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Palo Alto Networks Integration Service

ZenPacks.zenoss.PS.PaloAlto

This ZenPack provides the ability to model and monitor the Palo Alto Panorama management systems (PAN-OS 8.0 and higher) and 3000, 5000, 7000 firewalls (PAN-OS 6.1 and higher).

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Latest Release

2.9.3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite Restriction
Product Zenoss 6.0 or higher
Required ZenPacks ZenPacks.zenoss.PythonCollector >=1.10.0
ZenPacks.zenoss.ZenPackLib >=2.1.1
ZenPacks.zenoss.PS.Util >=1.11.1

Configuration

This ZenPack supports SNMP and the PAN-OS XML API for collecting modeling data and metrics for the Palo Alto devices.

SNMP polling is configurable with standard Zenoss functionality.

XML API Configuration

The following zProperties configure the API connection:

zPaloAltoApi_token
The API Token for authenticating to the API
zPaloAltoApi_port
The TCP port used to connect to the API (default: 443)
zPaloAltoApi_use_https
Whether to use HTTPS for connecting to the API (default: true)
zPaloAltoApi_request_timeout
Timeout for requests while waiting for a response (default: 10 seconds)
zPaloAltoApi_concurrency
The number of concurrent requests to allow to the device at the same time (default: 3)

Generating the API Token

PaloAlto devices support obtaining the API Token through a web browser with the following or similar URL (refer to latest Palo Alto documentation to verify the correctness of this url and its parameters):

https://FIREWALL-IP/api/?type=keygen&user=username&password=password

The response should contain the needed key like

<response status="success">
    <result>
        <key>0RgWc42Oi0vDx2WRUIUM6A</key>
    </result>
</response>

Customizing Utilization Threshold

By default the High Utilization Threshold for the Logical Interface uses the speed (here.speed) of the underlying hardware interface.

To customize this per Logical Interface component

  • Change display to "Templates"
  • Create a local copy
  • Edit "Maximum Value" of the High Utilization Threshold to an appropriate value

Modeler Plugins

Modeler plugins exist for both API and SNMP protocols. By default API based plugins are mostly preferred. These can be changed to match the desired behavior on a Device or DeviceClass level.

Note that not all Modeler plugins are enabled by default. Review the selected plugins to match your device configuration.

API Based Plugins

  • pan.http.ApiDevice
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><info></info></system></show>"
  • pan.http.ApiPanoramaIpInterface
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><interface>all</interface></show>"
    • Panorama specific
  • pan.http.ApiConnectedDeviceAndGroups
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><devices><connected></connected></devices></show>"
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><devicegroups></devicegroups></show>"
    • Panorama specific
  • pan.http.ApiBGPPeer
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><routing><protocol><bgp><peer></peer></bgp></protocol></routing></show>"
    • PA-series specific
  • pan.http.ApiPowerSupply
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><environmentals></environmentals></system></show>"
  • pan.http.ApiIpInterface
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><interface>all</interface></show>"
    • PA-series specific
  • pan.http.ApiPanoramaDiskPairAndDisk
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><raid><detail></detail></raid></system></show>"
    • Panorama specific
  • pan.http.ApiPanoramaFilesystem
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><disk-space></disk-space></system></show>"
    • Panorama specific
  • pan.http.ApiThermal
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><environmentals></environmentals></system></show>"
  • pan.http.ApiFan
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><environmentals></environmentals></system></show>"
  • pan.http.ApiPowerRail
    • modeling from values via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><environmentals></environmentals></system></show>"

