Maximum Limits Based on Tier and Memory
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- VM-Series Deployments
- VM-Series in High Availability
- IPv6 Support on Public Cloud
- Enable Jumbo Frames on the VM-Series Firewall
- Hypervisor Assigned MAC Addresses
- Custom PAN-OS Metrics Published for Monitoring
- Interface Used for Accessing External Services on the VM-Series Firewall
- PacketMMAP and DPDK Driver Support
- Enable NUMA Performance Optimization on the VM-Series
- Enable ZRAM on the VM-Series Firewall
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- VM-Series Firewall Licensing
- Create a Support Account
- Serial Number and CPU ID Format for the VM-Series Firewall
- Use Panorama-Based Software Firewall License Management
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- Maximum Limits Based on Tier and Memory
- Activate Credits
- Create a Deployment Profile
- Manage a Deployment Profile
- Register the VM-Series Firewall (Software NGFW Credits)
- Provision Panorama
- Migrate Panorama to a Software NGFW License
- Transfer Credits
- Renew Your Software NGFW Credits
- Deactivate License (Software NGFW Credits)
- Delicense Ungracefully Terminated Firewalls
- Set the Number of Licensed vCPUs
- Customize Dataplane Cores
- Migrate a Firewall to a Flexible VM-Series License
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- Generate Your OAuth Client Credentials
- Manage Deployment Profiles Using the Licensing API
- Create a Deployment Profile Using the Licensing API
- Update a Deployment Profile Using the Licensing API
- Get Serial Numbers Associated with an Authcode Using the API
- Deactivate a VM-Series Firewall Using the API
- What Happens When Licenses Expire?
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- Supported Deployments on VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
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- Plan the Interfaces for the VM-Series for ESXi
- Provision the VM-Series Firewall on an ESXi Server
- Perform Initial Configuration on the VM-Series on ESXi
- Add Additional Disk Space to the VM-Series Firewall
- Use VMware Tools on the VM-Series Firewall on ESXi and vCloud Air
- Use vMotion to Move the VM-Series Firewall Between Hosts
- Use the VM-Series CLI to Swap the Management Interface on ESXi
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- Supported Deployments of the VM-Series Firewall on VMware NSX-T (North-South)
- Components of the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (North-South)
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- Install the Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX
- Enable Communication Between NSX-T Manager and Panorama
- Create Template Stacks and Device Groups on Panorama
- Configure the Service Definition on Panorama
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall
- Direct Traffic to the VM-Series Firewall
- Apply Security Policy to the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T
- Use vMotion to Move the VM-Series Firewall Between Hosts
- Extend Security Policy from NSX-V to NSX-T
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- Components of the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West)
- VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West) Integration
- Supported Deployments of the VM-Series Firewall on VMware NSX-T (East-West)
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- Install the Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX
- Enable Communication Between NSX-T Manager and Panorama
- Create Template Stacks and Device Groups on Panorama
- Configure the Service Definition on Panorama
- Launch the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West)
- Add a Service Chain
- Direct Traffic to the VM-Series Firewall
- Apply Security Policies to the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West)
- Use vMotion to Move the VM-Series Firewall Between Hosts
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- Install the Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX
- Enable Communication Between NSX-T Manager and Panorama
- Create Template Stacks and Device Groups on Panorama
- Configure the Service Definition on Panorama
- Launch the VM-Series Firewall on NSX-T (East-West)
- Create Dynamic Address Groups
- Create Dynamic Address Group Membership Criteria
- Generate Steering Policy
- Generate Steering Rules
- Delete a Service Definition from Panorama
- Migrate from VM-Series on NSX-T Operation to Security Centric Deployment
- Extend Security Policy from NSX-V to NSX-T
- Use In-Place Migration to Move Your VM-Series from NSX-V to NSX-T
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- Deployments Supported on AWS
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- Planning Worksheet for the VM-Series in the AWS VPC
- Launch the VM-Series Firewall on AWS
- Launch the VM-Series Firewall on AWS Outpost
- Create a Custom Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
