Pa-vm-kvm-9.0.1.qcow2 – Quick

The 9.0.1 release introduced several enhancements to the VM-Series, including: Policy Optimizer : Tools to migrate legacy rules to App-ID based rules. DNS Security

: Indicates the image is designed for KVM-based hypervisors (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS, EVE-NG, GNS3). 9.0.1 : Denotes the PAN-OS software version. Pa-vm-kvm-9.0.1.qcow2

PA‑VM‑KVM images are pre‑built virtual appliances that encapsulate the complete PAN‑OS operating system and the VM‑Series firewall logic. After the image is deployed, the instance behaves exactly like a physical Palo Alto firewall, with the same management interface, CLI, and feature set. These images are distributed via , where they can be found under “PAN‑OS for VM‑Series KVM Base Images” . with the same management interface

qm start $VM_ID