SNMP Based Plugins

  • pan.snmp.PaloAltoDevice
  • pan.snmp.PaloInterfaceMap
  • pan.snmp.GlobalProtectGateway
    • PA-series specific
  • pan.snmp.Processor
  • pan.snmp.StorageArea
  • pan.snmp.TotalPower
  • pan.snmp.Session
  • pan.snmp.Vsys
    • PA-series specific
  • pan.snmp.card.Chassis
  • pan.snmp.card.PowerSupply
  • pan.snmp.card.FanSensor
  • pan.snmp.card.Disk
  • pan.snmp.card.Module
  • pan.snmp.card.FanTray
  • pan.snmp.card.TempSensor
  • pan.snmp.card.OtherSensor
  • pan.snmp.card.CpuCoreSensor
  • pan.snmp.Zone
    • requires PanOS 8

Usage

Before 2.6.0

Add a Panorama host as you would add any device, but specify /Network/PaloAlto/Panorama as the Device Class. To discover managed devices by Panorama device the XML API is used, so make sure needed zProperties mentioned in configuration section are set. Once configured, model the device. After modeling, managed firewall devices will be discovered and added as a separate devices under device class specified in zPaloAltoApi_device_class (/Network/PaloAlto/Firewall/PA-series by default). Also you can use zPaloAltoApi_production_state to set production state of discovered devices. After that configure discovered firewalls according to your environment.

Starting 2.6.0

All Palo Alto devices should be added via a new option Add Palo Alto device... in add device button on the Infrastructure page. It allows to add the Palo Alto device specifying needed SNMP or API configurations properties. Title and ip address are mandatory to add a device, all other ones are optional. If optional properties are specified they will override device class zProperties.

Note: In case of upgrading to 2.6.0 from previous versions a job for each Palo Alto device will be triggered to change its id. This process might take some time because metrics related to each device should be also renamed. After the job is finished a title of a device might be set to a new id, however during next modeling run it will be set to a correct value. If the re-identifying device job fails, data collection for the device must be resumed manually via Resume Collection option in Action menu at the bottom of the device overview page.

Device naming

Device id

Version 2.6.0:

As a device id, {model}_{serialNumber} (ex. PA-7000_010108001544) will be used

Notes:

  • After initial add device - ID would be set to temporary value (ex. PaloAltoDevice_e3ac2245fa13484d8329f950ab796227). But after modeling ID would be set to {model}_{serialNumber}.
  • If device ID would be changed manually - after modeling it would be overwritten to {model}_{serialNumber}

Starting 2.7.0:

Palo Alto device (Panorama and Firewall):

  • use value from 'Hostname or IP Address' field as a device ID (which was set in form Add Palo Alto device...)

Auto-discovered device:

  • As a default device ID, {model}_{serialNumber} will be used

Note:

  • If device ID would be changed manually - after modeling it would NOT be overwritten (no matter Palo Alto or auto-discovered device)

Device name

Starting 2.7.0:

Palo Alto device (Panorama and Firewall):

  • use value from 'Title' field as a device name/title (which was set in form Add Palo Alto device...)

Connected device:

  • use hostname as a default device name/title (taken from the 'hostname' field returned by the api)

Names for Palo Alto device and connected device could be changed in regular way - via device Overview tab > Device Name. Changing name for connected device triggers change name for related component.

Notes

Overwriting 'Tag' and 'Serial Number' values:

  • Tag and Serial Number values could be changed in regular way - via device Overview tab > Tag and Overview tab > Serial Number accordingly, but during modelling this values would be overwritten to modeled values
  • Tag and Serial Number values used for lookup device in catalog

Performance Reports

'CPU Utilization' and 'Memory Utilization' reports are available for devices modeled by PAN-OS XML API

API Based Monitoring Events

Monitoring Events are generated from the following Templates, which depend on these API Commands.

  • api_interface_readings

    • Monitors interface values from the PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><interface>all</interface></show>"
    • Events generated from Thresholds
      • High Utilization
      • stateChange
      • Interface Drops
      • Interface Errors

  • ApiBGPPeer

    • BGP Peer monitoring via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><routing><protocol><bgp><peer></peer></bgp></protocol></routing></show>"

    • Raises event based on StatusThreshold with eventClassKey PaloAltoApiBGPPeerAlarm (mapped to /Net/PaloAlto/Alarms).