- Encrypt EBS Volume for the VM-Series Firewall on AWS
- Use the VM-Series Firewall CLI to Swap the Management Interface
- Enable CloudWatch Monitoring on the VM-Series Firewall
- VM-Series Firewall Startup and Health Logs on AWS
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- Use AWS Secrets Manager to Store VM-Series Certificates
- Use Case: Secure the EC2 Instances in the AWS Cloud
- Use Case: Use Dynamic Address Groups to Secure New EC2 Instances within the VPC
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- Intelligent Traffic Offload
- Software Cut-through Based Offload
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- Deployments Supported on Azure
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall from the Azure Marketplace (Solution Template)
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall from the Azure China Marketplace (Solution Template)
- Deploy the VM-Series with the Azure Gateway Load Balancer
- Create a Custom VM-Series Image for Azure
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall on Azure Stack
- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall on Azure Stack HCI
- Enable Azure Application Insights on the VM-Series Firewall
- Set up Active/Passive HA on Azure
- Use Azure Key Vault to Store VM-Series Certificates
- Use the ARM Template to Deploy the VM-Series Firewall
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- About the VM-Series Firewall on Google Cloud Platform
- Supported Deployments on Google Cloud Platform
- Create a Custom VM-Series Firewall Image for Google Cloud Platform
- Prepare to Set Up VM-Series Firewalls on Google Public Cloud
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- Deploy the VM-Series Firewall from Google Cloud Platform Marketplace
- Management Interface Swap for Google Cloud Platform Load Balancing
- Use the VM-Series Firewall CLI to Swap the Management Interface
- Enable Google Stackdriver Monitoring on the VM Series Firewall
- Enable VM Monitoring to Track VM Changes on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Use Dynamic Address Groups to Secure Instances Within the VPC
- Use Custom Templates or the gcloud CLI to Deploy the VM-Series Firewall
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- Prepare Your ACI Environment for Integration
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- Create a Virtual Router and Security Zone
- Configure the Network Interfaces
- Configure a Static Default Route
- Create Address Objects for the EPGs
- Create Security Policy Rules
- Create a VLAN Pool and Domain
- Configure an Interface Policy for LLDP and LACP for East-West Traffic
- Establish the Connection Between the Firewall and ACI Fabric
- Create a VRF and Bridge Domain
- Create an L4-L7 Device
- Create a Policy-Based Redirect
- Create and Apply a Service Graph Template
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- Create a VLAN Pool and External Routed Domain
- Configure an Interface Policy for LLDP and LACP for North-South Traffic
- Create an External Routed Network
- Configure Subnets to Advertise to the External Firewall
- Create an Outbound Contract
- Create an Inbound Web Contract
- Apply Outbound and Inbound Contracts to the EPGs
- Create a Virtual Router and Security Zone for North-South Traffic
- Configure the Network Interfaces
- Configure Route Redistribution and OSPF
- Configure NAT for External Connections
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- Choose a Bootstrap Method
- VM-Series Firewall Bootstrap Workflow
- Bootstrap Package
- Bootstrap Configuration Files
- Generate the VM Auth Key on Panorama
- Create the bootstrap.xml File
- Prepare the Licenses for Bootstrapping
- Prepare the Bootstrap Package
- Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on AWS
- Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on Azure
- Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on Azure Stack HCI
- Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on Google Cloud Platform
- Verify Bootstrap Completion
- Bootstrap Errors
Maximum Limits Based on Tier and Memory
The following tables provide the maximum number for
a particular object or resource that a single VM-Series firewall
deployment can create, store, manage, or interact with based on
allocated memory or tier. These limits apply to VM-Series firewalls using
licenses funded with Software NGFW credits.
For memory scaling, increments of memory are grouped into four
tiers that represent the configuration capacity of the VM-Series
firewall. Regardless of the amount of memory you assign to a VM-Series
firewall instance, the tier that amount of memory falls into determines
the limit for non-sessions values, such as security rules, address
objects, security profiles, etc.
The memory profile and the total number of vCPUs determine how
many cores are automatically assigned to the management plane and
the dataplane. Additionally, you have the option to customize the distribution
of the dataplane cores.
