Configure General Cluster Settings on Panorama
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11.1 & Later
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- Determine Panorama Log Storage Requirements
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- Setup Prerequisites for the Panorama Virtual Appliance
- Perform Initial Configuration of the Panorama Virtual Appliance
- Set Up The Panorama Virtual Appliance as a Log Collector
- Set Up the Panorama Virtual Appliance with Local Log Collector
- Set up a Panorama Virtual Appliance in Panorama Mode
- Set up a Panorama Virtual Appliance in Management Only Mode
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- Preserve Existing Logs When Adding Storage on Panorama Virtual Appliance in Legacy Mode
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on an ESXi Server
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on vCloud Air
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on Alibaba Cloud
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on AWS
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on Azure
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on Google Cloud Platform
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on KVM
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on Hyper-V
- Add a Virtual Disk to Panorama on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Mount the Panorama ESXi Server to an NFS Datastore
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- Increase CPUs and Memory for Panorama on an ESXi Server
- Increase CPUs and Memory for Panorama on vCloud Air
- Increase CPUs and Memory for Panorama on Alibaba Cloud
- Increase CPUs and Memory for Panorama on AWS
- Increase CPUs and Memory for Panorama on Azure
- Increase CPUs and Memory for Panorama on Google Cloud Platform
- Increase CPUs and Memory for Panorama on KVM
- Increase CPUs and Memory for Panorama on Hyper-V
- Increase the CPUs and Memory for Panorama on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Complete the Panorama Virtual Appliance Setup
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- Convert Your Evaluation Panorama to a Production Panorama with Local Log Collector
- Convert Your Evaluation Panorama to a Production Panorama without Local Log Collector
- Convert Your Evaluation Panorama to VM-Flex Licensing with Local Log Collector
- Convert Your Evaluation Panorama to VM-Flex Licensing without Local Log Collector
- Convert Your Production Panorama to an ELA Panorama
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- Register Panorama
- Activate a Panorama Support License
- Activate/Retrieve a Firewall Management License when the Panorama Virtual Appliance is Internet-connected
- Activate/Retrieve a Firewall Management License when the Panorama Virtual Appliance is not Internet-connected
- Activate/Retrieve a Firewall Management License on the M-Series Appliance
- Install the Panorama Device Certificate
- Install the Device Certificate for a Dedicated Log Collector
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- Migrate from a Panorama Virtual Appliance to an M-Series Appliance
- Migrate a Panorama Virtual Appliance to a Different Hypervisor
- Migrate from an M-Series Appliance to a Panorama Virtual Appliance
- Migrate from an M-500 Appliance to an M-700 Appliance
- Migrate from an M-600 Appliance to an M-700 Appliance
- Migrate from an M-100 Appliance to an M-500 Appliance
- Migrate from an M-100 or M-500 Appliance to an M-200 or M-600 Appliance
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- Configure an Admin Role Profile
- Configure an Admin Role Profile for Selective Push to Managed Firewalls
- Configure an Access Domain
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- Configure a Panorama Administrator Account
- Configure Local or External Authentication for Panorama Administrators
- Configure a Panorama Administrator with Certificate-Based Authentication for the Web Interface
- Configure an Administrator with SSH Key-Based Authentication for the CLI
- Configure RADIUS Authentication for Panorama Administrators
- Configure TACACS+ Authentication for Panorama Administrators
- Configure SAML Authentication for Panorama Administrators
- Enable SCP Uploads for an Administrator
- Configure Tracking of Administrator Activity
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- Add a Firewall as a Managed Device
- Change Between Panorama Management and Cloud Management
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- Add a Device Group
- Create a Device Group Hierarchy
- Create Objects for Use in Shared or Device Group Policy
- Revert to Inherited Object Values
- Manage Unused Shared Objects
- Manage Precedence of Inherited Objects
- Move or Clone a Policy Rule or Object to a Different Device Group
- Push a Policy Rule to a Subset of Firewalls
- Device Group Push to a Multi-VSYS Firewall
- Manage the Rule Hierarchy
- Manage the Master Key from Panorama
- Schedule a Configuration Push to Managed Firewalls
- Redistribute Data to Managed Firewalls
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- Plan the Transition to Panorama Management
- Migrate a Firewall to Panorama Management and Reuse Existing Configuration
- Migrate a Firewall to Panorama Management and Push a New Configuration
- Migrate a Firewall HA Pair to Panorama Management and Reuse Existing Configuration
- Migrate a Firewall HA Pair to Panorama Management and Push a New Configuration
- Load a Partial Firewall Configuration into Panorama
- Localize a Panorama Pushed Configuration on a Managed Firewall
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- Configure a Managed Collector
- Monitor Managed Collector Health Status
- Configure Log Forwarding to Panorama
- Configure Syslog Forwarding to External Destinations
- Forward Logs to Strata Logging Service
- Verify Log Forwarding to Panorama
- Modify Log Forwarding and Buffering Defaults
- Configure Log Forwarding from Panorama to External Destinations
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- Add Standalone WildFire Appliances to Manage with Panorama
- Remove a WildFire Appliance from Panorama Management
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- Configure a Cluster and Add Nodes on Panorama
- Configure General Cluster Settings on Panorama
- Remove a Cluster from Panorama Management
- Configure Appliance-to-Appliance Encryption Using Predefined Certificates Centrally on Panorama
- Configure Appliance-to-Appliance Encryption Using Custom Certificates Centrally on Panorama
- View WildFire Cluster Status Using Panorama
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- Preview, Validate, or Commit Configuration Changes
- Commit Selective Configuration Changes for Managed Devices
- Push Selective Configuration Changes to Managed Devices
- Enable Automated Commit Recovery
- Compare Changes in Panorama Configurations
- Manage Locks for Restricting Configuration Changes
- Add Custom Logos to Panorama
- Use the Panorama Task Manager
- Reboot or Shut Down Panorama
- Configure Panorama Password Profiles and Complexity
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- Verify Panorama Port Usage
- Resolve Zero Log Storage for a Collector Group
- Replace a Failed Disk on an M-Series Appliance
- Replace the Virtual Disk on an ESXi Server
- Replace the Virtual Disk on vCloud Air
- Migrate Logs to a New M-Series Appliance in Log Collector Mode
- Migrate Logs to a New M-Series Appliance in Panorama Mode
- Migrate Logs to a New M-Series Appliance Model in Panorama Mode in High Availability
- Migrate Logs to the Same M-Series Appliance Model in Panorama Mode in High Availability
- Migrate Log Collectors after Failure/RMA of Non-HA Panorama
- Regenerate Metadata for M-Series Appliance RAID Pairs
- View Log Query Jobs
- Troubleshoot Registration or Serial Number Errors
- Troubleshoot Reporting Errors
- Troubleshoot Device Management License Errors
- Troubleshoot Automatically Reverted Firewall Configurations
- View Task Success or Failure Status
- Generate a Stats Dump File for a Managed Firewall
- Recover Managed Device Connectivity to Panorama
- Restore an Expired Device Certificate
Configure General Cluster Settings on Panorama
Some general settings are optional and some
general settings are pre-populated with default values. It’s best
to at least check these settings to ensure that the cluster configuration
matches your needs. General settings include:
- Connecting to the WildFire public cloud and submitting samples to the public cloud.
