Deploy the VM-Series Firewall

1. Log in to NSX-T Manager.
2. Select SystemService DeploymentsDeployment.
3. Select your service definition from the Partner Service drop-down.
4. Click Deploy Service.
5. Enter a descriptive Service Deployment Name for your VM-Series firewall.
6. Select a tier-0 or tier-1 router under Attachment Points. NSX-T Manager attaches the VM-Series firewall to the selected router and redirects traffic passing through that router to the VM-Series firewall for inspection. Select a router with no service insertion attached.
7. Select a Compute Manager. The compute manager is the vCenter server managing your data center.
8. Select a Cluster. You can deploy the VM-Series firewall on any cluster that does not include any Edge Transport Nodes.
9. Select a Datastore.
10. Configure your network settings.

    1. Click Edit Details in the Networks column.
    2. Select the Primary Interface Network.
    3. Enter the Primary Interface IP.
    4. Enter the Primary Gateway Address.
    5. Enter the Primary Subnet Mask.
    6. Click Save.
11. NSX-T Manager prepopulates the Deployment Specification and Deployment Template based on the Partner Service you selected.
12. Set the Failure Policy to Allow or Block. The failure policy defines how NSX-T Manager handles traffic that is directed to the VM-Series firewall if the firewall becomes unavailable.
13. Select the Deployment Mode for your VM-Series firewall—Standalone or High Availability. If you have an edge node cluster and select High Availability, NSX-T Manager will deploy an additional VM-Series firewall on the standby edge node in addition to the firewall deployed on the active edge node.
14. Click Save to deploy the VM-Series firewall.
15. Verify that your firewalls connected to Panorama.

    1. Log in to Panorama.
    2. Select PanoramaManaged DevicesSummary.
    3. Confirm that your firewalls are listed under the correct device group and the Device State shows Connected.

       The Device Name for the VM-Series firewall is displayed on Panorama as PA-VM:<nsx.clusterid> for NSX-T (N-S) deployment and as PA-VM:<nsx.servicevmid> for NSX-T (E-W) deployment.
16. Set a secure password for the admin account on your VM-Series firewalls.

    Each VM-Series firewall uses a default username and password (admin/admin), which is used for initial login. Upon logging in for the first time, you are prompted to set a new, more secure password. The new password must be a minimum of eight characters and include a minimum of one lowercase and one uppercase character, as well as one number or special character.

    You can update the password on each firewall individually or all at once through Panorama.

    • Panorama—on Panorama, you can change the default password for all firewalls in a template or delete the admin user and create a new username and password.
      1. Log in to Panorama
      2. Select DeviceAdministrators and select the admin user.
      3. Delete the user or click the user and enter a new password.
      4. If you changed the password, click OK.
      5. Select CommitPush to DevicesEdit SelectionsForce Template Values.
      6. Click OK.
    • Firewall—this procedure must be repeated on each VM-Series firewall.
      1. Log in to the VM-Series firewall using the default username and password.
      2. Follow the prompts to reset the password.