Install Panorama for Increased Device Management Capacity

1. Contact your Palo Alto Networks sales representative to obtain the Panorama device management license that enables you to manage up to 5,000 firewalls.

   • If you are deploying an M-600 appliance, obtain the PAN-M-600-P-1K device management license.
   • If you are deploying an M-700 appliance, obtain the PAN-M-700-P-1K device management license.
   • If you are deploying a Panorama virtual appliance, obtain the PAN-PRA-1000 device management license.
2. Set up the Panorama management server.

   • (M-600 and M-700 appliances only) Set Up the M-Series Appliance.

   or

   • Set Up the Panorama Virtual Appliance.
3. (ESXi on PAN-OS 11.0.3 or later) Increase the System Disk for Panorama on an ESXi Server to 224GB.

   A 224GB system disk is required for a Panorama virtual appliance installed on VMware ESXi to manage up to 5,000 firewalls. Review the Increased Device Management Capacity Requirements for more information.
4. Change the Panorama management server to Management Only mode if Panorama is not already in this mode.

   • Begin at Step 5 to Set Up an M-Series Appliance in Management Only Mode.
   • Set up a Panorama Virtual Appliance in Management Only Mode.
5. Register your Panorama management server and install licenses.

   1. Register Panorama.
   2. Activate a Panorama Support License.
   3. Activate the device management license on the Panorama management server.

      • Activate/Retrieve a Firewall Management License on the M-Series Appliance.
      • Activate/Retrieve a Firewall Management License when the Panorama Virtual Appliance is not Internet-connected.
      • Activate/Retrieve a Firewall Management License when the Panorama Virtual Appliance is Internet-connected.
6. Select PanoramaLicenses and verify that the device management license is successfully activated.

   If you are activating a new device management license on a Panorama, you can manage up to 5,000 firewalls with an M-600, M-700 appliance, or Panorama virtual appliance on ESXi, or up to 2,500 firewalls with a Panorama virtual appliance, but the Description still displays Device management license to manage up to 1000 devices or more.