Provision the VM-Series Firewall on a KVM Host
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- VM-Series Deployments
- VM-Series in High Availability
- Enable Jumbo Frames on the VM-Series Firewall
- Hypervisor Assigned MAC Addresses
- Custom PAN-OS Metrics Published for Monitoring
- Interface Used for Accessing External Services on the VM-Series Firewall
- PacketMMAP and DPDK Driver Support
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- VM-Series Firewall Licensing
- Create a Support Account
- Serial Number and CPU ID Format for the VM-Series Firewall
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- Activate Credits
- Transfer Credits
- Create a Deployment Profile
- Manage a Deployment Profile
- Provision Panorama
- Migrate Panorama to a Software NGFW License
- Renew Your Software NGFW Credits
- Amend and Extend a Credit Pool
- Deactivate License (Software NGFW Credits)
- Delicense Ungracefully Terminated Firewalls
- Create and Apply a Subscription-Only Auth Code
- Migrate to a Flexible VM-Series License
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- Generate Your OAuth Client Credentials
- Manage Deployment Profiles Using the Licensing API
- Create a Deployment Profile Using the Licensing API
- Update a Deployment Profile Using the Licensing API
- Get Serial Numbers Associated with an Authcode Using the API
- Deactivate a VM-Series Firewall Using the API
- Use Panorama-Based Software Firewall License Management
- What Happens When Licenses Expire?
- Install a Device Certificate on the VM-Series Firewall
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- Supported Deployments on VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
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- Plan the Interfaces for the VM-Series for ESXi
- Provision the VM-Series Firewall on an ESXi Server
- Perform Initial Configuration on the VM-Series on ESXi
- Add Additional Disk Space to the VM-Series Firewall
- Use VMware Tools on the VM-Series Firewall on ESXi and vCloud Air
- Use vMotion to Move the VM-Series Firewall Between Hosts
- Use the VM-Series CLI to Swap the Management Interface on ESXi
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- VM-Series Firewall for NSX-V Deployment Checklist
- Install the VMware NSX Plugin
- Apply Security Policies to the VM-Series Firewall
- Steer Traffic from Guests that are not Running VMware Tools
- Add a New Host to Your NSX-V Deployment
- Dynamically Quarantine Infected Guests
- Migrate Operations-Centric Configuration to Security-Centric Configuration
- Use Case: Shared Compute Infrastructure and Shared Security Policies
- Use Case: Shared Security Policies on Dedicated Compute Infrastructure
- Dynamic Address Groups—Information Relay from NSX-V Manager to Panorama
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- Supported Deployments of the VM-Series Firewall on VMware NSX-T (North-South)
- Components of the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (North-South)
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- Install the Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX
- Enable Communication Between NSX-T Manager and Panorama
- Create Template Stacks and Device Groups on Panorama
- Configure the Service Definition on Panorama
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall
- Direct Traffic to the VM-Series Firewall
- Apply Security Policy to the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T
- Use vMotion to Move the VM-Series Firewall Between Hosts
- Extend Security Policy from NSX-V to NSX-T
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- Components of the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West)
- VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West) Integration
- Supported Deployments of the VM-Series Firewall on VMware NSX-T (East-West)
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- Install the Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX
- Enable Communication Between NSX-T Manager and Panorama
- Create Template Stacks and Device Groups on Panorama
- Configure the Service Definition on Panorama
- Launch the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West)
- Add a Service Chain
- Direct Traffic to the VM-Series Firewall
- Apply Security Policies to the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West)
- Use vMotion to Move the VM-Series Firewall Between Hosts
- Extend Security Policy from NSX-V to NSX-T
- Use Migration Coordinator to Move Your VM-Series from NSX-V to NSX-T
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- Deployments Supported on AWS
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- Planning Worksheet for the VM-Series in the AWS VPC
- Launch the VM-Series Firewall on AWS
- Launch the VM-Series Firewall on AWS Outpost
- Create a Custom Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
- Encrypt EBS Volume for the VM-Series Firewall on AWS
- Use the VM-Series Firewall CLI to Swap the Management Interface
- Enable CloudWatch Monitoring on the VM-Series Firewall
- VM-Series Firewall Startup and Health Logs on AWS
- Use Case: Secure the EC2 Instances in the AWS Cloud
- Use Case: Use Dynamic Address Groups to Secure New EC2 Instances within the VPC
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- What Components Does the VM-Series Auto Scaling Template for AWS (v2.0) Leverage?