- Configuring data retention policies.
- Configuring logging.
- Setting the analysis environment (the VM image that best matches your environment) and customizing the analysis environment to best service the types of samples the firewalls submit to WildFire.
- Set IP addresses for the DNS server, NTP server, and more.
- Configure settings for the WildFire appliance cluster nodes.Many settings are pre-populated with either defaults, information from previously existing settings on the controller node, or the settings you just configured.
- Select the cluster.Select Appliance.Enter new information, keep the pre-populated information from the cluster controller node, or edit the pre-populated information, including:
- Domain name.
- IP address of the Primary DNS Server and the Secondary DNS Server.
- NTP Server Address and Authentication Type of the Primary NTP Server and the Secondary NTP Server. The Authentication Type options are None, Symmetric Key, and AutoKey.
Configure general cluster settings.Many settings are pre-populated with either defaults, information from previously existing settings on the controller node, or the settings you just configured.- Select the new cluster > General.(Optional) Enable DNS for the controller node to advertise the service status using DNS protocol. The cluster controller provides DNS services on the management (MGT) interface port.Register Firewall To the use the service advertised by the cluster controller(s). Palo Alto Networks recommends adding both controllers as authority servers as this provides the benefit of high-availability. Use the form:
wfpc.service.<cluster-name>.<domain>
For example, a cluster named mycluster in the paloaltonetworks.com domain would have the domain name:wfpc.service.mycluster.paloaltonetworks.com
Enter the Content Update Server for the cluster. Use the default updates.paloaltonetworks.com FQDN to connect to the closest server. Check Server Identity to confirm the update server identity by matching the common name (CN) in the certificate with the IP address or FQDN of the server (this is checked by default).(Optional) Enter the public WildFire Cloud Server location or use the default wildfire.paloaltonetworks.com so that the cluster (or standalone appliance managed by Panorama) can send information to the closest WildFire cloud server. If you leave this field blank and do not connect to a WildFire cloud server, the cluster can’t receive signature updates directly from the WildFire public cloud, and can’t send samples for analysis or contribute data to the public cloud.If you connect the cluster to the public WildFire cloud, select the cloud services you want to enable:- Send Analysis Data—Send an XML report about local malware analysis. If you send the actual samples, the cluster doesn’t send reports.
- Send Malicious Samples—Send malware samples.
- Send Diagnostics—Send diagnostic data.
- Verdict Lookup—Automatically query the WildFire public cloud for verdicts before performing local analysis to reduce the load on the local WildFire appliance cluster.
Select the Sample Analysis Image to use, based on the types of samples the cluster will analyze.Configure the amount of time for the cluster to retain Benign/Grayware sample data (1-90 day range, 14 day default) and Malicious sample data (minimum 1 day, no maximum (indefinite), default is indefinite). Malicious sample data includes phishing verdicts.(Optional) Select Preferred Analysis Environment to allocate more resources to Executables or Documents, depending on your environment. The Default allocation is balanced between Executables and Documents. The available resource amount depends on the number of WildFire nodes in the cluster.Check to ensure that the primary and backup Panorama servers are configured.If you did not configure a backup Panorama server and want to do so, you can add the backup Panorama server.- Select the cluster.Select Appliance.Check (or enter) the IP address or FQDN of the primary Panorama Server and of the backup Panorama Server 2 if you are using a high availability configuration for centralized cluster management.(Optional) Configure system and configuration log settings for the cluster, including log forwarding.
- Select the cluster.Select Logging.Select System or Configuration to configure a system or configuration log, respectively. The process for configuring them is similar.Add (Configure administrator authentication.
- Select the cluster.Select Authentication.Select the Authentication Profile, either None or radius. RADIUS is the only supported external authentication method.Set the Local Authentication mode for admin users as either Password or Password Hash, and enter the Password.Commit the configuration on the Panorama appliance and push it to the cluster.
- Commit and Push.If there are configurations on the Panorama appliance that you do not want to push, Edit Selections to choose the appliances to which you push configurations. The pushed configuration overwrites the running configuration on the cluster nodes so that all cluster nodes run the same configuration.