Specifications

VM-Series Deployment Guide 13

Set Up a VM-Series Firewall on an ESXi Server Install a VM-Series firewall on VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)

Install a VM-Series firewall on VMware vSphere Hypervisor

(ESXi)

To install a VM-Series firewall you must have access to the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template. Use the

auth code you received in your order fulfillment email to register your VM-Series firewall and gain access to the

OVF template. The OVF is downloaded as a zip archive that is expanded into three files: the .ovf extension is

for the OVF descriptor file that contains all metadata about the package and its contents; the .mf extension is

for the OVF manifest file that contains the SHA-1 digests of individual files in the package; and the .vmdk

extension is for the virtual disk image file that contains the virtualized version of the firewall.

 Provision the VM-Series Firewall on an ESXi Server

 Perform Initial Configuration on the VM-Series on ESXi

Provision the VM-Series Firewall on an ESXi Server

Use these instruction to deploy the VM-Series firewall on a (standalone) ESXi server. For deploying the

VM-Series NSX edition firewall, see Set Up a VM-Series NSX Edition Firewall.

Provision a VM-Series Firewall

Step 1 Download the zip file that contains the

OVF template.

https://support.paloaltonetworks.com .

Note The zip file contains the base installation. After the base

installation is complete, you will need to download and

install the latest PAN-OS version from the support portal.

This will ensure that you have the latest fixes that were

implemented since the base image was created. For

instructions, see Upgrade the PAN-OS Software Version.