VM-Series Firewall on IBM Cloud
Use the VM-Series firewall to secure your resources deployed in IBM
Cloud.
| Where Can I Use This? | What Do I Need? |
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- VM-Series License (BYOL)
- VM-Series plugin
- Panorama
- Panorama plugin for IBM Cloud
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The VM-Series Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) allow you to migrate your
business-critical applications to the cloud and protect the increased public cloud
footprint from threats, data loss, and business disruption by:
- Offering unmatched application visibility and precise control.
- Preventing threats from moving laterally between workloads and stopping data
exfiltration.
- Eliminating security-induced application development bottlenecks with automation
and centralized management.
See the following topics for system requirements and licensing information:
System Requirements for VM-Series Firewall on IBM Cloud
To deploy a VM-Series firewall on an IBM Cloud instance, you must
choose a machine type that supports the
VM-Series System Requirements for your
license.
Refer to the table below for the minimum recommended predefined standard machine
types.
| Capacity | Minimum Recommended Predefined Machine
Types |
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| VM-100 Firewall | bx2d-2x8 |
| VM-200 Firewall | bx2d-2x8 |
| VM-300 Firewall | bx2d-4x16 |
| VM-500 Firewall | bx2d-4x16 |
| VM-700 Firewall | bx2d-16x64 |
You can choose a higher performing machine type or create your own custom machine
type, if the resource requirements are compatible with your VM-Series
firewall license. A single IBM Cloud instance supports up to five network
interfaces. For more information on machine types, see
Instance Profiles.