- How Does the VM-Series Auto Scaling Template for AWS (v2.0 and v2.1) Enable Dynamic Scaling?
- Plan the VM-Series Auto Scaling Template for AWS (v2.0 and v2.1)
- Customize the Firewall Template Before Launch (v2.0 and v2.1)
- Launch the VM-Series Auto Scaling Template for AWS (v2.0)
- SQS Messaging Between the Application Template and Firewall Template
- Stack Update with VM-Series Auto Scaling Template for AWS (v2.0)
- Modify Administrative Account and Update Stack (v2.0)
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- Launch the Firewall Template (v2.1)
- Launch the Application Template (v2.1)
- Create a Custom Amazon Machine Image (v2.1)
- VM-Series Auto Scaling Template Cleanup (v2.1)
- SQS Messaging Between the Application Template and Firewall Template (v2.1)
- Stack Update with VM-Series Auto Scaling Template for AWS (v2.1)
- Modify Administrative Account (v2.1)
- Change Scaling Parameters and CloudWatch Metrics (v2.1)
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- Enable the Use of a SCSI Controller
- Verify PCI-ID for Ordering of Network Interfaces on the VM-Series Firewall
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- Deployments Supported on Azure
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall from the Azure Marketplace (Solution Template)
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall from the Azure China Marketplace (Solution Template)
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall on Azure Stack
- Enable Azure Application Insights on the VM-Series Firewall
- Set up Active/Passive HA on Azure
- Use the ARM Template to Deploy the VM-Series Firewall
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- About the VM-Series Firewall on Google Cloud Platform
- Supported Deployments on Google Cloud Platform
- Create a Custom VM-Series Firewall Image for Google Cloud Platform
- Prepare to Set Up VM-Series Firewalls on Google Public Cloud
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- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall from Google Cloud Platform Marketplace
- Management Interface Swap for Google Cloud Platform Load Balancing
- Use the VM-Series Firewall CLI to Swap the Management Interface
- Enable Google Stackdriver Monitoring on the VM Series Firewall
- Enable VM Monitoring to Track VM Changes on GCP
- Use Dynamic Address Groups to Secure Instances Within the VPC
- Locate VM-Series Firewall Images in the GCP Marketplace
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- Prepare Your ACI Environment for Integration
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- Create a Virtual Router and Security Zone
- Configure the Network Interfaces
- Configure a Static Default Route
- Create Address Objects for the EPGs
- Create Security Policy Rules
- Create a VLAN Pool and Domain
- Configure an Interface Policy for LLDP and LACP for East-West Traffic
- Establish the Connection Between the Firewall and ACI Fabric
- Create a VRF and Bridge Domain
- Create an L4-L7 Device
- Create a Policy-Based Redirect
- Create and Apply a Service Graph Template
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- Create a VLAN Pool and External Routed Domain
- Configure an Interface Policy for LLDP and LACP for North-South Traffic
- Create an External Routed Network
- Configure Subnets to Advertise to the External Firewall
- Create an Outbound Contract
- Create an Inbound Web Contract
- Apply Outbound and Inbound Contracts to the EPGs
- Create a Virtual Router and Security Zone for North-South Traffic
- Configure the Network Interfaces
- Configure Route Redistribution and OSPF
- Configure NAT for External Connections
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- Choose a Bootstrap Method
- VM-Series Firewall Bootstrap Workflow
- Bootstrap Package
- Bootstrap Configuration Files
- Generate the VM Auth Key on Panorama
- Create the bootstrap.xml File
- Prepare the Licenses for Bootstrapping
- Prepare the Bootstrap Package
- Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on AWS
- Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on Azure
- Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on Google Cloud Platform
- Verify Bootstrap Completion
- Bootstrap Errors
End-of-Life (EoL)
Provision the VM-Series Firewall on a KVM Host
Use the following instructions to provision
the KVM host for the VM-Series firewall.
