Create a Custom VM-Series Firewall Image for Google Cloud Platform
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PAN.OS 11.1 & Later
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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
Create a Custom VM-Series Firewall Image for Google Cloud Platform
Learn how to create a custom VM-Series image starting
from a VM-Series image deployed from the Google Cloud Platform Marketplace.
Palo Alto Networks posts VM-Series firewall
base image versions or minor versions with critical fixes (such
as PAN-OS 11.0) on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Marketplace. These versions are available when
you deploy a VM-Series firewall from the GCP Marketplace. However,
you might need to deploy a PAN-OS version that is earlier or later
than the Marketplace version.
To deploy a VM-Series firewall version that is not available on the Marketplace, you can create a
custom VM-Series firewall image with a BYOL license.
The basic
steps to create a custom firewall from a firewall instance are as
follows:
- Deploy a new firewall from the GCP Marketplace.
- Activate your firewall license, download your desired PAN-OS software version to your firewall, use Dynamic Update to update your Applications and Threats content, and deactivate the firewall license.
- Perform a private data reset from the GCP console.
- Create a custom image from the upgraded firewall.
- Before you create your custom image, review your accounts, plan and create the networks for VM-Series firewall deployment, for the VM-Series firewall deployment, and plan your network interfaces.Deploy the VM-Series Firewall from Google Cloud Platform Marketplace.You cannot create an image from an existing firewall. Starting from the GCP Marketplace ensures that your custom image can be licensed.(BYOL Only) Activate the license.
- Select DeviceLicenses and activate.The firewall reboots when licensing is complete.Log in to the firewall.Upgrade to your preferred PAN-OS version and install software updates.
- Select DeviceSoftwareCheck Now and download your required PAN-OS version.If you do not see the version you want, download it from the Palo Alto Networks customer support website as follows.
- Log in and select UpdatesSoftware Updates.From the Filter By list, choose PAN-OS for VM-Series.
- Select a PAN-OS version and download it to your local machine.
- On your VM-Series firewall, Select DeviceSoftware and Upload your PAN-OS version from your local machine to your device.
Install your chosen version.Upgrade the PAN-OS software version.Select DeviceDynamic Updates and upgrade your Applications and Threats and any other content you want to include in your base image.(BYOL Only) deactivate VM from the firewall.If you do not deactivate the license, you lose the license that you applied on your firewall instance.- Select DeviceLicenses and under License Management, select Deactivate VM.Select Complete Manually, and Export the license token.Return to the Palo Alto Networks customer support website, select AssetsVM-Series Auth-CodesDeactivate License(s) and upload the license token.Perform a private data reset.A private data reset removes all logs and restores the default configuration.The system disks are not erased, so the content updates from 4 are intact.
- Access the firewall CLI and keep it active.From the GCP console, delete SSH keys from your VM-Series firewall.
- Select Compute EngineVM Instances and select your instance name.
- In the Details view, select EDIT.
- Under SSH Keys, click the Show and edit link and click X to remove any SSH keys.
- Save your changes.
(Optional) Export a copy of the configuration.In the CLI, request a private data reset.request system private-data-reset
Enter y to confirm.The firewall reboots to initialize the default configuration.From the GCP console, select Compute EngineVM instances and STOP the firewall.Create a custom image in the GCP console.These steps are based on Creating, deleting, and deprecating custom images.- Select Compute EngineImagesCreate Image.Name your image and select the Google-managed key (see Google-managed encryption keys).Select Disk for the Source, and for the Source disk, select your stopped VM-Series firewall VM and click Create.(Optional) When the image is complete, click the Equivalent REST link, and from the REST response, copy the selfLink. This is the URI link for any type of CI/CD pipeline that you require.For example: projects/my-vpc-vpcID/global/images/pa-vm-8-1-9Using this link points directly to your image so you can use it in a template or a script. For example:
sourceImage: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/{{project}}/global/images/pa-vm-8-1-9}