panos_op – execute arbitrary OP commands on PANW devices (e.g. show interface all)

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • This module will allow user to pass and execute any supported OP command on the PANW device.

Requirements

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

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.
cmd
- / required
The OP command to be performed.
cmd_is_xml
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
The cmd is already given in XML format, so don't convert it.
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.
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

  • Checkmode is NOT supported.

  • Panorama is 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

- name: show list of all interfaces
  panos_op:
    provider: '{{ provider }}'
    cmd: 'show interfaces all'

- name: show system info
  panos_op:
    provider: '{{ provider }}'
    cmd: 'show system info'

- name: show system info as XML command
  panos_op:
    provider: '{{ provider }}'
    cmd: '<show><system><info/></system></show>'
    cmd_is_xml: true

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
stdout
string
 success
output of the given OP command as JSON formatted string

Sample:
{system: {app-release-date: 2017/05/01 15:09:12}}
stdout_xml
string
 success
output of the given OP command as an XML formatted string

Sample:
<response status=success><result><system><hostname>fw2</hostname>


Status

Authors

  • Ivan Bojer (@ivanbojer)