Upgrade The Vm-Series Model - Palo Alto VM-100 User Manual

License and Upgrade the VM-Series Firewall

Upgrade the VM-Series Model

The licensing process for the VM-Series firewall uses the UUID and the CPU ID to generate a unique serial
number for each VM-Series firewall. Hence, when you generate a license, the license is mapped to a specific
instance of the VM-Series firewall and cannot be modified.
In order to apply a new capacity license to a firewall that has been previously licensed, you need to clone the
existing (fully configured) VM-Series firewall. During the cloning process, the firewall is assigned a unique
UUID, and you can therefore apply a new license to the cloned instance of the firewall.
Use the instructions in this section, if you are:
Migrating from an evaluation license to a production license.

Upgrading the model to allow for increased capacity. For example you want to upgrade from the VM-200 to

the VM-1000-HV license.
Migrate the License on the VM-Series Firewall
Step 1 Power off the VM-Series firewall.
Step 2 Clone the VM-Series firewall.
Step 3 Power on the new instance of the
VM-Series firewall.
Step 4 Register the new auth-code on the
support portal.
Step 5 Apply the new license.
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If you are manually cloning, when prompted indicate that you are
copying and not moving the firewall.
1. Launch the serial console of the firewall on the vSphere/SDX
web interface and enter the following command:
show system info
2. Verify that:
• the serial number is unknown
• the firewall has no licenses
• the configuration is intact
See Register the VM-Series
See 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.
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