      Note: bgp peer state values are different based on a firewall HA mode: for active firewall bgp peer values will be in range from 0 to 6; in case of a passive firewall values will be in range from 10 to 16.

  • PanoramaIpInterface

    • Monitors Panorama interface metrics from the PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><interface>{{interface}}</interface></show>"
    • Events generated from Thresholds
      • Interface Drops
      • Interface Errors
      • Interface Collisions
      • stateChange

  • PanoramaFilesystem

    • Monitors Panorama FileSystem metrics from the PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><disk-space></disk-space></system></show>"
    • Events generated from Thresholds
      • "90 percent used"

  • PanoramaDiskPair

    • Monitor Panorama Disk Pair via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><raid><detail></detail></raid></system></show>"
    • Raises event if Disk Pair Status is not 'clean' with eventClassKey PaloAltoApiDiskPairAlarm (mapped to /Net/PaloAlto/Alarms)

  • PanoramaDisk

    • Monitor Panorama Disk Status via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><raid><detail></detail></raid></system></show>"
    • Raises event if Status is not 'present' with eventClassKey PaloAltoApiDiskAlarm (mapped to /Net/PaloAlto/Alarms)

  • PanoramaDeviceGroup

    • Monitor Panorama Device Groups via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><devicegroups><name>{{deviceGroupName}}</name></devicegroups></show>"
    • Raises an event if the Device Group entries change with eventClassKey PaloAltoApiDeviceGroupAlarm (mapped to /Net/PaloAlto/Alarms).

  • ApiFanTemplate

    • Monitor Fans via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><environmentals></environmentals></system></show>"
    • Events generated from StatusThreshold
      • "FanAlarm"

  • ApiThermalTemplate

    • Monitor Thermal Sensors via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><environmentals></environmentals></system></show>"
    • Events generated from Thresholds
      • "High temperature"
      • "ThermalAlarm"

  • ApiPowerSupplyTemplate

    • Monitor Power Supplies via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><environmentals></environmentals></system></show>"
    • Events generated from StatusThreshold
      • "PowerSupplyAlarm"

  • ApiPowerRailTemplate

    • Monitor Power Rails via PAN-OS XML API with command
    • "<show><system><environmentals></environmentals></system></show>"
    • Events generated from Thresholds
      • "High usage"
      • "PowerRailAlarm"

  • OperationalMode

    • Monitor operational mode status via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><operational-mode></operational-mode></show>"
    • Raises an event if the state is not 'normal' with eventClassKey
    • PaloAltoApiOperationalMode

  • HighAvailabilityConnectionStatus

    • Monitor High Availability status via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><high-availability><state></state></high-availability></show>"
    • Events generated from thresholds when status changes
      • highAvailabilityConnectionStateChange

  • ApiSysUptime

    • Monitor Uptime via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><info></info></system></show>"

  • ApiSystemResources

    • Monitor cpu and memory info via PAN-OS XML API with command
      • "<show><system><resources></resources></system></show>

Note: in version 2.4.0 events related to the state of BGP Peers, Panorama Disks, Fans, Power Supplies, Thermals, Operational mode are based on the usage of StatusThreshold, so previous events which were generated by datasource plugins will be cleared during ZenPack upgrade, however, it is possible that after ZenPack has been installed and before RM is restarted some events might be still generated by old code. In this case such events should be manually cleared.

