Traffic Flow and Configurations
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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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- Licensing and Prerequisites for Virtual Systems Support on VM-Series
- System Requirements for Virtual Systems Support on VM-Series
- Enable Multiple Virtual Systems Support on VM-Series Firewall
- Enable Multiple Virtual Systems Support on VM-Series in Panorama Console
- Enable Multiple Virtual Systems Support Using Bootstrap Method
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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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- Activate Credits
- Create a Deployment Profile
- Activate the 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
- Configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol
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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
- 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
- Enable Session Resiliency on VM-Series for GCP
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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
Traffic Flow and Configurations
The plugin deploys and manages the Security
VPC. The plugin updates the Security VPC route tables based on the
attachments discovered on the AWS Transit Gateway.
Inbound Traffic Flow
Application | Traffic Type | |
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1 | In Security Account | Inbound |
2 | In Application Account | Cross-Outbound |
Use Case: Inbound Traffic - Application is
in the Security Account
The plugin creates a VPC Service
Endpoint on the Security Account. The GWLB Endpoints must be associated
with the VPC Endpoint Service.
Use
Case: Inbound Traffic - Application is in other Application Account
When
the application is in a different account, on the AWS console in
the navigation pane, choose Endpoint Services and
select your Endpoint Service. Select ActionsAdd Principal to allow principals.
For example, arn:aws:iam::AccountNumber:root.
The GWLB Endpoints must be associated with the VPC Endpoint Service.
Outbound and East-West Traffic Flow
Transit Gateway | Application | Traffic Type | |
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1 | In Security Account | In Security Account | Outbound |
2 | In Security Account | In Application Account | Outbound |
3 | In Application Account | In Application Account | Cross-Outbound |
4 | In Application Account | In Security Account | Cross-Outbound |
Use Case: Outbound Traffic - Transit Gateway
and Application is in the Security Account
The plugin
scan for the attachments on the configured TGW. When the plugin
detects an existing or new attachment, it makes necessary route
table modifications on the Security VPC components.
Use
Case: Outbound Traffic - Transit Gateway is in Security Account
and Application is in the Application Account
When TGW
is in the Security Account, to protect the applications that are
not in the Security Account, the TGW is shared across these applications
using Resource Access Manager (RAM) in the AWS console. You can
choose the accounts with which you want to share the TGW from the
plugin user interface. Once the deployment is in Deploying state,
monitor the RAM on the Application Account for an invitation to
share resources.
Use
Case: Outbound Traffic - Transit Gateway and Application are in
the Application Account
When TGW is the Application Account,
it must be shared with the Security Account using the RAM. To create
a TGW attachment and route table, a RoleARN from this account must
be added to the IAM role used for the deployment. Use the CFT hyperlink
under SetupApplication
Account to configure the Application Account
prerequisites.
Transit Gateway | Application 1 | Application 2 | Traffic Type | |
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1 | In Security Account | In Security Account | In Security Account | East-West |
2 (multi account application) | In Security Account | In Security Account | In Application Account | East-West |
3 | In Application Account | In Application Account | In Application Account | Cross East-West |
4 (multi account application) | In Application Account | In Application Account | In Security Account | Cross East-West |
Use Case: East-West Traffic - Transit Gateway
and Application1 are in the Security Account and Application2 is
in the Security Account
When TGW is in the Security Account,
to protect the applications that are not in the Security Account,
the TGW is shared across these applications using Resource Access
Manager (RAM) in the AWS console. You can choose the accounts with
which you want to share the TGW from the plugin user interface.
Once the deployment is in Deploying state,
monitor the RAM on the Application Account for an invitation to
share resources.
Use
Case: East-West Traffic - Transit Gateway and Application1 are in
the Application Account and Application2 is in the Security Account
When
TGW is the Application Account, it must be shared with the Security
Account using the RAM. To create a TGW attachment and route table,
a RoleARN from this account must be added to the IAM role used for
the deployment. Use the CFT hyperlink under SetupApplication Account to configure
the Application Account prerequisites.