topic Re: Can we chose the Panorama OS Version in Azure? in VM-Series in the Public Cloud

Can we chose the Panorama OS Version in Azure?

Ravindra692 — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:57:20 GMT

Hello

I deployed the Panorama in my Azure environment. The VM came with the version 10.0 by default. I would like to put it in 9.1.4 as it is more stable. how can I do that?

Please help

Re: Can we chose the Panorama OS Version in Azure?

christucker — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:43:46 GMT

+1 we are looking for the same information.

Re: Can we chose the Panorama OS Version in Azure?

Ravindra692 — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:30:48 GMT

Hello

I am able to get to 9.1.4 for Panorama in Azure.

First, I started deploying the Panorama in Azure from Market Place. I input all the details (Names, Resource groups, NSG's, Networking info etc) in the process of deployment and come to the last step of creating the VM. Before creating the VM you should be able to download the Azure ARM template.

Once I downloaded the template, you will get a zip folder which contains two files. "Parameters" and "template".

Open the template file and look for the below code. As you can see in the version change it from "Latest" to "9.1.2" and then run the ARM templates. Once you successfully run this updated ARM template, your panorama with Version 9.1.2 will be deployed. Make sure your Panorama has internet access and download the updates and from there you can update the software from 9.1.2 to 9.1.4. i did the same for two Panoramas in my environment and it worked.

One more thing, in Azure you have 9.1.1 and 9.1.2 as available version. you cannot deploy 9.1.4 directly since that version is not available

"name": "[parameters('virtualMachineName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
"apiVersion": "2020-06-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"managedDiskResources",
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', parameters('networkInterfaceName'))]",
"[concat('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/', parameters('diagnosticsStorageAccountName'))]"
],
"properties": {
"hardwareProfile": {
"vmSize": "[parameters('virtualMachineSize')]"
},
"storageProfile": {
"osDisk": {
"createOption": "fromImage",
"managedDisk": {
"storageAccountType": "[parameters('osDiskType')]"
}
},
"imageReference": {
"publisher": "paloaltonetworks",
"offer": "panorama",
"sku": "byol",
"version": "latest"

Re: Can we chose the Panorama OS Version in Azure?

christucker — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:28:33 GMT

Thanks! I missed the template download when I tried this yesterday. Rebuilt the VM successfully with the method described.

Re: Can we chose the Panorama OS Version in Azure?

mbalakrishnapillai — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:46:20 GMT

Another possible way would be to use the template found in Azure, https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/ReferenceArchitectures/tree/master/Azure-Panorama

However, this template is now couple of years old, you can choose "9.1.13", "10.1.0", "10.1.5". Unless you further develop and test it for the version you might need, I would rather use the market place image and do the necessary upgrade/downgrade once the license is applied.

Re: Can we chose the Panorama OS Version in Azure?

sthornton — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:51:28 GMT

Check out the Palo Alto Networks Automation Hub for some of the latest automation templates.

https://pan.dev/swfw/

Re: Can we chose the Panorama OS Version in Azure?

mbalakrishnapillai — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:18:06 GMT

Didn't find an updated ARM template, possibly the newer way to use terraform option, nevertheless for a lower version an in place downgrade would do once we deploy from the Azure market place image which is always deployed with "latest" version.