Other Events

Miscellaneous events that can be generated by the Zenpack

Error Trigger Summary Severity EventClassKey Possible messages
Invalid Response Raised based on incorrect credentials or any other reason that caused invalid response from PaloAlto 1."Invalid credentials Please check API key (zPaloAltoApi_token)" 2."PaloAltoApi unable to process invalid response for device or component" Error PaloAltoApiAlarm 1."Invalid credentials Please check API key (zPaloAltoApi_token)" 2."PaloAltoApi unable to process invalid response for device or component"
Failed to collect data Raised when data collection failed based on invalid response from PaloAlto Based on Error Message Error PaloAltoApiAlarm Based on Traceback
No datapoint Raised when no datapoint was found 1."Interface state monitoring error" 2."State monitoring error" Error PaloAltoApiAlarm 1."Unable to convert unknown state for component_name" 2."Unable to convert unknown state datapoint for device_name"
Disk missing Raised when a state of Disk has changed to missing "State has changed to missing" Error PaloAltoApiDiskAlarm "State has changed to missing"
Unexpected DiskPair state Raised when a state of Disk Pair is not in 'expectedStates' "Disk_Pair_name alarm" Warning PaloAltoApiDiskPairAlarm "Disk_Pair_name status is bad; expected states are ['expectedStates']"
Unexpected DeviceGroup state Raised when a state of current Device Group is different from a state collected Device Group "Device_Group_name has changes" Warning PaloAltoApiDeviceGroupAlarm "Changes are related to current_device + collected_device"
Parsing Palo Alto uptime format into snmp Raised while parsing Palo Alto uptime format into snmp "No uptime or unknown format" Error PaloAltoApiSysUptimeAlarm "No uptime or unknown format"
High Availability monitoring Raised when a state of HA datapoint is unknown "HA connection status monitoring error" Error PaloAltoApiHAAlarm "Unable to convert unknown state of datapoint for device"
stateChange Raised based on PaloAltoStatusThreshold when 'paloaltoapi_state' or 'apiShowInterfacestate' is down or n/a 1."Change state: current status - down" 2."Change state: current status - n/a" Critical Warning PaloAltoApiAlarm 1."Change state: current status - down" 2."Change state: current status - n/a"
highAvailability ConnectionStateChange Raised based on PaloAltoStatusThreshold when 'apiShowHA_connHA1', 'apiShowHA_connHA1Backup', or 'apiShowHA_connHA2' state is down "High AvailabilityConnection State Change current status - down" Warning PaloAltoApiHAAlarm "High AvailabilityConnection State Change current status - down"
HaStateChange Raised based on ValueChangeThreshold if a value is different than last time it was checked "Value changed from to " Possible states are: active, passive, unknown, primary-active secondary-passive, n/a Critical Warning Info PaloAltoApiHAAlarm "Value changed from to "
Threshold of Status exceeded/not met current value Raised based on MinMax Threshold if value exceeded or not met value Processor Status is . Possible states are: Unknown, Warning, Testing, Down. Critical Warning None "Threshold of exceeded/not met current value "
BGPPeerState Raised when parsing BGPPeerState status BGPPeerState current status: Info Warning PaloAltoApi\ BGPPeerAlarm BGPPeerState current status:
Modeler failed Raised when modeler plugin failed Modeler failed with error code Warning PaloAltoApiAlarm Modeler failed with error code
Failed to create device Raised based on failure of creating panorama connected device Panorama discovery: failed to create device Error None Found non Palo Alto device with the same id of a collected connected device skipping creation of connected device with duplicate id .
HA State not cached Raised when a Status Threshold cannot determine the HA state of the device Missing haState Info (as configured on threshold) No haState for device in Redis store

Note: You will also receive a Clear event after related Error disappears

Status Threshold Severity Mapping by HA State

Starting in version 2.9.0, the PaloAltoStatusThreshold has a new field that allows for modifying the severity of the events generated by the threshold based on the haState of the device. By adding a mapping of haState value to suppression method, you can cause different suppression methods to apply based on different haState values. The current suppression methods are as follows:

  • standardFlow: no modification to event severity
  • suppressToInfo: event severity will be modified to Info
  • suppressCompletely: event will not be generated

If no mappings are defined or the haState of the device cannot be determined, standardFlow will apply.

Service Impact and Root Cause Analysis

When combined with the Zenoss Service Dynamics product, this ZenPack adds built-in service impact and root cause analysis capabilities. The service impact relationships shown in the diagram and described below are automatically added and maintained. These will be included in any services that contain one or more of the discovered components listed above.

