Convert Your Evaluation Panorama to VM-Flex Licensing with Local Log Collector

1. Plan the migration.

   • Upgrade the software on the Panorama virtual appliance before you convert your evaluation Panorama virtual appliance to a production Panorama virtual appliance. Review the Compatibility Matrix for the minimum PAN-OS version required for your hypervisor. For important details about software versions, see Panorama, Log Collector, Firewall, and WildFire Version Compatibility.
   • Schedule a maintenance window for the migration.
2. Obtain the Panorama serial number and auth code from your flexible VM-Series licensing deployment profile.

   1. Log in to the Palo Alto Networks Customer Support Portal (CSP).
   2. Create a deployment profile that enables a Panorama virtual appliance.
   3. Provision Panorama to generate the a serial number for Panorama.
   4. Copy the Serial Number and Auth Code.
3. Set up your production Panorama virtual appliance.

   1. Log in to the Palo Alto Networks CSP.
   2. Set Up the Panorama Virtual Appliance.
   3. Register the Panorama virtual appliance with the Palo Alto Networks Customer Support Portal (CSP).

      The Panorama serial number and authorization code you generated in the previous step.
   4. Install Content and Software Updates for Panorama.
4. Activate the device management license on the Palo Alto Networks CSP for the production Panorama virtual appliance.

   1. Select AssetsDevices and locate your Panorama virtual appliance.
   2. In the Action column, click the pencil icon to edit the device licenses.
   3. Select Activate Auth-Code and enter the Authorization Code.
   4. Select Agree and Submit to activate the device management license.
5. Export the Panorama configuration from the evaluation Panorama virtual appliance.

   1. Log in to the Panorama Web Interface.
   2. Select PanoramaSetupOperations.
   3. Click Export named Panorama configuration snapshot, select running-config.xml and click OK. Panorama exports the configuration to your client system as an XML file.
   4. Locate the running-config.xml file you exported and rename the XML file. This is required to import the configuration as Panorama does not support importing an XML file with the name running-config.xml.
6. Load the Panorama configuration snapshot that you exported from the evaluation Panorama virtual appliance into the production Panorama virtual appliance.

   1. Log in to the Panorama Web Interface of the production Panorama virtual appliance.
   2. Select PanoramaSetupOperations.
   3. Click Import named Panorama configuration snapshot, Browse to the Panorama configuration file you exported from the Panorama virtual appliance, and click OK.
   4. Click Load named Panorama configuration snapshot, select the Name of the configuration you just imported, leave the Decryption Key blank (empty), and click OK. Panorama overwrites its current candidate configuration with the loaded configuration. Panorama displays any errors that occur when loading the configuration file.
   5. If errors occurred, save them to a local file. Resolve each error to ensure the migrated configuration is valid.
7. Modify the configuration on the production Panorama virtual appliance.

   1. Select PanoramaSetupManagement.
   2. Edit the General Settings, modify the Hostname, and click OK.
   3. Edit the Management Interface Settings to configure the management IP address and click OK.

      The most efficient approach is to assign a new IP address to the evaluation Panorama virtual appliance and reuse its old IP address for the production Panorama virtual appliance. This ensures that the evaluation Panorama virtual appliance remains accessible and that firewalls can point to the production Panorama virtual appliance without you reconfiguring the Panorama IP address on each firewall.
   4. Remove the Log Collector configuration imported from the evaluation Panorama.

      1. Select PanoramaCollector Group and Delete all configured collector groups.
      2. Select PanoramaManaged Collectors and Delete all configured Log Collectors.
   5. Select CommitCommit to Panorama and Commit your changes to the Panorama configuration.
8. Reconfigure your Log Collectors and collector groups.

   You must add the managed collectors, collector group configuration, and log forwarding configurations you deleted in the previous step, as well as add the local Log Collector.

   1. Configure a Managed Collector.
   2. Configure a Collector Group.
   3. Configure Log Forwarding to Panorama.
9. Verify that the support and device management licenses are successfully activated.

   1. Select PanoramaLicenses and Retrieve license keys from license server.
   2. Verify the Device Management License displays the correct number of devices.
   3. Select PanoramaSupport and verify that the correct support Level and Expiry Date are displayed.
10. Synchronize the production Panorama virtual appliance with the firewalls to resume firewall management.

    Complete this step during a maintenance window to minimize network disruption.

    1. On the production Panorama virtual appliance, select PanoramaManaged Devices and verify that the Device State column displays Connected for the firewalls.

       At this point, the Shared Policy (device groups) and Template columns display Out of sync for the firewalls.
    2. Push your changes to device groups and templates:

       1. Select CommitPush to Devices and Edit Selections.
       2. Select Device Groups, select every device group, Include Device and Network Templates, and click OK.
       3. Push your changes.
    3. In the PanoramaManaged Devices page, verify that the Shared Policy and Template columns display In sync for the firewalls.