Single vWire to Multi vSys

[lscott01]

Hello,

I wonder if someone can help - I currently have a firewall deployed in a vWire configuration, however the requirements for the site are changing and we now need to utilise the Multi-vSys feature.

I've had a look but can't see any information that specifically states whether or not when this license is applied and Multi-vSys is enabled, whether or not the existing configuration will be erased/reset?

Or is it a case of all configuration currently exists in 'vsys1' and will carry on being part of 'vsys1' once multi-vsys is enabled, then from that point, I can create another vsys (vsys2?) and allocate interfaces, etc accordingly?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Ben-W · Accepted solution]

Hi Scott,

Your spot on, configuration will be contained within vsys1, when you enable virtual systems (licensable) your configuration will remain (in vsys1) and now have the ability to create/update virtual systems, assign resources and interfaces. Device > Virtual Systems (will only show when enabled).

for quick reference to the admin guide:

https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/documentation/80/pan-os/pan-os/virtual-systems

Regards,

Ben

[lscott01]

Hi Ben,

Thanks for the quick response and info.

This should hopefully prevent me from knocking a site offline that's a few thousand miles away from me! 🙂

Thanks again 🙂

Lee