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The Palo Alto Networks VM-series VNF is already prepackaged on the VMware SD-WAN Edge appliance, so the customer doesn’t have to download the image exclusively.The VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator will initiate API calls to Palo Alto Network’s licensed server when this auth-code is inserted for validity. This auth-code is added under the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator, which is the single pane of glass for the entire VMware SD-WAN. The VMware SD-WAN customer receives an auth-code for the licenses purchased for Palo Alto Networks VM-series firewall.The deployment workflow involves the following steps: The deployment workflow with a step-by-step description is shown below:

#Palo alto vm download manual

There has been a substantial amount of engineering work between the VeloCloud and Palo Alto Networks teams to automate the bring-up of the PAN VM-Series VNF, thus reducing the number of manual steps. VMware SD-WAN has partnered with Palo Alto Networks to integrate the VM-series firewall natively within the VMware SD-WAN Edge appliances. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series VNF Integration with VMware SD-WAN The second deployment option using a virtual network function (VNF) was explained in detail during the Ignite breakout session. In an ideal world, all branches would have dedicated security appliances, but this is not cost-effective and is a burden to manage-that’s why data centers were designed in the first place! Enterprises would have the option to either consume security as a service from secure web gateway (SWG) providers or use lightweight firewall option at the branches. Hence, branches would need some kind of distributed security perimeter. This approach makes branches vulnerable from a security standpoint, since the traffic is broken out directly. Thus, the need arose to send the cloud-destined traffic directly over the Internet from the branches. One major hindrance of this approach is latency, since the data center was designed to be best suited for branch connectivity to local applications residing at the data center itself, rather than SaaS/IaaS connectivity. Why would this hub and spoke architecture not be suitable today? Enterprises are adopting a cloud-first approach and there is an increased uptick in the usage of IaaS/SaaS applications. Traditionally, the hub was the place where the security perimeter resided.

Legacy WAN architecture was designed for hub and spoke architecture since the applications were located at the data center (hub) and the Internet-bound traffic would always go through the hub.

Why is Security Important at the Branch Today?

VMware SD-WAN has always believed in a best-of-breed approach and this is where our partnership with Palo Alto Networks becomes critical. The majority of SD-WAN vendors are selling SD-WAN with a security-oriented design some have even pivoted into the SD-WAN space from security after looking at the SD-WAN market potential. From a customer perspective, the security VNF is already included on the SD-WAN device when shipped, thus reducing the time to deploy.

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The main focus of the session was to highlight benefits of VMware SD-WAN™ by VeloCloud® and how security at the branches is baked in using a Palo Alto Networks VM series VNF. The room was filled to capacity with 220 attendees, which reinforces how hot this topic is right now. I led a breakout session with representatives from Intel and Palo Alto Networks on the topic shown below. The need for a zero-trust policy within security architecture was also emphasized. This is because a platform refresh of legacy security hardware can take months for an enterprise with a sizable deployment. Major Keynote Announcements and Common ThemesĬloud security with better automation was a major topic discussed at this conference. VeloCloud, now part of VMware, was invited by Palo Alto Networks to attend the cybersecurity conference to showcase our partnerships with Intel and Palo Alto Networks through a breakout session and booth demos. It was a busy week for us with lots of interest in how VMware SD-WAN™ by VeloCloud® provides security benefits for cloud architecture. Earlier this month, I had the pleasure to attend the annual Palo Alto Networks’ Ignite ‘19 conference held in Austin from June 3 rd to June 6 th, 2019.