Testing HA with unsupported PA-200 devices?

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Testing HA with unsupported PA-200 devices?

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Hello folks,

 

I am considering buying a couple of PA-200 devices from Ebay to some testing and self training.

They do not come with support or licensing...

 

Would I be able to configure HA (lite) on these devices?

Does HA configuration require both devices to be at the same PAN OS level?

 

Thanks,

omatlock

 

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Hi,

 

No for HA you don't have to have a licenses (we do have in the lab 2x2020 no licences)  but hardware must be the same as well as PAN-OS. Cannot you do this with VMs? Free of charge. But l actually never tried this config HA-Lite:

 

https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/Learning-Articles/What-is-HA-Lite-on-Palo-Alto-Networks-PA-200-...

 

A couple of futures are not supported but don't think you need it for the lab. 

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L4 Transporter

Just answered OS version question.  They have to be the same according to pre-reqs.

https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/documentation/70/pan-os/pan-os/high-availability/prerequisites-for-...

 

They must also be licensed identically according to same documentation.

Not sure how I will test this without spending a lot of purchases.  Perhaps a training class is necessary.

Hi,

 

No for HA you don't have to have a licenses (we do have in the lab 2x2020 no licences)  but hardware must be the same as well as PAN-OS. Cannot you do this with VMs? Free of charge. But l actually never tried this config HA-Lite:

 

https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/Learning-Articles/What-is-HA-Lite-on-Palo-Alto-Networks-PA-200-...

 

A couple of futures are not supported but don't think you need it for the lab. 

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