: Prerequisites of AWS Virtual Form Factor
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Prerequisites of AWS Virtual Form Factor

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Prerequisites of AWS Virtual Form Factor

Learn the prerequisites for the AWS virtual form factor before integrating with Prisma SD-WAN.
To facilitate the deployment of Prisma SD-WAN into AWS, Prisma SD-WAN provides two deployment options through the AWS Marketplace:
  • Deployment/insertion of Prisma SD-WAN into an existing VPC (brownfield).
  • Deployment of Prisma SD-WAN into a new VPC (greenfield).
The following requirements must be met to successfully deploy and configure Prisma SD-WAN in an AWS environment:
  • An AWS account with permissions to create, update, and delete Cloud Formation templates (CFT) and associated VPC resources.
  • The ability to provision at least one elastic IP in the AWS region where Prisma SD-WAN will be deployed.
  • An active subscription or proof of concept engagement with Prisma SD-WAN.
  • VPC deployment - A router instance already deployed or to be deployed in the VPC to be the Core router for Prisma SD-WAN to peer with (this is not part of the AWS Marketplace Cloud Formation template).
  • Transit gateway deployment – Layer 3 policies/routing configured for VPCs behind transit gateway to reach Prisma SD-WAN network(s). Router instance/setup is not part of the AWS Marketplace Cloud Formation template.
Prisma SD-WAN provides the virtual image in a VHD format per model type to facilitate the deployment of Prisma SD-WAN ION devices to an AWS environment.
ION Device Model Requirements and Throughput Target
Model NamevCPUMemory (GB)Disk (GB)Throughput (Mbps)
ION 3102v2840100
ION 3104v4840200
ION 3108v8840350
ION 7108v8321003000
If you are running a vION on M4 AMI in AWS, use the documented upgrade path to move to higher device software versions of the vION. It is not mandatory to migrate to M5 AMI in AWS.