Prerequisites for Onboarding NGFWs
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Prerequisites for Onboarding NGFWs

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Prerequisites for Onboarding NGFWs

Review the prerequisites for onboarding firewalls to Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama.
Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • NGFW (Cloud Managed)
  • NGFW (PAN-OS or Panorama Managed)
  • AIOps for NGFW Premium
Before you can start onboarding your NGFWs, you should review the prerequisites for each management system.

Cloud Management

Review the prerequisites for onboarding NGFWs to Strata Cloud Manager.
Review the requirements to onboard a Strata Cloud Manager tenant and firewalls to Strata Cloud Manager.
Note that some requirements, such as PAN-OS Version, Firewall Model, Ports, and Services, apply to the firewall. While others, such as the Logging and Authentication service requirements, apply to your Customer Support Portal (CSP) account.
Prerequisite
Supported
Required?
PAN-OS Version
(minimum)PAN-OS 10.2.3
Yes
Firewall Model
Single vsys firewalls only
Multi-vsys firewalls are not supported
PA-220 and PA-220R
PA-400 Series
PA-450R
PA-800 Series
PA-1400 Series
PA-3200 Series
PA-3400 Series
PA-5200 Series
PA-5400 Series
PA-5450
PA-7000 Series
N/A
Ports
Ports are used for outbound communication from the firewall to Strata Cloud Manager and CDL
443
444
3978
Yes
Services
Services are used for resolution of the Strata Cloud Manager tenant, as well as software and content updates
DNS
NTP
Yes
Firewall Onboarding
AIOps for NGFW (Premium)
(Optional) Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Yes
ZTP onboarding is optional
Firewall Management
Strata Cloud Manager
Yes
Account Administrator or App Administrator hub roles
Logging
Cortex Data Lake
Yes
Data Filtering
Enterprise data loss prevention (DLP)
No
SaaS Application Management
Next-Generation CASB
No