Which three software components have integration for deploying a VM-Series firewall in OpenStack? (Choose three)

Question

Options

• AMirantis OpenStack distribution
• BNuage VSP SDN controller
• CVMWare NSX for OpenStack
• DCisco ACI
• EContrail SDN controller

• A
  70% (21)
• B
  10% (3)
• E
  20% (6)

Explanation

Palo Alto Networks officially documented VM-Series deployment integrations for three specific OpenStack ecosystem components: Mirantis OpenStack (a major enterprise OpenStack distribution with native VM-Series support), VMware NSX for OpenStack (which enables service insertion and automated policy enforcement alongside the VM-Series), and Cisco ACI (which provides SDN fabric integration allowing VM-Series to be spun up as part of Cisco's policy-driven infrastructure).

Nuage VSP (B) and Contrail (E) are both legitimate SDN controllers used in OpenStack environments, but Palo Alto Networks did not include them in the documented set of supported VM-Series integration points for OpenStack at the time this exam objective was written - making them plausible-sounding distractors for test-takers unfamiliar with Palo Alto's specific integration list.

Memory tip: Use the acronym "MAC" - Mirantis, ACI, and the VMware Connection (NSX) - to remember the three supported integrations. All three represent major enterprise infrastructure vendors (Red Hat-ecosystem, Cisco, VMware), while the distractors (Nuage/Nokia and Juniper Contrail) are real SDN tools but from vendors outside Palo Alto's primary OpenStack integration partnerships.

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