Configure Prisma Access Agent to Collect Endpoint Insights
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Configure Prisma Access Agent to Collect Endpoint Insights

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Configure Prisma Access Agent to Collect Endpoint Insights

Learn how to configure Prisma Access Agent to set up endpoint insights data collection for enhanced troubleshooting of Prisma Access Agent issues.
Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama)
  • NGFW (Managed by Panorama)
  • Check the prerequisites for the deployment you're using
  • Minimum required Prisma Access Agent version: 25.4
  • macOS 14 and later or Windows 10 version 2024 and later desktop devices
  • Contact your Palo Alto Networks account representative to activate the Prisma Access Agent feature
To provide visibility into your Prisma Access Agent deployments by collecting comprehensive troubleshooting data on endpoints, you need to configure the agent to collect endpoint insights.
  1. Navigate to the Prisma Access Agent setup page.
    • For Strata Cloud Manager Managed Prisma Access deployments:
      1. Log in to Strata Cloud Manager as the administrator.
      2. Select WorkflowsPrisma Access SetupAccess AgentPrisma Access Agent.
    • For Panorama Managed Prisma Access deployments:
      1. From the Cloud Services plugin in Panorama, select PanoramaCloud ServicesPrisma Access Agent.
      2. Click Launch Prisma Access Agent.
      3. Select WorkflowsPrisma Access AgentSetupPrisma Access Agent.
    • For NGFW (Managed by Panorama) deployments:
      1. Log in to Strata Cloud Manager as the administrator.
      2. Select WorkflowsPrisma Access AgentSetupPrisma Access Agent.
  2. Enable Prisma Access Agent to collect endpoint diagnostics by adding or editing an agent setting.
    1. Select the match criteria for the user or user group that will receive this configuration.
    2. In the Endpoint Insights section, enable Endpoint Insights. (Default: Disabled)
    3. Configure other agent settings if needed and Save the settings.
  3. (Panorama managed deployments only) Configure the diagnostic data retention period in the Global Agent Settings page.
    Prisma Access Agent collects the diagnostic data, stores it securely on the endpoint, and retains it for the number of days specified by the data retention period. Prisma Access Agent automatically purges any diagnostic data that exceeds the data retention period.
    1. Select the Prisma Access Agent tab in the Prisma Access Agent Setup page.
    2. Edit the Global Agent Settings.
    3. Enter the number of days for the Data Retention (days) period. The default is 45 days. The range is 7-730 days (2 years).
    4. Save the global agent settings.