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VM-Series and Panorama Plugins Release Notes

VM-Series Plugin 5.0.2

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VM-Series Plugin 5.0.2

Learn what's new in VM-Series plugin 5.0.2.

The VM-Series plugin 5.0.2 introduces changes in the maximum session count on the VM-Series firewall and fixes to internally identified issues.

Refer to the Compatibility Matrix to correlate this VM-Series plugin version with a PAN-OS version.

Reduce Maximum Session Count on VM-Series Firewalls

Beginning with PAN-11.1.3 and VM-Series plugin 5.0.2 (required for 11.1.3), the maximum session count has been reduced for each memory profile. This change helps ensure that the VM-Series firewall has enough memory to support the various features that secure your virtual network. Additionally, wshen GTP, session resiliency, or virtual system is enabled, the new maximum session counts are reduced by 30%. For example, if you deploy a VM-Series firewall with 14GB of memory, that firewall has a maximum session count of 1,100,000 sessions. However, if you enable session resiliency on that firewall, the maximum session count is reduced to 770,000 sessions.

Memory	Old Maximum Session Count	New Maximum Session Count
4.5GB	20,000	—
5GB	40,000	—
5.5GB	50,000	—
6GB	100,000	—
6.5GB	200,000	—
7GB	300,000	250,000
8GB	500,000	300,000
9GB	600,000	400,000
10GB	800,000	500,000
12GB	1,000,000	800,000
14GB	1,100,000	1,100,000
16GB	1,100,000	1,100,000
18GB	1,200,000	1,200,000
20GB	1,800,000	1,800,000
24GB	3,600,000	2,500,000
28GB	4,400,000	2,800,000
32GB	5,200,000	3,500,000
36GB	6,000,000	4,500,000
40GB	6,800,000	5,500,000
44GB	7,600,000	6,750,000
48GB	8,400,000	7,000,000
52GB	9,200,000	8,150,000
56GB	10,000,000	8,500,000
64GB	10,000,000	8,250,000
128GB	14,000,000	10,000,000

VM-Series Plugin 5.0.x

VM-Series Plugin 5.0.1