panos_check – check if PAN-OS device is ready for configuration

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Check if PAN-OS device is ready for being configured (no pending jobs).

  • The check could be done once or multiple times until the device is ready.

Requirements

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

  • pan-python

  • pandevice

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_key
string
Deprecated
Use provider to specify PAN-OS connectivity instead.

The API key to use instead of generating it using username / password.
initial_delay
integer
Default:
0
Length of time (in seconds) to wait before doing any readiness checks.
interval
integer
Default:
0
Length of time (in seconds) to wait between checks.
ip_address
string
Deprecated
Use provider to specify PAN-OS connectivity instead.

The IP address or hostname of the PAN-OS device being configured.
password
string
Deprecated
Use provider to specify PAN-OS connectivity instead.

The password to use for authentication. This is ignored if api_key is specified.
port
integer
Default:
443
Deprecated
Use provider to specify PAN-OS connectivity instead.

The port number to connect to the PAN-OS device on.
provider
-
added in 2.8
A dict object containing connection details.
api_key
string
The API key to use instead of generating it using username / password.
ip_address
string
The IP address or hostname of the PAN-OS device being configured.
password
string
The password to use for authentication. This is ignored if api_key is specified.
port
integer
Default:
443
The port number to connect to the PAN-OS device on.
serial_number
string
The serial number of a firewall to use for targeted commands. If ip_address is not a Panorama PAN-OS device, then this param is ignored.
username
string
Default:
admin
The username to use for authentication. This is ignored if api_key is specified.
timeout
integer
Default:
60
Length of time (in seconds) to wait for jobs to finish.
username
string
Default:
admin
Deprecated
Use provider to specify PAN-OS connectivity instead.

The username to use for authentication. This is ignored if api_key is specified.

Notes

Note

  • Panorama is supported.

  • Checkmode is not supported.

  • PAN-OS connectivity should be specified using provider or the classic PAN-OS connectivity params (ip_address, username, password, api_key, and port). If both are present, then the classic params are ignored.

Examples

# Single check.
- name: check if ready
  panos_check:
    provider: '{{ provider }}'
    timeout: 0

# Wait 2 minutes, then check every 5 seconds for 10 minutes.
- name: wait for reboot
  panos_check:
    provider: '{{ provider }}'
    initial_delay: 120
    interval: 5
    timeout: 600

Status

Authors

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