Replace /path/to/Pa-vm-kvm-10.1.0.qcow2 with the actual path to your .qcow2 file, and adjust other parameters according to your needs.
Once you have securely downloaded the image to your Linux host, use the following virt-install command sequence to spin up the virtual firewall appliance. Pa-vm-kvm-10.1.0.qcow2 Download
To download the image, you must use the official Palo Alto Networks Customer Support Portal . Accessing these files requires a valid support account and an active VM-Series license. Download Steps Replace /path/to/Pa-vm-kvm-10
# Create VM virt-install \ --name pa-vm \ --ram 8192 \ --vcpus 4 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/Pa-vm-kvm-10.1.0.qcow2,device=disk,bus=virtio \ --import \ --network network=mgmt,model=virtio \ --network network=untrust,model=virtio \ --network network=trust,model=virtio \ --os-variant generic \ --graphics vnc Accessing these files requires a valid support account
Both strings of numbers and letters must match exactly . If they differ, delete the file and re-download.
# For Ubuntu/Debian sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils