When deploying a Palo Alto Networks VM-Series firewall on a hypervisor such as VMware ESXi, which virtual network adapter (vNIC) is mapped by default to the dedicated management (MGT) interface?

### Why this is right The lab identifies network adapter 1 as the PA virtual machine's management adapter. It is used to reach the firewall's management interface through a browser. ### The concept The management adapter is distinct from the data interfaces configured for Internet, internal, and DMZ networks. Management access is used to administer the firewall, while data interfaces carry network traffic handled by the firewall. ### The other options - **B. Network adapter 2**: this is assigned to a configured data network, not identified as the management adapter. - **C. Network adapter 3**: this is assigned to a configured data network, not identified as the management adapter. - **D. Network adapter 4**: this is assigned to a configured data network, not identified as the management adapter. ### Terms - **PA**: Palo Alto, the firewall platform used in the lab. - **Management interface**: The interface used to administer a device. ### Remember Adapter 1 is for management; the other configured adapters serve the lab networks.