VM-Series
Deployment
Guide
5
About the VM-Series Firewall
License the VM-Series Firewall
License the VM-Series Firewall
When you purchase a VM-Series firewall, you receive a set of authorization codes over email. Typically the email
includes authorization code(s) to license the VM-Series model you purchased (VM-100, VM-200, VM300,
VM-1000-HV), support entitlement that provides access to software/content updates (for example,
PAN-SVC-PREM-VM-100 SKU auth-code), and any additional subscriptions such as Threat Prevention, URL
Filtering, GlobalProtect, or WildFire. In the case of the VMware integrated NSX solution, the email contains a
single authorization code that bundles the capacity license for one or more instances of the VM-1000-HV
model, the support entitlement, and one or more subscription licenses.
To use the authorization code(s), you must register the code to the support account on the Palo Alto Network
support portal. If you have an existing support account, you can access the
VM-Series Authentication Code
link
on the support portal to manage your VM-Series firewall licenses and download the software.
If you do not have an existing support account, you must provide your sales order number or customer ID, and
the capacity auth-code to register and create an account on the support portal. After your account is verified
and the registration is complete, you will be able to log in and download the software package required to install
the VM-Series firewall. For details on activating the license for your deployment, refer to the relevant section in
Activate the License
.
To license your VM-Series firewall, see the following sections:
Create a Support Account
Register the VM-Series Firewall
Activate the License
Upgrade the PAN-OS Software Version
Upgrade the VM-Series Model
For instructions on installing your VM-Series firewall, see
VM-Series Deployments
.
Create a Support Account
A support account is required to manage your VM-Series firewall licenses and to download the software package
required to install the VM-Series firewall. If you have an existing support account, continue with
Register the
VM-Series Firewall
.
If you have an evaluation copy of the VM-Series firewall and would like to convert it to a fully
licensed (purchased) copy, clone your VM-Series firewall and use the instructions to register and
license the purchased copy of your VM-Series firewall. For instructions, see
Upgrade the
VM-Series Model
.
