Before Launching the Templates
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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
Before Launching the Templates
Learn what is required to launch a VM-Series firewall behind a GWLB using
templates.
Before you launch the templates to integrate
a VM-Series firewall auto scaling group with an AWS GWLB, you must
complete the following procedure.
- Ensure that you have the following before you
begin.
- Obtain the auth code for a bundle that supports the number of firewalls that might be required for your deployment. You must save this auth code in a text file named authcodes (no extensions), and put the authcodes file in the /license folder of the bootstrap package.
- Download the files required to launch the VM-Series Gateway Load Balancer template from the GitHub repository.
- Create a Transit Gateway. This transit gateway connects your security and application VPCs.
- Take note of the transit gateway ID; you will need it later when deploying the template.
- You must add a 0.0.0.0/0 route to the application attachment route table pointing to the security attachment to protect east-west and outbound traffic.
- Ensure that Default route table association and Default route table propagation are disabled.
- The recommended VPC CIDR for the firewall and application templates should be larger than /23.
The target group of the gateway GWLB cannot use HTTP for health checks because the VM-Series firewall does not allow access with an unsecured protocol. Instead use HTTPS or TCP. - Deploy Panorama running 10.0.2 and configure the following.Panorama must allow AWS public IP addresses. The VM-Series firewall accesses Panorama using the external IP address of the NAT gateway created by the template.
- Download and install the VM-Series plugin on Panorama.
- Select PanoramaPlugins and use Check Now to look for new plugin packages. The VM-Series plugin name is vm_series.
- Consult the plugin release notes to determine which version provides upgrades useful to you.
- Select a version of the plugin and select Download in the Action column.
- Click Install in the Action column. Panorama alerts you when the installation is complete.
- To view the plugin, select Device VM-Series.
- Configure the template.
- Log in to the Panorama web interface.
- Select PanoramaTemplates and click Add.
- Enter a descriptive Name.
- Click OK.
- Configure the virtual router.
- Select NetworkVirtual Routers.
- Ensure that you have selected the template you create above from the Template drop-down.
- Click Add.
- Name the virtual router using the following format: VR-<tempstackname>.
- Enable ECMP on the virtual router.
- Click OK.
- Configure the interface and create the zone.
- Select NetworkInterfaces and click Add Interface.
- Select Slot 1 and then select the Interface name (for example, ethernet 1/1).
- Set Interface Type to Layer 3.
- On the Config tab, select New Zone from the Security Zone drop-down. In the Zone dialog, define a Name for new zone, for example Internet, and then click OK.
- In the Virtual Router drop-down, select virtual router your created above.
- Select IPv4 and click DHCP Client.
- Click OK.
- Create a management profile that
allows HTTPS on the interface created above to support Health Checks.
- Select NetworkNetwork ProfilesInterface Mgmt and click Add.
- Select the protocols that the interface permits for management traffic: Ping, Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTP OCSP, HTTPS, or SNMP.Don’t enable HTTP or Telnet because those protocols transmit in cleartext and therefore aren’t secure.
- Assign the Interface Management profile to an interface.
- Select NetworkInterfaces, select the type of interface (Ethernet, VLAN, Loopback, or Tunnel), and select the interface.
- Select AdvancedOther info and select the Interface Management Profile you just added.
- Click OK.
- Configure the DNS server and FQDN refresh time.
- Select DeviceSetupServices and click the Edit icon.
- Set the Primary DNS Server to 169.254.169.253. This is the AWS DNS address.
- Set the Minimum FQDN Refresh Time to 60 seconds.
- Click OK.
- Commit your changes. This is required before proceeding to the next step.
- Create an administrator.
- Select DeviceAdministrators.
- Enter pandemo as the Name.
- Set the Password to demopassword and Confirm.
- Click OK.
- Commit your changes.
- Configure a template stack and add the template to the
template stack.
- Select PanoramaTemplates and Add Stack.
- Enter a unique Name to identify the stack.
- Click Add and select the template.
- Click OK to save the template stack.
- Create the Device Group.
- Select PanoramaDevice Groups.
- Click Add.
- Enter a descriptive Name.
- Click OK.
- Add an allow all security pre-rule.
- Ensure that you have selected the device group you create above from the Device Group drop-down.
- Select PoliciesSecurityPre Rules and click Add.
- Enter a descriptive Name.
- Under Source, User, Destination, Application, and Service/URL Category, select any.
- Under Actions, select Allow.
- Click OK.
- Commit your changes.
- Add the license deactivation API key for the firewall
to Panorama.
- Log in to the Customer Support Portal.
- Select ProductsAssetsAPI Key Management.
- Copy the API key.
- Use the CLI to install the API key copied in the previous
step.request license api-key set key <key>
- After deploying Panorama, you must open the following
ports as described below on the Panorama security group in AWS.
- Port 443 (HTTPS)—Upon initial deployment of the firewall template, leave HTTPS open so Lambda can connect to Panorama.When you secure port 443 you specify an IP address range from which you will allow connections, as well as the EIPs assigned to the NAT gateways. The number of NAT gateways in your deployment depends on the number of availability zones you configure. To find NAT gateway EIPs in AWS, go to VPCNAT Gateways. Note the EIP information for the security group for HTTPS.Additionally, to allow Panorama to release the firewall license after stack deletion, you must allow traffic from the CIDR range of the region where you deployed the firewall template. You can find the CIDR for your region at this link.
- Port 3978—Port 3978 must be able to receive traffic from any IP address.