Upload the VM-Series Image to OCI

Download the VM-Series for KVM qcow2 file from the Palo Alto Networks Customer Support Portal.

Log in to the Customer Support Portal.
Select
Updates
Software Updates
.
Select
PAN-OS for VM-Series KVM Base Images
from the
Filter By
drop-down.
Download the VM-Series for KVM base image qcow2 file.

Create a storage bucket for the qcow2 file.

Log in to the OCI console.
Select
Object Storage
Object Storage
Create Bucket
.
Enter a descriptive
Name
for your bucket.
Select
Standard
for
Storage Tier
.
Click
Create Bucket
.



Upload the qcow2 file. It is recommended that you use the OCI CLI to reliably upload the VM-Series firewall image. Using the browser interface to upload the image using the OCI portal is not recommended.

Refer to the OCI documentation to install and configure the OCI CLI.

Use the following command to upload the qcow2 file to the bucket you created previously.

oci os object put -ns <tenancy> -bn <bucket> --file <qcow2-file-name> --no-multipart

Create a pre-authenticated request. This is needed to create the object URL used in the creation of the custom image used to lauch the VM-Series firewall instance.

Log in to the OCI console.
Select
Object Storage
Object Storage
and click the name of the bucket you create previously.
Select
Pre-Authenticated Requests
Create Pre-Authenticated Request
.
Enter a descriptive
Name
for your Pre-Authenticated Request.
Select
Object
and enter the name of the qcow2 file.
Select
Permit Reads on the Object
under Access Type.
Enter an
Expiration Date/Time
.
Click
Create Pre-Authenticated Request
.
Copy the Pre-Authenticated Request URL. You must copy the URL because it will not be displayed again.
Click
Close
.



Import the qcow2 file and create a custom VM-Series firewall image.

Select
Compute
Custom Images
Import Image
.
Enter a descriptive
Name
for your Image.
Paste the Pre-Authenticated Request URL in
Object Storage URL
.
Select
QCOW2
as the
Image Type
.
Select
Paravirtualized Mode
under
Launch Mode
.
Click
Import Image
.