Palo Alto VM-100 User Manual

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About the VM-Series Firewall
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Palo Alto Networks
VM-Series Deployment Guide
PAN-OS 6.1
Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks

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  • Page 1 About the VM-Series Firewall ® Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Deployment Guide PAN-OS 6.1 Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks...
  • Page 2: Contact Information

    To provide feedback on the documentation, please write to us at: documentation@paloaltonetworks.com. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. www.paloaltonetworks.com © 2015 Palo Alto Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Palo Alto Networks, and PAN-OS are registered trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Revision Date: November 16, 2015 Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks...
  • Page 3: About The Vm-Series Firewall

    About the VM-Series Firewall The Palo Alto Networks VM-Series firewall is the virtualized form of the Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall. It is positioned for use in a virtualized or cloud environment where it can protect and secure east-west and north-south traffic.
  • Page 4: Vm-Series Models

    VM-Series firewall. The Enterprise version is available in multiples of 25. For example, the orderable SKU PAN-VM-100-ENT has a single auth-code that allows you to register 25 instances of the VM-100. Each model of the VM-Series firewall is licensed for a maximum capacity. Capacity is defined in terms of the number of sessions, rules, security zones, address objects, IPSec VPN tunnels and SSL VPN tunnels that the VM-Series firewall is optimized to handle.
  • Page 5: Vm-Series Deployments

    The VM-Series firewall can be deployed on the following platforms:  VM-Series for VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) VM-100, VM-200, VM-300, or VM-1000-HV is deployed as guest virtual machine on VMware ESXi; ideal for cloud or networks where virtual form factor is required. For details, see Set Up a VM-Series Firewall on an ESXi Server.
  • Page 6 Set Up the VM-Series Firewall in AWS.  VM-Series for Kernel Virtualization Module (KVM) VM-100, VM-200, VM-300, or VM-1000-HV can be deployed on a Linux server that is running the KVM hypervisor. For details, see Set Up the VM-Series Firewall on KVM.
  • Page 7: Create A Support Account

    To use the authorization code(s), you must register the code to the support account on the Palo Alto Network support portal. If you have an existing support account, you can access the...
  • Page 8: Register The Vm-Series Firewall

    When all the available licenses are used, the auth-code does not display on the VM-Series Auth-Codes page. To view all the assets that are deployed, select Assets > Devices VM-Series Deployment Guide Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks...
  • Page 9: Activate The License

    If the term Unknown Dashboard displays, it means the device is not licensed. , verify that license is added to the Device > Licenses PA-VM device. VM-Series Deployment Guide Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks...
  • Page 10 Panorama to obtain the license. Therefore, you need to make sure that Panorama has internet access and can connect to the Palo Alto Networks update server to retrieve the licenses. For an overview of the components and requirements for deploying the VM-Series NSX edition firewall, see VM-Series NSX Edition Firewall Overview.
  • Page 11 Save the exported file to a location external to the firewall. You can use this backup to restore the configuration if you have problems with the upgrade. VM-Series Deployment Guide Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks...
  • Page 12 VM-Series Deployment Guide Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks...
  • Page 13 Step 4 Verify the software and Content Release Select Panorama > Managed Devices version running on each managed device. Locate the device(s) and review the content and software versions on the table. VM-Series Deployment Guide Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks...
  • Page 14: Upgrade The Vm-Series Model

    Step 5 Apply the new license. Activate the License. After you successfully license the new firewall, delete the previous instance of the firewall to prevent conflict in configuration or IP address assignments. VM-Series Deployment Guide Copyright © 2007-2015 Palo Alto Networks...

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