: Install the SD-WAN Plugin When Panorama is Internet-Connected
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Install the SD-WAN Plugin When Panorama is Internet-Connected

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Install the SD-WAN Plugin When Panorama is Internet-Connected

Download the SD-WAN plugin in the Panorama™ management server from the Plugins tab.
A Panorama™ management server with an SD-WAN plugin installed is required to configure and manage an SD-WAN deployment. When Panorama is connected to the internet, you download and install the SD-WAN plugin directly from the Panorama web interface. The plugin needs to be installed only on the Panorama managing your SD-WAN firewalls, and not on the individual hub and branch firewalls.
  1. Select
    Panorama
    Plugins
    , search for the
    sd_wan
    plugin and
    Check Now
    for the most recent version of the plugin.
  2. Download
    and
    Install
    the SD-WAN plugin.
  3. After you successfully install the SD-WAN plugin, select
    Commit
    and
    Commit to Panorama
    .
    This step is required before you can commit any configuration changes to Panorama.
  4. (
    Management Only mode only
    ) Enable the logging disks required to store SD-WAN monitoring data.
    • M-Series Appliances
      —All M-Series appliances come with two pairs of 8TB logging disks in RAID 1 by default. When managing firewalls leveraging SD-WAN from Panorama in Management Only mode, you must enable the first pair of logging disk pairs to store SD-WAN monitoring data.
    1. Enable the first pair of logging disk pairs included by default with your M-Series appliance.
      >
      request system raid add A1
    2. Verify that logging
      Logging Disk Pair A
      is
      Available
      :
      >
      show system raid detail
      When the RAID set up is complete, the following response displays:
      Disk Pair A       Available Status         clean Disk id A1     Present model : ST91000640NS size : 953869 MB status : active sync
    3. Make the logging disk pairs available for logging.
      1. Select
        Panorama
        Managed Collectors
        and edit the Log Collector.
      2. Select
        Disks
        and
        Add
        each array.
      3. Click
        OK
        to save your changes.
      4. Select
        Commit
        Commit to Panorama
        and
        Commit
        your changes.
      5. Select
        Commit
        Push to Devices
        , select the Collector Group, and
        Push
        your changes.
    • Panorama Virtual Appliances
      —If you deployed your Panorama virtual appliance in Management Only mode, you must increase the system disk to 224GB to store SD-WAN monitoring data.
  5. Continue to Set Up Panorama and Firewalls for SD-WAN to begin configuring your SD-WAN deployment.

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