FirewallBase SNMP protocol based components:

FirewallBase API protocol based components:

Panorama API protocol based components:

The following objects types would typically be added to Impact services:

  • FirewallBase
  • PanoramaDevice

Impact Relationships between Palo Alto Components

FirewallBase SNMP protocol based components
  • Processor impacts FirewallBase
  • PANDisk impacts FirewallBase
  • PANPowerSupply impacts FirewallBase
  • FanSensor impacts FirewallBase
FirewallBase API protocol based components
  • ApiFan impacts FirewallBase
  • ApiPowerSupply impacts FirewallBase
  • ApiIpInterface impacts FirewallBase
  • ApiAeInterface impacts FirewallBase
  • ApiIpInterface impacts ApiAeInterface
  • ApiIpInterface impacts ApiVirtualRouter
  • ApiAeInterface impacts ApiVirtualRouter
  • ApiIpInterface impacts ApiPanZone
  • ApiAeInterface impacts ApiPanZone
Panorama specific API protocol based components
  • ApiPanoramaDiskPair impacts PanoramaDevice
  • ApiPanoramaDisk impacts ApiPanoramaDiskPair
  • ApiPanoramaFilesystem impacts PanoramaDevice
  • ApiPanoramaIpInterface impacts PanoramaDevice

Changes

2.9.3

  • Fixes

    • SVC-3308 subinterface regex ae update

    • SVC-3312 process hw interface

    • SVC-3309 return initial logic for redisStore instantiation

2.9.2

  • Fixes
    • Require PS.Util 1.9.9 for RedisStore to avoid installation failure (SVC-3277)

2.9.1

  • Fixes
    • Do not create redis store until needed (SVC-3268)
    • handle multiline response in system resources (SVC-3256)
    • Allow datapoint values of zero (SVC-3256)
    • fix AttributeError for foundEntry (SVC-3256)

2.9.0 (Retracted due to SVC-3268)

  • Features
    • PAStatusThreshold suppression based on haState (SVC-2978, SVC-3084)
    • Add impact relationships (SVC-3085)
    • Creating clear events for sub-interfaces in case of incorrect state (SVC-3196)
    • Updated event for sub-interface state monitoring (SVC-3196)

2.8.0

  • Features
    • Add expanded documentation for possible events (SVC-2822)
  • Fixes
    • Fix Manufacturer Migrate Script Breaks Device HW Object (SVC-3001)
    • Fix Palo Alto not Reporting CPU and Memory utilization (SVC-2888)
    • Fix API Not Capturing All Interface Details (SVC-2865)
    • Fix Special Device Loader Does Not Create Audit Log Entry (SVC-3003)
    • Fix Power Rails Battery Model false Threshold event (SVC-2869)
    • Fix Events Classified as Unknown (SVC-2978)
    • Fix docbuilder not creating correct .pdf file (SVC-2822)
    • Fix PaloAlto Modeling missing HW and OS attributes (SVC-3059)

2.7.0

  • Features
    • Add separate event for unauthorized request (403 error) (SVC-2767)
    • Add a zFileSystemMapIgnoreNames property to exclude filesystems (SVC-2868)
    • Add separate component 'ApiAeInterface' for aggregated interfaces (SVC-2866)
    • Add Device(/) template to monitor sysUpTime (SVC-2307)
    • Add more detailed documentation (SVC-2842 - SVC-2844, SVC-2854)
  • Fixes
    • Fix Threshold name in ApiBGPPeer template, BPGPeerState should be BGPPeerState (SVC-2696)
    • Fix zenpack uninstall procedure (remove manufacturer info from objects.xml) (SVC-2690)
    • Update mapping for BGP status for a case of passive firewall (SVC-2575)
    • Fix default value for 'Use https' field in UI form (SVC-2801)
    • Fix Logical Interface template display - should be line in the graph (SVC-2867)
    • Fix device id and device title to be based on values from 'Add Palo Alto device' form (SVC-2821, SVC-2909)

2.6.0

  • Features
    • Add zPanorama_connected_devices_ignore_names property to filter out devices by hostname during discovery.
    • Add ApiDevice device modeler plugin to model serial and model numbers.
    • Add custom device loader for Palo Alto devices.
  • Fixes
    • Fix device id to be based on model and serial number.
    • Update ip address of a firewall device if a collected ip address differs from existing one.

