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VM-Series Plugin 5.1.0

Learn what's new in VM-Series plugin 5.1.0.
The VM-Series plugin 5.1.0 includes new fixes to improve your experience with the VM-Series firewall.
VM-Series plugin 5.1.0 is the minimum required plugin version for VM-Series firewall running PAN-OS 11.2.
Refer to the Compatibility Matrix to correlate this VM-Series plugin version with a PAN-OS version.

Reduce Maximum Session Count on VM-Series Firewalls

Beginning with PAN-11.2.0 and VM-Series plugin 5.1.0 (required for 11.2), the maximum session count has been reduced for each memory profile. This change helps ensure that the VM-Series firewall has enough memory to support the various features that secure your virtual network. Additionally, wshen GTP, session resiliency, or virtual system is enabled, the new maximum session counts are reduced by 30%. For example, if you deploy a VM-Series firewall with 14GB of memory, that firewall has a maximum session count of 1,100,000 sessions. However, if you enable session resiliency on that firewall, the maximum session count is reduced to 770,000 sessions.
MemoryOld Maximum Session CountNew Maximum Session Count
4.5GB20,000
5GB40,000
5.5GB50,000
6GB100,000
6.5GB200,000
7GB300,000250,000
8GB500,000300,000
9GB600,000400,000
10GB800,000500,000
12GB1,000,000800,000
14GB1,100,0001,100,000
16GB1,100,0001,100,000
18GB1,200,0001,200,000
20GB1,800,0001,800,000
24GB3,600,0002,500,000
28GB4,400,0002,800,000
32GB5,200,0003,500,000
36GB6,000,0004,500,000
40GB6,800,0005,500,000
44GB7,600,0006,750,000
48GB8,400,0007,000,000
52GB9,200,0008,150,000
56GB10,000,0008,500,000
64GB10,000,0008,250,000
128GB14,000,00010,000,000