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    Manage a Deployment Profile

    Manage your deployment profiles.
    Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
    • VM-Series deployment
    • VM-Series 10.x or above
    • Panorama running PAN-OS 10.1.x or above versions
    • Customer Support Portal (CSP) account with one of the following user roles:
      • Super User, Standard User, Limited User, Threat Researcher, AutoFocus Trial Role, Group Super User, Group Standard User, Group Limited User, Group Threat Researcher, Authorized Support Center (ASC) User, and ASC Full Service User.
      • Superuser access to the VM-Series firewall
    After you create your deployment profile you can edit, copy, or delete it. Additionally, you can transfer a deployment profile from one credit pool to another.

    Edit a Deployment Profile

    Use the CSP to edit a Software NGFW credit profile.
    1. Select ProductsSoftware NGFW Credits and click the Details button on the credit pool you used to create your profile.
    2. Select the Current Deployment Profiles tab.
    3. On the far right, select the vertical ellipsis (More Options) and select Edit Profile.
    4. Make your changes and select Update Deployment Profile.
      While creating or updating a deployment profile, if you had selected Strata Logging Service, you will be able to update or subscribe to Strata Cloud Manager Pro directly, without having to deprovision and Update Deployment Profile.
    5. Select the Audit Trail tab and use search to locate your profile.
      Use search to locate your profile, and expand the row to view the configuration you specified when you created the profile.

    Clone a Deployment Profile

    Use the CSP to clone a Software NGFW credit profile.
    1. Select ProductsSoftware NGFW Credits and click the Details button on the credit pool you used to create your profile.
    2. On the far right, select the vertical ellipsis (More Options) and select Clone Profile.
    3. Change the profile name, make any other changes, and select Create Deployment Profile.
    4. Select the Audit Trail tab and use search to locate your profile.
      Expand the row to view the configuration you cloned. It is a new configuration with a different profile name and auth code.

    Transfer a Deployment Profile

    Use the following procedure to transfer a deployment profile from one credit pool to another.
    1. Select ProductsSoftware NGFW Credits and click the Details button on the credit pool you used to create your profile.
    2. On the far right, select the vertical ellipsis (More Options) and select Transfer Profile.
    3. Select the target credit pool and click Transfer.

    Delete a Deployment Profile

    Delete a Software NGFW credit deployment profile.
    Before deleting a deployment profile, you must Deactivate License (Software NGFW Credits) on any firewall using the deployment profile and then deactivate the VM.
    If your deployment profile was used to enable Panorama, you must deprovision that Panorama instance before deleting the deployment profile.
    1. Select ProductsSoftware NGFW Credits and click the Details button on the credit pool you used to create your profile.
    2. On the far right, select the vertical ellipsis (More Options) and select Delete.

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