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VM-Series
Deployment
Guide
Create a Device Group and Template on Panorama
Set Up a VM-Series NSX Edition Firewall
Create a Device Group and Template on Panorama
To manage the VM-Series NSX edition firewalls using Panorama, the firewalls must belong to a device group;
adding a firewall to a template is optional. Device groups allows you to assemble firewalls that need similar
policies and objects as a logical unit; the configuration is defined using the
Objects
and
Policies
tabs on
Panorama. Templates are used to configure the settings that are required for the VM-Series firewalls to operate
on the network; the configuration is defined using the
Device
and
Network
tabs on Panorama. You can for
example, use templates to define administrative access to the firewall or to define log settings and server profiles
on the managed firewalls.
If you are new to Panorama, refer to the
Panorama Administrator’s Guide
for instructions on setting up
Panorama.
Create a Device Group and a Template on Panorama
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
Add a device group.
1.
Select
Panorama > Device Groups
, and click
Add
.
2.
Enter a unique
Name
and a
Description
to identify the device
group.
3.
Click
OK
.
After the firewalls are deployed and provisioned, they will
display under
Panorama > Managed Devices
and will be listed
in the device group.
4.
Click
Commit
, and select
Panorama
as the
Commit Type
to save
the changes to the running configuration on Panorama.
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.
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.