If you are using Software NGFW credits for licensing, you can
choose a memory profile that supports your requirements for one
or more of the following resources:
Sessions
| Tier 1 | 4.5 GB | 5 GB | 5.5 GB | 6 GB | 6.5 GB | 7 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max sessions (IPv4 or IPv6) | 25,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 500,000 |
Max Default Dataplane vCPUs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 2 | 9 GB | 10 GB | 12 GB | 14 GB | 16 GB | 18 GB | 20 GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max sessions (IPv4 or IPv6) | 600,000 | 800,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,800,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,800,000 |
Max Default Dataplane vCPUs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Tier 3 | 24 GB | 28 GB | 32 GB | 36 GB | 40 GB | 44 GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max sessions (IPv4 or IPv6) | 3,600,000 | 4,400,000 | 5,200,000 | 6,000,000 | 6,800,000 | 6,800,000 |
Max Default Dataplane vCPUs | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Tier 3 (continued) | 48 GB | 52 GB | 56 GB | 64 GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max sessions (IPv4 or IPv6) | 7,600,000 | 8,400,000 | 9,200,000 | 10,000,000 |
Max Default Dataplane vCPUs | 12 | 12 | 24 | 47 |
| Tier 4 | 121 - 128 GB |
|---|---|
Max sessions (IPv4 or IPv6) | 14,000,000 |
Max Default Dataplane vCPUs | 47 |
Policies
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security rules | 1,500 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 65,000 |
Security rule schedules | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
NAT rules | 3,000 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 |
Decryption rules | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 |
App override rules | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
Tunnel content inspection rules | 100 | 500 | 2,000 | 8,500 |
SD-WAN rules | 100 | 300 | 300 | 1,000 |
Policy based forwarding rules | 100 | 500 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Captive portal rules | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 8,000 |
DoS protection rules | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
Security Zones
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max security zones | 40 | 200 | 200 | 17,000 |
Objects (addresses and services)
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Address objects | 10,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 160,000 |
Address groups | 1,000 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 80,000 |
Members per address group | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Service objects | 2,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 12,000 |
Service groups | 500 | 250 | 500 | 6,000 |
Members per service group | 500 | 500 | 500 | 2,500 |
FQDN address objects | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 6,144 |
Max DAG IP addresses* (system wide
capacity) | 2,500 | 300,000 | 300,500 | 500,000 |
Tags per IP address | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
* Firewall throughput measured with App-ID and User-ID features
enabled utilizing AppMix transactions.
Security Profiles
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Security Profiles | 375 | 750 | 750 | 750 |
App-ID
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Custom App-ID signatures | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Shared custom App-IDs | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 |
Custom App-IDs (virtual system specific) | 6,416 | 6,416 | 6,416 | 6,416 |
User-ID
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IP-User mappings (management plane) | 524,288 | 524,288 | 524,288 | 524,288 |
IP-User mappings (data plane) | 64,000 | 512,000 | 512,000 | 512,000 |
Active and unique groups used in policy (aggregate
of LDAP groups, XML API Groups, and Dynamic User Group).* | 1,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Number of User-ID agents | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Monitored servers for User-ID | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Terminal server agents | 400 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Tags per User* (PAN-OS 9.1 and later) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
*Firewall throughput measured with App-ID and User-ID features
enabled utilizing AppMix transactions.