- Create a new virtual machine and add the VM-Series Firewall for KVM image to virt-mgr.
- On the Virt-manager, selectCreate a new virtual machine.
- Add a descriptiveNamefor the VM-Series firewall.
- SelectImport existing disk image, browse to the image, and set theOS Type: Linux andVersion: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.If you prefer, you can leave the OS Type and Version as Generic.
- To add network adapters for the data interfaces:
- Configure the memory and CPU settings.
- Set theMemoryto the minimum memory based on the VM-Series System Requirements of your VM-Series model.
- SetCPUto the minimum CPUs based on the VM-Series System Requirements of your VM-Series model.
- Enable configuration customization and select the management interface bridge.
- SelectCustomize configuration before install.
- Under Advanced options, select the bridge for the management interface, and accept the default settings.
- Configure virtual disk settings.
- SelectDisk, expand Advanced options and selectStorage format— qcow2;Disk Bus—Virtio or IDE, based on your set up.If you want to use a SCSI disk bus, see Enable the Use of a SCSI Controller.
- Expand Performance options, and setCache modetowritethrough. This setting improves installation time and execution speed on the VM-Series firewall.
- Configure network adapters.
- SelectAdd Hardware>Networkif you are using a software bridge such as the Linux bridge or the Open vSwitch.
- ForHost Device, enter the name of the bridge or select it from the drop down list.
- To specify the driver, setDevice Modelto e-1000 or virtio. These are the only supported virtual interface types.
- SelectAdd Hardware>PCI Host Devicefor PCI-passthrough or an SR-IOV capable device.
- In theHost Devicelist, select the interface on the card or the virtual function.
- ClickApplyorFinish.
- ClickBegin InstallationBy default, the XML template for the VM-Series firewall is created and stored at etc/libvirt/qemu.
- (Optional) Bootstrap the VM-Series firewallIf you are using bootstrapping to perform the configuration of your VM-Series firewall on KVM, refer to Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on KVM. For more information about bootstrapping, see Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall.
- Configure the network access settings for the management interface.
- Open a connection to the console.
- Log into the firewall with username/password: admin/admin.
- Enter configuration mode with the following command:configure
- Use the following commands to configure the management interface:
- set deviceconfig system type static
- set deviceconfig system ip-address<Firewall-IP>netmask<netmask>default-gateway<gateway-IP>dns-setting servers primary<DNS-IP>where<Firewall-IP>is the IP address you want to assign to the management interface,<netmask>is the subnet mask,<gateway-IP>is the IP address of the network gateway, and<DNS-IP>is the IP address of the DNS server.
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- Verify which ports on the host are mapped to the interfaces on the VM-Series firewall. In order to verify the order of interfaces on the Linux host, see Verify PCI-ID for Ordering of Network Interfaces on the VM-Series Firewall.To make sure that traffic is handled by the correct interface, use the following command to identify which ports on the host are mapped to the ports on the VM-Series firewall.admin@PAN-VM>debug show vm-series interfaces allPhoenix_interface Base-OS_port Base-OS_MAC PCI-ID mgt eth0 52:54:00:d7:91:52 0000:00:03.0 Ethernet1/1 eth1 52:54:00:fe:8c:80 0000:00:06.0 Ethernet1/2 eth2 0e:c6:6b:b4:72:06 0000:00:07.0 Ethernet1/3 eth3 06:1b:a5:7e:a5:78 0000:00:08.0 Ethernet1/4 eth4 26:a9:26:54:27:a1 0000:00:09.0 Ethernet1/5 eth5 52:54:00:f4:62:13 0000:00:10.0
- Access the web interface of the VM-Series firewall and configure the interfaces and define security rules and NAT rules to safely enable the applications that you want to secure.Refer to the PAN-OS Administrator’s Guide.