Create a Deployment Profile

If you already have a credit pool, log into the account, and from the dashboard, select
Assets
Software NGFW Credits
Create Deployment Profile
.
If you have just activated a credit pool you see the
Create Deployment Profile
form.
Select the VM-Series firewall type.
Select the PAN-OS version.
Fixed Models
(VM-Series Models)
Flexible vCPUs (PAN-OS 10.0.4 and above)
Click
Next
.
VM-Series profile.
Profile Name
.
Name the profile.
Number of Firewalls
.
Enter the number of firewalls this profile deploys, assuming you have sufficient credits. You do not have to deploy them all at once.
Firewall Model
:
Choose a VM-Series model.
Planned vCPU/Firewall
(PAN-OS 10.0.4 or above).
Enter the number of vCPUs per firewall.
Security Use Case:
Choose a use case.
Customize Subscriptions
.
After selecting a use case, you can add or remove security services.
(optional)
Use Credits to Enable VM Panorama
.
Choose the Panorama use case(s)—Management and/or Log Collector.
(
optional
) Hover over the question mark following
Protect more, save more
to see how your credit allocation affects savings.
Click
Calculate Estimated Cost
to view the credit total, and the number of credits available before the deployment.
(
optional
) Hover over the question mark following the estimate to view the credit breakdown for each component.
Create the Deployment Profile
.
You might have to wait several seconds for the profile to appear in the
Current Deployment Profiles
tab list. Before the allocation is complete, the
Credits Consumed/Allocated
column shows 0 and
Update Pending
.Scroll to the bottom and go to the last page to find your profile.
To view your deployment profile later on, click the
Details
button on the parent credit pool and select
Current Deployment Profiles
.
Note the Auth Code for your profile on the far right; Software NGFW credit auth codes start with D.
The
Credits Consumed/Allocated
column shows 0 and
Update Pending
before the allocation is complete.
The
Audit Trail
tab shows
Credit Transactions
and the
Deployment Profiles
you manage. You can also search for a profile by time in this tab.
Use search to locate your profile, and expand the row to view the configuration you specified when you created the profile.