Perform Initial Configuration of an Air Gapped M-Series Appliance
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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
Perform Initial Configuration of an Air Gapped M-Series Appliance
Initial configuration procedure for a standalone air gapped M-Series Panorama™
management server.
Perform the initial configuration for an air gapped M-Series appliance. By default,
Panorama has an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and a username/password of admin/admin.
For security reasons, you must change these settings before continuing with other
configuration tasks. You must perform these initial configuration tasks either from
the Management (MGT) interface or using a direct serial port connection to the
console port on the M-700, M-600, M-500, M-300, or M-200 appliance.
The air gapped Panorama cannot connect to the Palo Alto Networks update server
because an outbound internet connection is required. To activate licenses, upgrade
the PAN-OS software version, and install dynamic content updates you must upload the
relevant files to the air gapped firewalls manually.
If you are configuring an M-Series appliance in Log Collector mode with 10GB
interfaces, you must complete this entire configuration procedure for the 10GB
interfaces to display as
Up
. - Gather the required information from your network administrator.
- Private IP address for the management (MGT) port
- Netmask
- Default gateway
- DNS server address
- NTP server address
- Install and power on M-Series appliance.Review your M-Series appliance hardware reference guide for details and best practices.
- Connect to the M-Series appliance.You must log in using the defaultadminusername. You are immediately prompted to change the defaultadminpassword before you can continue. The new password must be a minimum of eight characters and include a minimum of one lowercase and one uppercase character, as well as one number or special character.You can connect to the M-Series appliance in one of the following ways:
- Connect a serial cable from your computer to the Console port and connect to the M-Series appliance using terminal emulation software (9600-8-N-1). Wait a few minutes for the boot-up sequence to complete; when the M-Series appliance is ready, the prompt changes to the name of the M-Series, for exampleM-500 login.
- Log in to the Panorama CLI by connecting an RJ-45 Ethernet cable from your computer to the MGT interface on the M-Series appliance. From a browser, go tohttps://192.168.1.1.You may need to change the IP address on your computer to an address in the 192.168.1.0/24 network, such as 192.168.1.2, to access this URL.
- Configure the network settings for the air gapped M-Series appliance.The following commands set the interface IP allocation tostatic, configures the IP address for the MGT interface, the Domain Name Server (DNS), and Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.admin>configureadmin#set deviceconfig system type staticadmin#set deviceconfig system ip-address <IP-Address> netmask <Netmask-IP> default-gateway <Gateway-IP>admin#set deviceconfig system dns-settings servers primary <IP-Address> secondary <IP-Address>admin#set deviceconfig system ntp-servers primary-ntp-server ntp-server-address <IP-Address>admin#set deviceconfig system ntp-servers secondary-ntp-server ntp-server-address <IP-Address>Register the M-Series appliance with the Palo Alto Networks Customer Support Portal (CSP).
- Log in to the Palo Alto Networks CSP.
- ClickRegister a Device.
- SelectRegister device using Serial Numberand clickNext.
- Enter the requiredDevice Information.
- Enter the M-Series applianceSerial Number.
- Check (enable)Device will be used offline.
- Select the PAN-OSOS Releaserunning on the M-Series appliance.
- Enter the requiredLocation Information.
- Enter theCitythe M-Series appliance is located in,
- Enter thePostal Codethe M-Series appliance is located in,
- Enter theCountrythe M-Series appliance is located in.
- Agree and Submit.
- Skip this stepwhen prompted to generate the optionalDay 1 Configurationconfig file.
Download the Panorama license keys.The license key files are required to activate your Panorama licenses when air gapped.- Log in to the Palo Alto Networks CSP.
- Selectand locate the M-Series appliance you added.ProductDevices
- Download all license keys files from the download links availableLicensecolumn.You must download a license key file for each license you want to active on Panorama.
Active the Panorama licenses.- SelectandPanoramaLicensesManually upload license key.ClickChoose Fileto select the license key file you downloaded in the previous step and clickOK.
- Repeat this step to uploaded and activate all licenses.
(Optional) Configure general Panorama settings as needed.- Selectand edit the General Settings.PanoramaSetupManagement
- Enter aHostnamefor Panorama and enter your networkDomainname. The domain name is just a label; it will not be used to join the domain.
- EnterLogin Bannertext that informs users who are about to log in that they require authorization to access the Panorama management functions.As a best practice, avoid using welcoming verbiage. Additionally, you should ask your legal department to review the banner message to ensure it adequately warns that unauthorized access is prohibited.
- Enter theLatitudeandLongitudeto enable accurate placement of the M-Series on the world map.
- ClickOK.
- CommitandCommit to Panorama.
Upgrade the PAN-OS and dynamic content versions on Panorama.Review the PAN-OS Upgrade Guide and PAN-OS Release Notes for detailed information about your target PAN-OS upgrade version.- Log in to the Palo Alto Networks CSP.
- Download dynamic content updates.Alternatively, you can use a Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server to automatically download dynamic content updates for Panorama, managed firewalls, Log Collectors, and WildFire appliances. An outbound internet connection is required for the SCP server to download dynamic content updates from the Palo Alto Networks Update Server.
- Select.UpdatesDynamic Updates
- Select the dynamicContent typeyou want to install.
- Downloadthe dynamic content update to your local device.
- Repeat this step to download all required dynamic content updates.
- Download a PAN-OS software update.
- Select.UpdatesSoftware Updates
- For theContent type, selectPanorama M Base. For theRelease type, selectAll(default) orPreferred.
- In theDownloadcolumn, click the PAN-OS version to download the software image to your local device.
- SelectandPanoramaDynamic UpdatesUploadthe dynamic content updates you downloaded.Repeat this step toBrowseand select all the dynamic content release versions.
- Installthe dynamic content updates.
- SelectandPanoramaSoftwareUploadthe PAN-OS software image you download.
- Installthe PAN-OS software version.Panorama needs to restart to finish installing the PAN-OS software upgrade.
Connect Panorama to your network.- Disconnect Panorama from your computer.
- Connect the MGT port to a switch port on your management network using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable. Make sure that the switch port you cable on Panorama is configured for autonegotiation.
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