: Minimum System Requirements for the VM-Series Firewall on Alibaba Cloud
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Minimum System Requirements for the VM-Series Firewall on Alibaba Cloud

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Minimum System Requirements for the VM-Series Firewall on Alibaba Cloud

Supply these minimum system requirements to successfully deploy the VM-Series firewall on Alibaba Cloud.
On Alibaba Cloud, you can deploy the VM-Series firewall on the KVM hypervisor (see VM-Series Deployments).

VM-Series Firewall Software Requirements

Ensure that you have the software and licenses required to complete a VM-Series deployment on Alibaba Cloud.
  • To deploy the VM-Series firewall on Alibaba Cloud, you must use a VM-Series image you obtain from the Alibaba Marketplace. The image incorporates PAN-OS version 10.0.3 and VM-Series plugin version 2.0.3.
  • Before you deploy, choose the VM-Series ELA or BYOL license, a capacity license, and a subscription bundle. See VM-Series Model License Types.
  • You must be able to SSH into the VM-Series firewall to complete the deployment. If your OS does not support SSH, install third-party software, such as Putty.

Alibaba Cloud Instance Type Recommendations for the VM-Series Firewall

Before creating the VM-Series firewall, you must choose an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance type that supports the minimum system requirements for your VM-Series model. Review the instance type documentation to ensure the ECS instance type has the resources to secure your network configuration.
VM-Series ModelElastic Compute Service Instance Type
VM-100
Software NGFW Credits
ecs.g5.xlarge
ecs.g6.xlarge
ecs.g7ne.xlarge
ecs.sn2ne.xlarge
VM-300
Software NGFW Credits
ecs.g5.xlarge
ecs.g6.2xlarge
ecs.g7ne.2xlarge
ecs.sn2ne.xlarge
VM-500
Software NGFW Credits
ecs.g5.xlarge
ecs.g6.2xlarge
ecs.g7ne.2xlarge
ecs.sn2ne.xlarge
VM-700
Software NGFW Credits
ecs.g5.4xlarge
ecs.g6.4xlarge
ecs.g7ne.4xlarge
ecs.sn2ne.4xlarge
Software NGFW Credits
g6 Instance Family
g7ne Instance Family
The VM-Series for AliCloud deployed on g5, g6, and g7 instances support Packet MMAP only.

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