SSL Decryption
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max SSL inbound certificates | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 |
SSL certificate cache (forward proxy) | 128 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 32,000 |
Max concurrent decryption sessions | 6,400 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 2,000,000 |
SSL Port Mirror | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SSL Decryption Broker | No | No | Yes | Yes |
HSM Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
URL Filtering
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total entries for allow list, block list
and custom categories | 25,000 | 25,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Max custom categories | 2,849 | 2,849 | 2,849 | 2,849 |
Max custom categories (virtual system specific) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
Dataplane cache size for URL filtering | 90,000 | 90,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Management plane dynamic cache size | 100,000 | 100,000 | 600,000 | 900,000 |
EDL
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max number of custom lists | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Max number of IPs per system | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 150,000 |
Max number of DNS Domains per system | 50,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,00 | 4,000,000 |
Max number of URL per system | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 |
Shortest check interval (min) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Interfaces
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mgmt - out-of-band | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Mgmt - 10/100/1000 high availability | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Mgmt - 40Gbps high availability | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Mgmt - 10Gbps high availability | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Traffic - 10/100/1000 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Traffic - 100/1000/10000 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Traffic - 1Gbps SFP | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Traffic - 10Gbps SFP+ | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Traffic - 40/100Gbps QSFP+/QSFP28 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
802.1q tags per device | 4,094 | 4,094 | 4,094 | 4,094 |
802.1q tags per physical interface | 4,094 | 4,094 | 4,094 | 4,094 |
Max interfaces (logical and physical) | 2,048 | 4,096 | 4,096 | 4,096 |
Maximum aggregate interfaces | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Maximum SD-WAN virtual interfaces | 300 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Virtual Routers
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Virtual routers | 3 | 20 | 125 | 225 |
Virtual Wires
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual wires | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Virtual Systems
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Base virtual systems | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Max virtual systems Additional licenses
are required for virtual system capacities above the base virtual system’s
capacity | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Routing
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IPv4 forwarding table size* (Entries
shared across virtual routers) | 5,000 | 32,000 | 100,000 | To be added |
IPv6 forwarding table size* (Entries
shared across virtual routers) | 5,000 | 32,000 | 100,000 | To be added |
System total forwarding table size | 5,000 | 32,000 | 100,000 | To be added |
Max route maps per virtual router | 50 | 50 | 50 | To be added |
Max routing peers (protocol dependent) | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | To be added |
Static entries - DNS proxy | 1,024 | 1,024 | 1,024 | To be added |
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Sessions | 128 | 1,024 | 1,024 | To be added |
*Firewall throughput measured with App-ID and User-ID features
enabled utilizing AppMix transactions.
L2 Forwarding
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ARP table size per device | 2,500 | 32,000 | 128,000 | 132,000 |
IPv6 neighbor table size | 2,500 | 32,000 | 128,000 | 132,000 |
MAC table size per device | 2,500 | 32,000 | 128,000 | 132,000 |
Max ARP entries per broadcast domain | 2,500 | 32,000 | 128,000 | 132,000 |
Max MAC entries per broadcast domain | 2,500 | 32,000 | 128,000 | 132,000 |
NAT
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total NAT rule capacity | 3,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | To be added |
Max NAT rules (static)* (Configuring
static NAT rules to full capacity requires that no other NAT rule types
are used.) | 3,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | To be added |
Max NAT rules (DIP)* (Configuring
DIP NAT rules to full capacity requires that no other NAT rule types
are used.) | 2,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | To be added |
Max NAT rules (DIPP) | 400 | 2,000 | 2,000 | To be added |
Max translated IPs (DIP) | 128,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 | To be added |
Max translated IPs (DIPP)* (DIPP
translated IP capacity is proportional to the DIPP pool oversubscription
value. The capacity shown here is based on an oversubscription value
of 1x.) | 400 | 2,000 | 2,000 | To be added |
Default DIPP pool oversubscription* (Source
IP and source port reuse across concurrent sessions) | 2 | 8 | 8 | To be added |
*Firewall throughput measured with App-ID and User-ID features
enabled utilizing AppMix transactions.
Address Assignment
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DHCP servers | 3 | 20 | 125 | To be added |
DHCP relays* (Maximum capacity represents
total DHCP servers and DHCP relays combined) | 500 | 500 | 500 | To be added |
| Max number of assigned addresses | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | To be added |
*Firewall throughput measured with App-ID and User-ID features
enabled utilizing AppMix transactions.
High Availability
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Devices supported | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Max virtual addresses | 128 | 32 | 128 | To be added |
QoS
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of QoS policies | 500 | 2,000 | 4,000 | To be added |
Physical interfaces supporting QoS | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Clear text nodes per physical interface | 31 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
DSCP marking by policy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Subinterfaces supported | NA | NA | NA | NA |
IPSec VPN
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max IKE Peers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | To be added |
Site to site (with proxy id) | 1,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | To be added |
SD-WAN IPSec tunnels | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | To be added |
GlobalProtect Client VPN
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max tunnels (SSL, IPSec, and IKE with XAUTH) | 500 | 6,000 | 12,000 | To be added |
GlobalProtect Clientless VPN
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max SSL tunnels | 100 | 1,200 | 2,500 | 25,000 |
Multicast
| Feature | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Replication (egress interfaces) | 100 | 100 | 100 | To be added |
Routes | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | To be added |