VM-Series on Microsoft Azure Performance and Capacity
Performance
—Many factors, such
as the virtual machine size on Microsoft Azure, maximum packets
per second supported, and the number of cores used, can affect VM-Series
performance. In addition to those noted, the performance and capacities
listed in the following table have been generated under controlled
lab conditions, using the recommended Azure virtual machine size,
and configured with Azure Accelerated Networking using SR-IOV and
DPDK under the following test conditions:
Firewall throughput is measured with App-ID™ technology features
enabled utilizing 64 KB HTTP 1.1 transactions
Threat Prevention throughput is measured with App-ID, IPS,
antivirus, and anti-spyware features enabled, utilizing 64K HTTP
1.1 transactions.
IPsec VPN performance is measured with App-ID™ enabled and tested
between two VM-Series deployed within the same region. The performance
will depend on the Azure VM size and network topology, such as whether you
are connecting on-premises hardware to VM-Series on Azure, or from VM-Series
on an Azure VNet to an Azure VPN Gateway in another VNet, or VM-Series
to VM-Series between regions.
Model**
VM-50 / VM-50 Lite*
VM-100
VM-300
VM-500
VM-700***
Azure instance size tested (recommended)
N/A
DS3_v2
DS3_v2
DS4_v2
DS5_v2
Firewall throughput (App-ID enabled)
N/A
1.4 Gbps
2.5 Gbps
5.2 Gbps
8.6 Gbps
Threat Prevention throughput
N/A
0.6 Gbps
1.3 Gbps
3.2 Gbps
4.3 Gbps
IPsec VPN throughput
N/A
0.7 Gbps
1.0 Gbps
1.2 Gbps
1.8 Gbps
*The VM-50 and VM-50 Lite are not supported on Azure.
— For a complete listing of all VM-Series features
and capacities, refer to the firewall comparison tool.
VM-Series capacities specified in the page are not specific
to Azure environments. For example, Azure Network Flow limits will
limit your VM-Series session capacities in Azure. If you need additional
capacity or scale, please refer to VM-Series deployment options
using Azure VM Scale Sets.
Palo Alto Networks recommends additional testing within your
environment to ensure that your performance and capacity requirements
are met. For your scaling and capacity planning needs, use the custom PAN-OS metrics published
to Azure Application Insights.
