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NAME

Firewall::PaloAlto::Panorama - Interact with a Palo Alto Panorama controller's API through Perl.

SYNOPSIS

The Firewall::PaloAlto::Panorama module provides interfaces into the XML API of a Palo Alto Panorama contoller.

    use Firewall::PaloAlto::Panorama;

    my $fw = Firewall::PaloAlto::Panorama->new(host => 'panorama.local', username => 'admin', password => 'admin');
    $fw->connect();

CLASS METHODS

new(%parameters)

The constructor generates a new object to interact with a specific firewall.

The host, username and password parameters are mandatory. If not specified, SSL is used, but it can be disabled using the argument ssl => 0

Detailed debugging can be turned on using the debu => 1 argument. It is off by default.

    my $palo = Firewall::PaloAlto::Panorama->new(host => 'panorama.local', username => 'admin', password => 'admin', ssl => 0, debug => 1);

Parameters

  • host - the hostname or IP of the Panorama to connect to.

  • username - a username to connect to the Panorama.

  • password - a password to connect to the Panorama.

  • ssl (optional, default: 1) - use SSL to connect to the firewall.

  • debug (optional, default: 0) - print debugging messages.

OBJECT METHODS

connect()

The connect functions connects to the Palo Alto, validates and saves the API key. It has no parameters

 $pa->connect();

managed_device($action, serial => 'device_serial')

Adds or removes a devices from Panorama.

    $pano->managed_device('set', serial => '001801003449');

template($action, %parameters)

Creates or retreives a new template

 $pano->template('set', name => "New_Template"); 

Parameters

  • $action - perform an action: ['get' | 'set' | 'delete']

  • name - the name of the template

  • description - a description of the template

template_stack($action, %parameters)

Creates or retreives a new template stack.

 $pano->template_stack('set', name => "New_Template", templates => [ Template1, Template2 ], description => "A Template Stack"); 

Parameters

  • $action - perform an action: ['get' | 'set' | 'delete']

  • name - the name of the template stack

  • templates - an anonymous array of templates that make up the stack

  • description - a description of the template

devicegroup($action, %parameters)

Creates or retreives a new device group.

 $pano->devicegroup('set', name => "DG_Name", description => "A Device Group"); 

Parameters

  • $action - perform an action: ['get' | 'set' | 'delete']

  • name - the name of the device group

  • description - a description of the device group

vsys($action, %parameters)

Creates a new virtual system through a template

 $pano->vsys('set', template => "DG_Name", name => "VSys Name", max_sessions => 100, max_rules => 100); 

Parameters

  • $action - perform an action: ['get' | 'set' | 'delete']

  • template - the name of the template to provision the vsys through

  • name - the name of the new virtual system

  • max_sessions - the maximum number of sessions the vsys can supprot

  • max_rules - the maximum number of security rules the vsys can support

subinterface($action, %parameters)

Creates a new subinterface through a template

 $pano->subinterface('set', template => "Template_Name", parent => ethernet1/1, tag => 16, comment => 'Subinterface 16');

Parameters

  • $action - perform an action: ['get' | 'set' | 'delete']

  • template - the name of the template to provision the interface into

  • parent - the parent interface to place the sub-interface under

  • tag - the sub-interface ID and VLAN tag

  • comment - a string to describe the sub-interface

virtual_router($action, %parameters)

Creates a new virtual router through a template

 $pano->virtual_router('set', template => "Template_Name", name => "VR Name", interface => [ 'ethernet1/1', 'ethernet1/2']); 

Parameters

  • $action - perform an action: ['get' | 'set' | 'delete']

  • template - the name of the template to provision the interface into

  • name - the name of the virtual router

  • interface - an anonymous list of interfaces to add to the virtual router

OPERATIONAL COMMANDS

commit_panorama()

Commits the current candidate configuration on the Panorama device

    $pano->commit_panorama();

commit_template

Commit a template to the device that it is associated with

commit_device_group

Commit a device_group to the device that it is associated with

AUTHOR

Greg Foletta, <greg at foletta.org>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-firewall-paloalto at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Firewall-PaloAlto. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Firewall::PaloAlto

You can also look for information at:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2015 Greg Foletta.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the the Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a copy of the full license at:

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