Compatibility Matrix
VM-Series Plugin
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VM-Series Plugin
View VM-Series plugin version compatibility.
The VM-Series plugin is built in to the VM-Series firewalls.
You can configure this plugin directly on the VM-Series firewall
or install it on a Panorama™ M-Series or virtual appliance.
To manage the VM-Series plugin configuration on your managed firewalls from Panorama, you must
manually install the VM-Series plugin on Panorama. Refer to Panorama Plugins. You can also compare VM-Series Plugin and Panorama Plugins.
The following table briefly describes the features
introduced in each version of the VM-Series plugin. For additional information
about each version, refer to the VM-Series plugin release notes.
VM-Series Plugin 5.1.x
VM-Series plugin 5.0 versions are compatible with PAN-OS 11.1 releases. The following
table describes new features or changes introduced in each plugin version and the
VM-Series PAN-OS base image that includes each version of the plugin.
VM-Series Plugin Version | Included in PAN-OS Base Image | New Features or Changes |
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5.1.0 | 11.2.0 | Introduces reduced maximum session count on the
VM-Series firewall. This is the minimum
required plugin version for the VM-Series on PAN-OS
11.2.0. |
VM-Series Plugin 5.0.x
VM-Series plugin 5.0 versions are compatible with PAN-OS
11.1 releases. The following table describes new features or changes
introduced in each plugin version and the VM-Series PAN-OS base
image that includes each version of the plugin.
VM-Series Plugin Version | Included in PAN-OS Base Image | New Features or Changes |
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VM-Series Plugin 4.0.x
VM-Series plugin 4.0 versions are compatible with PAN-OS
11.0 releases. The following table describes new features or changes
introduced in each plugin version and the VM-Series PAN-OS base
image that includes each version of the plugin.
VM-Series Plugin Version | Included in PAN-OS Base Image | New Features or Changes |
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4.0.4 | — | Introduces reduced maximum session count on the VM-Series firewall and improvements to Google Cloud Platform IPS, powered by Palo Alto Networks. |
VM-Series Plugin 3.0.x
VM-Series plugin 3.0 versions are compatible with PAN-OS
10.2 releases. The following table describes new features or changes
introduced in each plugin version and the VM-Series PAN-OS base
image that includes each version of the plugin.
VM-Series Plugin Version | Included in PAN-OS Base Image | New Features or Changes |
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VM-Series Plugin 2.1.x
VM-Series
plugin 2.1 versions are compatible with PAN-OS 10.1 releases. The
following table describes new features or changes introduced in
each plugin version and the VM-Series PAN-OS base image that includes
each version of the plugin.
VM-Series Plugin Version | Included in PAN-OS Base Image | New Features or Changes |
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2.1.11 |
—
| Introduces two new features—Full Bootstrap Support for the VM-Series on OCI and HA Support for the VM-Series on OCI in FIPS mode. |
2.1.8 | — | Addresses known issues and introduces two
new features—Configuring OCI CloudWatch monitoring and Publishing custom
metrics in the OCI console. |
2.1.4 | 10.1.4 | Introduces one new feature—Limit the number
of vCPUs licensed and used by a VM-Series firewall. |
2.1.2 | 10.1.2 | Introduces two new features—Bootstrapping
support for NUMA Performance Optimization and Azure Stack API Endpoint
Access. |
2.1.1 | 10.1.1 | Introduces two new features—NUMA Performance
Optimization and Six-Core Support for Intelligent Traffic Offload. |
VM-Series Plugin 2.0.x
VM-Series plugin 2.0 versions are compatible only with
PAN-OS 9.1. The following table describes new features or changes
introduced in each plugin version and the VM-Series PAN-OS base
image that includes each version of the plugin.
VM-Series Plugin Version | Included in PAN-OS Base Image | New Features or Changes |
---|---|---|
2.0.7 | 9.1.10 10.0.6* | Introduces management interface swap support for the VM-Series on VMware ESXi and KVM and addresses known issues. |
2.0.5 | — | Addresses known issues and adds 1500 MTU
for Google Cloud Platform and SR-IOV access mode on ESXi with PAN-OS
9.1.5 and later or 10.0.1 and later. |
2.0.3 | 10.0.3* |
|
2.0.2 | 9.1.6 9.1.7 9.1.8 10.0.2* |
|
2.0.1 | 10.0.1* |
|
*PAN-OS 10.0 reached end-of-life (EoL) status on July 16, 2022.
VM-Series Plugin 1.0.x
VM-Series plugin 1.0 versions are compatible with PAN-OS
9.0 and PAN-OS 9.1 releases. The following table describes new features
or changes introduced in each plugin versions and the VM-Series
PAN-OS base image that includes each version of the plugin.
VM-Series Plugin Version | Included in PAN-OS Base Image | New Features or Changes |
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1.0.12 | 9.1.4 9.1.5 |
|
1.0.11 | 9.0.8 9.0.9 9.0.10 9.1.2 9.1.3 | Introduces Deeper Visibility with AWS CloudWatch Enhancement
and addresses known issues. |
— | Introduces support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure marketplace deployment and high availability for the VM-Series firewall, and addresses known issues. PAN-OS 9.1.1 is required to use these OCI features. | |
1.0.7 | — | Addresses known issues, including bug fixes
and support for high availability (HA) on Azure Government for the
VM-Series on Azure. Earliest version on which you can enable
(HA) on Azure Government for the VM-Series on Azure. |
— | Introduces support for the VM-Series firewall
on NSX-T (North-South) and addresses known issues. | |
1.0.5 | — | Introduces the PAN-OS accelerated feature
releases (images with .xfr in the filename*) for only VM-Series
firewalls to enable support for new features and bug fixes; also
addresses known issues. PAN-OS 9.0.4 requires plugin 1.0.5
or later. *All PAN-OS 9.0-xfr releases are end-of-life (EoL) as of September
19, 2020. |