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    VM-50 Lite Mode

    Learn how the VM-50 license can be used in Lite mode, which requires 4GB of memory rather than 4.5GB.
    Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
    • VM-Series deployment
    • VM-Series 10.x or above
    • Panorama running PAN-OS 10.1.x or above versions
    • Customer Support Portal (CSP) account with one of the following user roles:
      • Super User, Standard User, Limited User, Threat Researcher, AutoFocus Trial Role, Group Super User, Group Standard User, Group Limited User, Group Threat Researcher, Authorized Support Center (ASC) User, and ASC Full Service User.
      • Superuser access to the VM-Series firewall
    The standard VM-50, while the smallest model of the VM-Series, requires more resources than are available in some environments. The VM-50 Lite mode provides an alternative for environments where hardware resources are constrained. The VM-50 Lite requires 4.5GB of memory instead of the 5.5GB required by the standard VM-50. The VM-50 Lite uses the same license as the standard VM-50 but comes up in Lite mode when allocated 4.5GB of RAM.
    • In high availability deployments, both VM-Series firewalls must both be licensed as a VM-50 Lite to avoid capacity mismatch issues. In the case of a capacity license mismatch, the VM-50 (non-Lite) is considered to have a higher capacity; the VM-50 becomes nonfunctional while the VM-50 Lite remains functional.
    • The VM-50 Lite does not support jumbo frames; the VM-50 and VM-50 Lite does not support WildFire Inline ML.

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