Specifications

VM-Series Deployment Guide 57
Set Up a VM-Series NSX Edition Firewall Deploy the VM-Series NSX Edition Firewall
Register the VM-Series Firewall as a Service on the NSX Manager
To automate the provisioning of the VM-Series NSX edition firewall, enable communication between the NSX
Manager and Panorama. This is a one-time setup, and only needs to be modified if the IP address of the NSX
Manager changes or if the capacity license for deploying the VM-Series firewall is exceeded.
Step 3 (Optional) Add a template. 1. Select Panorama > Templates, and click Add.
2. Enter a unique
Name and a Description to identify the
template.
Note The
Operational Mode options, Virtual Systems check
box and the
VPN Disable Mode check box do not apply to
the VM-Series firewall.
3. Click
OK.
4. Click
Commit, and select Panorama as the Commit Type to save
the changes to the running configuration on Panorama.
Use Panorama to Register the VM-Series Firewall as a Service
Step 1 Log in to the Panorama web interface. Using a secure connection (https) from a web browser, log in
using the IP address and password you assigned during initial
configuration (https://<IP address>).
Step 2 Set up access to the NSX Manager. 1. Select
Panorama > VMware Service Manager.
2. Enter the
Service Manager Name.
On the NSX Manager, this name displays in the Service
Manager column on
Networking & Security > Service
Definitions.
See the screenshot in Step 9.
3. (Optional) Add a
Description that identifies the VM-Series
firewall as a service.
4. Enter the
NSX Manager URL—IP address or FQDN—at
which to access the NSX Manager.
5. Enter the
NSX Manager Login credentials—username and
password, so that Panorama can authenticate to the NSX
Manager.
Step 3 Specify the location of the OVF file.
This file is used to deploy each
instance of the firewall.
In
VM-Series OVF URL, add the location of the web server that
hosts the ovf file. Both http and https are supported protocols.
Create a Device Group and a Template on Panorama