Pa-vm-kvm-9.0.1.qcow2 【2025-2026】

: The KVM host vSwitch or bridge is blocking MAC address changes, or security profiles (like macvtap ) are misconfigured.

Anyone else still using this version for lab/testing? Feedback on migration to newer .qcow2 images (10.x/11.x) would be great.

Create a dedicated image folder: mkdir /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/paloalto-9.0.1/ Pa-vm-kvm-9.0.1.qcow2

virt-install \ --name=PA-VM-9.0.1 \ --vcpus=4 \ --ram=8192 \ --import \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/pa-vm-9.0.1.qcow2,format=qcow2,bus=virtio \ --network bridge=br-mgmt,model=virtio \ --network bridge=br-untrust,model=virtio \ --network bridge=br-trust,model=virtio \ --os-variant=rhel7 \ --noautoconsole \ --autostart Use code with caution. Initial Configuration and Boot Sequence

Upload the file to that folder and rename it exactly to virtioa.qcow2 : : The KVM host vSwitch or bridge is

The file is the virtual disk image used to deploy the Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) version 9.0.1 on Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisors. Network engineers and security administrators utilize this specific .qcow2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write) format to launch virtual security appliances inside enterprise datacenters, private clouds, and emulation sandboxes like EVE-NG or GNS3.

Part of the PAN-OS 9.0 release cycle, which introduced features like Policy Optimizer and enhanced DNS security. ⚙️ Technical Specifications Part of the PAN-OS 9

: Use virt-install or your GUI manager to point to the .qcow2 file as the primary disk.