This is the preferred method for headless servers and automation scripts. Move the image to your libvirt storage directory:
Once you have downloaded the PA-VM-KVM-9.0.1.qcow2 file from the Palo Alto Networks Customer Support Portal, upload it to your KVM storage pool (usually /var/lib/libvirt/images ). 2. Defining the Virtual Machine Pa-vm-kvm-9.0.1.qcow2
Refers to the VM-Series, the virtualized form factor of Palo Alto Networks’ physical hardware appliances. This is the preferred method for headless servers
Upon the initial login, PAN-OS prompts you to change the default password immediately. After modifying the password, configure a static IP address for management access: Defining the Virtual Machine Refers to the VM-Series,
For version 9.0.x images on KVM, the following resources are typically recommended: Raw vs Qcow2 Image | Storware BLOG
The qm importdisk command imports the QCOW2 file into the VM storage. Depending on the storage type, Proxmox may convert it to raw automatically if the underlying storage does not support QCOW2.
virt-install \ --name pa-vm-9.0.1 \ --ram 8192 \ --vcpus 4 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/PA-VM-KVM-9.0.1.qcow2,format=qcow2 \ --import \ --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \ --network bridge=br1,model=virtio \ --graphics vnc \ --noautoconsole