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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
API key that can be used instead of username/password credentials.
cmd
required
The OP command to be performed.
ip_address
required
IP address (or hostname) of PAN-OS device or Panorama management console being configured.
password
required
Password credentials to use for authentication.
username
Default:
admin
Username credentials to use for authentication.

Notes

Note

  • Checkmode is NOT supported.
  • Panorama is NOT supported.

Examples

- name: show list of all interfaces
  panos_object:
    ip_address: '{{ ip_address }}'
    username: '{{ username }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    cmd: 'show interfaces all'

- name: show system info
  panos_object:
    ip_address: '{{ ip_address }}'
    username: '{{ username }}'
    password: '{{ password }}'
    cmd: 'show system info'

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 JSON formatted string

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


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Ivan Bojer (@ivanbojer)

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