Install Panorama on an ESXi Server
Use these instructions to install a new Panorama
virtual appliance on a VMware ESXi server. For upgrades to an existing
Panorama virtual appliance, skip to Install
Content and Software Updates for Panorama.
- Download the Panorama 9.1 base image Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) file.
- Go to the Palo Alto Networks software downloads site. (If you can’t log in, go to the Palo Alto Networks Customer Support web site for assistance.)
- In the Download column in the Panorama Base Images section, download the latest version of the Panorama release OVA file (Panorama-ESX-9.1.0.ova).
- Install Panorama.
- Launch the VMware vSphere Client and connect to the VMware server.
- Select.FileDeploy OVF Template
- Browseto select the Panorama OVA file and clickNext.
- Confirm that the product name and description match the downloaded version, and clickNext.
- Enter a descriptive name for the Panorama virtual appliance, and clickNext.
- Select a datastore location (system disk) on which to install the Panorama image. See the Setup Prerequisites for the Panorama Virtual Appliance for the supported system disk sizes. After selecting the datastore, clickNext.
- SelectThick Provision Lazy Zeroedas the disk format, and clickNext.
- Specify which networks in the inventory to use for the Panorama virtual appliance, and clickNext.
- Confirm the selected options, clickFinishto start the installation process, and clickClosewhen it finishes. Do not power on the Panorama virtual appliance yet.
- Configure resources on the Panorama virtual appliance.
- Right-click the Panorama virtual appliance andEdit Settings.
- In theHardwaresettings, allocate the CPUs and memory as necessary.The virtual appliance boots up in Panorama mode if you allocate sufficientCPUsandMemoryand add a virtual logging disk (later in this procedure). Otherwise, the appliance boots up in Management Only mode. For details on the modes, see Panorama Models.
- Set theSCSI ControllertoLSI Logic Parallel.
- (Optional) Add a virtual logging disk.This step is required in the following scenarios:
- In Panorama mode to store logs on a dedicated logging disk.
- Manage your SD-WAN deployment in Management Only mode.
- Adda disk, selectHard Diskas the hardware type, and clickNext.
- Create a new virtual diskand clickNext.
- Set theDisk Sizeto exactly 2TB.In Panorama mode, you can later add additional logging disks (for a total of 12) with 2TB of storage each. Expanding the size of a logging disk that is already added to Panorama is not supported.
- Select your preferredDisk Provisioningdisk format.Consider your business needs when selecting the disk provisioning format. For more information regarding the disk provisioning performance considerations, refer to the VMware Thick vs Thin Disks and All Flash Arrays document, or additional VMware documentation.When adding multiple logging disks, it is a best practice to select the sameDisk Provisioningformat for all disks to avoid any unexpected performance issues that may arise.
- SelectSpecify a datastore or datastore structureas the location,Browseto a datastore that has sufficient storage, clickOK, and clickNext.
- Select a SCSIVirtual Device Node(you can use the default selection) and clickNext.Panorama will fail to boot if you select a format other than SCSI.
- Verify that the settings are correct and clickFinish.
- ClickOKto save your changes.
- Power on the Panorama virtual appliance.
- In the vSphere Client, right-click the Panorama virtual appliance and select. Wait for Panorama to boot up before continuing.PowerPower On
- Verify that the virtual appliance is running in the correct mode:
- Right-click the Panorama virtual appliance and selectOpen Console.
- Enter your username and password to log in (default isadminfor both).
- Configure a new administrative password for the Panorama virtual appliance.You must configure a unique administrative password before you can access the web interface or CLI of the Panorama virtual appliance. The new password must be a minimum of eight characters and include a minimum of one lowercase character, one uppercase character, and one number or special character.When you first log in to the Panorama CLI, you are prompted to enter theOld Passwordand theNew Passwordfor theadminuser before you can continue.
- Verify the Panorama is running the correct system mode.admin>show system infoIn the output, thesystem-modeindicates eitherpanoramaormanagement-onlymode.
- Register the Panorama virtual appliance and activate the device management license and support licenses.
- (VM Flex Licensing Only) Provisioning the Panorama Virtual Appliance Serial Number.When leveraging VM Flex licensing, this step is required to generate the Panorama virtual appliance serial number needed to register the Panorama virtual appliance with the Palo Alto Networks Customer Support Portal (CSP).
- You must register the Panorama virtual appliance using the serial number provided by Palo Alto Networks in the order fulfillment email.This step is not required when leveraging VM Flex licensing as the serial number is automatically registered with the CSP when generated.
- Increase the System Disk for Panorama on an ESXi Server if you intend to use the Panorama virtual appliance for the following:
- Manage your SD-WAN deployment in Panorama mode.
- Requires additional storage space for dynamic updates when managing large-scale firewall deployments.
- Complete configuring the Panorama virtual appliance for your deployment needs.
- For Panorama in Log Collector Mode.
- Adding at least one virtual logging disk is required before you can change the Panorama virtual appliance to Log Collector mode.
- Begin at Step 6 to switch to Log Collector mode.Enter the Public IP address of the Dedicated Log Collector when you add the Log Collector as a managed collector to the Panorama management server. You cannot specify theIP Address,Netmask, orGateway.
- For Panorama in Panorama mode.
- Adding at least one virtual logging disk is required before you can change the Panorama virtual appliance to Panorama mode.
- For Panorama in Management Only mode.
- Configure a Managed Collector to add a Dedicated Log Collector to the Panorama virtual appliance.Management Only mode does not support local log collection, and requires a Dedicated Log Collector to store managed device logs.
- For SD-WAN deployments.
- To leverage SD-WAN on Panorama deployed on ESXi, you must increase the system disk to 224GB.You cannot migrate back to a 81GB system disk after successfully increasing the system disk to 224GB.
- To leverage SD-WAN, you must add a single 2TB logging disk to Panorama in Management Only mode.
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