2.5.0

  • Features
    • Monitor Panorama Disk Pair status via Expected Status datasource.
    • Add Device RRD template by default for sysUpTime monitoring via SNMP.
    • Make unsupported command errors during modeling more specific.
  • Fixes
    • Add missing targetPythonClass to SNMP alarm_bits templates.
    • Fix Panorama filesystem parser to correctly consume extra spaces in response.

2.4.0

  • Features
    • Add zPaloAltoApi_device_class, zPaloAltoApi_production_state, zPanorama_create_devices to configure firewalls discovery.
    • Add new component 'Power Rail'.
    • Add HA info to device overview page.
    • Add StatusThreshold to be used for states/alarms monitoring.
  • Fixes
    • Fix 'Interface state monitoring error' by using parent's interface state if no state for specific interface is found.
    • Use '' for Power Supplies, Fans, Thermal modeling&monitoring.
    • Fix modeler plugins events to be more specific.
    • Fix RebuildRelationMigration to not fail when upgrading from 2.x and higher.

2.3.0

  • Features
    • Add zPaloAltoApi_concurrency to limit concurrent connections to a device.
  • Fixes
    • Remove 'number of active session' Threshold from the panVsys template. Used an invalid fixed maximum value and was redundant to the existing 'session utilization percent' Threshold.

2.2.2

  • Fixes
    • Resolves missing function from pan.snmp.StorageArea modeling plugin.

2.2.1

  • Fixes
    • Fix failed migration during ZenPack upgrade if devices are in /Network/PaloAlto or /Network/PaloAlto/Firewall classes.
    • Re-class devices in /Network/PaloAlto or /Network/PaloAlto/Firewall to a PaloAlto Device type.

2.2.0

  • Features
    • Add Zone Component and monitoring (new in PAN OS 8)
  • Fixes
    • Gracefully handle if no API Token configured - avoids tracebacks from zenpython
    • Fix alarm_bits datasource monitoring using String Status DataSource

2.1.0

  • Features
    • Split up pan.snmp.Card modeler plugin into modeler for each component:
      • pan.snmp.card.Chassis
      • pan.snmp.card.Disk
      • pan.snmp.card.FanTray
      • pan.snmp.card.Module
      • pan.snmp.card.PowerSupply
      • pan.snmp.card.CpuCoreSensor
      • pan.snmp.card.FanSensor
      • pan.snmp.card.OtherSensor
      • pan.snmp.card.TempSensor
    • added zPaloAltoApi_request_timeout to configure requests timeout to PAN-OS XML API
    • updated metrics collection for interfaces
  • Fixes
    • pan.snmp.Card modeler attempted to create some components with extra attributes, leading to Warning messages.
    • fixed errors related to interface monitoring

2.0.0

  • Features
    • Upgrade to using ZenPackLib 2.1.1
    • Add default transform for Processor Status Events, changed event class to /Status/PaloAlto/Processor
    • Add support of modeling and monitoring via XML API(default) for Thermal Sensor, Fan, Power Supply
    • Add new firewall components: Virtual Router, BGPPeer
    • New device type
      • Panorama Device - modeling and monitoring of Panorama management system
  • Fixes
    • Fix Status display in Processor Component Grid
    • Adjust Power High Usage Threshold to gracefully handle devices which do not report total_power_available

1.5.0

  • Features
    • New Component
      • Logical Interface Component - Additional Interface stats not captured by SNMP Interface component