panos_import – import file on PAN-OS devices

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Import file on PAN-OS device

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • pan-python
  • requests
  • requests_toolbelt

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
category
-
Default:
"software"
Category of file uploaded. The default is software.
See API > Import section of the API reference for category options.
file
-
Location of the file to import into device.
ip_address
- / required
IP address (or hostname) of PAN-OS device.
password
- / required
Password for authentication.
url
-
URL of the file that will be imported to device.
username
-
Default:
"admin"
Username for authentication.
validate_certs
boolean
added in 2.6
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. Disabling certificate validation is not recommended.

Notes

Note

  • API reference documentation can be read from the /api/ directory of your appliance
  • Certificate validation is enabled by default as of Ansible 2.6. This may break existing playbooks but should be disabled with caution.

Examples

# import software image PanOS_vm-6.1.1 on 192.168.1.1
- name: import software image into PAN-OS
  panos_import:
    ip_address: 192.168.1.1
    username: admin
    password: admin
    file: /tmp/PanOS_vm-6.1.1
    category: software

Status

Authors

  • Luigi Mori (@jtschichold), Ivan Bojer (@ivanbojer)

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