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Sample init-cfg.txt File

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Sample init-cfg.txt File

The following sample basic configuration files show all the parameters that are supported in the file; required parameters are in bold.
Sample init-cfg.txt file (Static IP Address)
Sample init-cfg.txt file (DHCP Client)
type=static
ip-address=10.x.x.19
default-gateway=10.x.x.1
netmask=255.255.255.0
ipv6-address=2001:400:f00::1/64
ipv6-default-gateway=2001:400:f00::2**
hostname=Ca-FW-DC1*
vm-auth-key=7550362253*****
panorama-server=10.x.x.20*
panorama-server-2=10.x.x.21*
tplname=FINANCE_TG4*
dgname=finance_dg*
dns-primary=10.5.6.6
dns-secondary=10.5.6.7
op-command-modes=jumbo-frame,mgmt-interface-swap***
op-cmd-dpdk-pkt-io=****
plugin-op-commands=
dhcp-send-hostname=no
dhcp-send-client-id=no
dhcp-accept-server-hostname=no
dhcp-accept-server-domain=no
vm-series-auto-registration-pin-id=abcdefgh1234*****
vm-series-auto-registration-pin-value=zyxwvut-0987*****
type=dhcp-client
ip-address=
default-gateway=
netmask=
ipv6-address=
ipv6-default-gateway=
hostname=Ca-FW-DC1*
vm-auth-key=7550362253*****
panorama-server=10.x.x.20*
panorama-server-2=10.x.x.21*
tplname=FINANCE_TG4*
dgname=finance_dg*
dns-primary=10.5.6.6
dns-secondary=10.5.6.7
op-command-modes=jumbo-frame,mgmt-interface-swap***
op-cmd-dpdk-pkt-io=****
plugin-op-commands=
dhcp-send-hostname=yes
dhcp-send-client-id=yes
dhcp-accept-server-hostname=yes
dhcp-accept-server-domain=yes
vm-series-auto-registration-pin-id=abcdefgh1234*****
vm-series-auto-registration-pin-value=zyxwvut-0987*****
You cannot specify the management IP address and netmask configuration for the VM-Series firewall on AWS. If defined, the firewall ignores the values you specify because AWS uses a back-end metadata file to assign the management IP address and netmask.
*If you add a Panorama server IP address, you must include a firewall hostname (hostname=), template stack name (tplname=), and device group name (dgname=).
**The IPv6 default gateway is required if you include an IPv6 address.
***The mgmt-interface-swap operational command pertains only to a VM-Series firewall on AWS or GCP.
****The op-cmd-dpdk-pkt-io=off is for disabling DPDK on the VM-Series firewall on ESXi, KVM, and GCP (DPDK is enabled by default).
***** The vm-series-auto-registration-pin-id and vm-series-auto-registration-pin-value are required for two use cases:
  • Activation of site licenses—AutoFocus or Cortex Data Lake—with Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) license options of the VM-Series firewall.
  • Retrieve and install the device certificate on the VM-Series firewall.
Example init-cfg-txt file used for a bootstrap package when using Strata Cloud Manager

Example init-cfg.txt file used for a bootstrap package when using Strata Cloud Manager

When creating an init-cfg.txt file for the bootstrap package, ensure that it minimally includes parameters for:
  • type
  • panorama-server
  • vm-series-auto-registration-pin-id
  • vm-series-auto-registration-pin-value
For example:
type=static ip-address=1.1.1.1 netmask=111.111.11.1 default-gateway=1.1.1.1 hostname=host_1 panorama-server=cloud plugin-op-commands-advance-routing=enable dgname=host_1_directory dns-primary=1.1.1.1 vm-series-auto-registration-pin-id=VALUE vm-series-auto-registration-pin-value=VALUE