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Panorama
6.1
Administrator’s
Guide
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Panorama
Overview
Panorama
Platforms
Panorama
Platforms
Panorama
is
available
in
two
platforms,
each
of
which
supports
firewall
management
licenses
for
managing
up
to
25,
100,
or
1,000
firewalls:
Panorama
virtual
appliance
—The
Panorama
virtual
appliance
is
installed
on
a
VMware
server.
It
allows
for
a
simple
installation
and
facilitates
server
consolidation
for
sites
that
need
a
virtual
management
appliance.
It
also
supports
integration
with
a
Network
File
System
(NFS)
for
increased
storage
and
(>
2TB)
log
retention
capabilities.
The
Panorama
virtual
appliance
best
suits
environments
with
logging
rates
of
up
to
10,000
logs/second.
M
‐
100
appliance
—A
dedicated
hardware
appliance
intended
for
large
scale
deployments.
In
environments
with
high
logging
rates
and
log
retention
requirements,
this
platform
enables
scaling
of
your
log
collection
infrastructure.
The
appliance
supports
RAID
1
mirroring
to
protect
against
disk
failures,
and
the
default
configuration
ships
with
two
1TB
drives;
with
additional
RAID
pairs,
the
M
‐
100
appliance
can
support
up
to
4TB
of
log
storage.
The
M
‐
100
appliance
allows
for
separation
of
the
central
management
function
from
the
log
collection
function
by
supporting
the
following
deployment
modes:
–
Panorama
mode
:
The
appliance
performs
both
the
central
management
and
the
log
collection
functions.
This
is
the
default
mode.
–
Log
Collector
mode
:
The
appliance
functions
as
a
dedicated
Log
Collector,
which
either
an
M
‐
100
appliance
in
Panorama
mode
or
a
Panorama
virtual
appliance
can
manage.
When
deployed
in
Log
Collector
mode,
the
appliance
does
not
have
a
web
interface;
administrative
access
is
CLI
only.
However,
you
manage
the
appliance
using
the
Panorama
management
server
(M
‐
100
appliance
in
Panorama
mode
or
a
Panorama
virtual
appliance).
CLI
access
to
an
M
‐
100
appliance
in
Log
Collector
mode
is
only
necessary
for
initial
setup
and
debugging.
The
platform
choice
depends
on
your
need
for
a
virtual
appliance
and
your
log
collection
requirements
(see
Log
Collection
Rate
Platform
Up
to
10,000
logs/second
Panorama
virtual
appliance
Up
to
30,000
logs/second
M
‐
100
appliance
