example, can have an aggregate interface group (bundle) of physical Ethernet interfaces that provide link redundancy. SD-WAN supports AE interfaces with or without subinterfaces. You can create an AE interface with subinterfaces that you can tag for different ISP services in order to provide end-to-end traffic segmentation. Thus, your ISP services can reach multiple labs or buildings without needing a dedicated pair of fibers for each connection. A Layer 3 AE interface group connects to a router, as shown in the following figure:
VM-Series firewalls do not support AE interfaces. An SD-WAN hub or branch firewall that has an AE interface should not belong to the same VPN cluster as a VM-Series SD-WAN hub or branch firewall because AE interfaces are not supported on VM-Series firewalls.
PPPoE is not supported on subinterfaces.
  1. Configure an SD-WAN Interface Profile for each ISP connection (subinterface) in the AE interface group to define its link attributes.
  2. Create an AE interface group.
    1. Select
      Network
      Interfaces
      Ethernet
      , select a Panorama
      Template
      , and
      Add Aggregate Group
      .
    2. For
      Interface Name
      , enter the number to identify the aggregate group; range is 1 to 16.
    3. For
      Interface Type
      , select
      Layer3
      .
    4. Click
      OK
      .
  3. Assign physical interfaces to the aggregate group.
    1. Select
      Network
      Interfaces
      Ethernet
      and select the interface you want to assign to the aggregate group.
    2. Select the
      Interface Type
      as
      Aggregate Ethernet
      .
    3. Select the
      Aggregate Group
      you created; for example, ae1.
    4. On the
      Advanced
      tab, select the
      Link Speed
      ,
      Link Duplex
      , and
      Link State
      .
    5. Click
      OK
      .
    6. Repeat this step for each interface you want to assign to the aggregate group.
  4. For the aggregate group, create a subinterface that uses a static IP address.
    1. Select
      Network
      Interfaces
      Ethernet
      , highlight the aggregate interface, such as ae1, and click
      Add Subinterface
      at the bottom of the screen.
    2. For
      Interface Name
      , enter a number after the period, such as 107.
    3. Enter the VLAN
      Tag
      to differentiate between the subinterfaces. For ease of use, make the tag the same number as the subinterface ID.
    4. Select the
      IPv4
      tab and
      Enable SD-WAN
      .
    5. Select the
      Type
      of address:
      Static
      .
    6. Add
      the
      IP
      address (and subnet mask) of the subinterface.
    7. Enter the IP address of the
      Next Hop Gateway
      .
    8. Click
      OK
      .
  5. Alternatively, for the aggregate group, create a subinterface that uses DHCP to get its address.
    1. Select
      Network
      Interfaces
      Ethernet
      and in the
      Template
      field, select a Template Stack.
    2. Highlight the aggregate interface, such as ae1, and click
      Add Subinterface
      at the bottom of the screen.
    3. Highlight the subinterface and click
      Override
      at the bottom of the screen.
    4. Highlight the subinterface and for
      Interface Name
      , enter a number after the period, such as 1.
    5. Enter the VLAN
      Tag
      to differentiate between the subinterfaces. For ease of use, make the tag the same number as the subinterface ID.
    6. Select the
      IPv4
      tab and
      Enable SD-WAN
      .
    7. Select the
      Type
      of address:
      DHCP Client
      .
    8. Select
      Enable
      .
    9. Uncheck (do not select)
      Automatically create default route pointing to default gateway provided by server
      .
    10. Select the
      Advanced
      tab and
      DDNS
      tab.
    11. Select
      Settings
      and
      Enable
      . The
      Hostname
      is automatically generated by the Panorama SD-WAN plugin.
    12. Select the
      Vendor
      as
      Palo Alto Networks DDNS
      .
    13. Click
      OK
      .
  6. 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
      .
  7. Repeat the prior steps to create additional Layer3 subinterfaces for the aggregate interface group and apply an SD-WAN Interface Profile to each subinterface.
  8. Commit
    .

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