Schedule a Configuration Push to Managed Firewalls

1. Log in to the Panorama Web Interface.
2. Create a scheduled configuration push.

   1. Select PanoramaScheduled Config Push and Add a new scheduled configuration push.

      You can also schedule a configuration push to managed firewalls when you push to devices (CommitPush to Devices).
   2. Configure name and frequency of the scheduled configuration push.

      • Name—Name of the configuration push schedule.
      • Admin Scope—The admin for which the configuration changes will be pushed.
        The name of the logged in admin creating the scheduled config push is displayed by default. Click the admin name to add more Panorama admins to the scheduled config push.
      • Date—Date on which the configuration push is scheduled to occur next.
      • Time—Time (hh:mm:ss) at which the configuration push is scheduled to occur on the scheduled configuration push Date.
      • Recurrence—Whether the scheduled configuration push is a one time push or a recurring scheduled push (monthly, weekly, or daily).
   3. In the Push Scope Selection, select one or more device groups, templates, or template stacks.

      You must select at least one device group, template, or template stack to successfully schedule a config push.

      All managed firewalls associated with the selected device groups, templates, or template stacks are included in the scheduled config push.

      1. Select one or more Device Groups you want to schedule to push.
      2. Select one or more Templates you want to schedule to push.
         Up to 64 templates are supported for a single scheduled configuration push.
      3. Verify whether to Merge with Device Candidate config to merge the configuration changes pushed from Panorama with any pending configuration changes implemented locally on the firewall.
         This setting is enabled by default.
      4. Verify whether to Include Device and Network Templates to push both device group changes and the associate template changes in a single operation.
         This setting is enabled by default. If disabled, Panorama pushes the device group and associated template changes as separate operations.
         When you schedule a push that includes both a Device Group and a Template for the same firewall, Panorama optimizes the task into a single operation.

         If this overlap exists for even one device in your selection, Panorama automatically enables the Include Template option for the entire Device Group. This ensures configuration consistency across the group, but the templates are pushed to all member devices including the devices that you did not individually select for a template update.

      Force Template Values is not supported for a scheduled configuration push to prevent outages during off hours caused by a configuration push that overwrites the local firewall configuration.
   4. Click OK.
   5. Click Commit and Commit to Panorama.

3. View the execution history to verify that the scheduled configuration push for all managed firewalls was successful.

   1. Select PanoramaScheduled Config Push and click the Last Executed time stamp in the Status column.
   2. View the execution history for the scheduled configuration push.

      This includes the last time the scheduled configuration push occurred and the total number of impacted managed firewalls. Of the total number of impacted firewalls, you can view how many scheduled configuration pushes were successful, how many failed, and how many of the managed firewalls automatically reverted their configuration due to a configuration change that caused a disconnect between the managed firewall on Panorama.
   3. Click Tasks to view the full operation details for the latest scheduled configuration push.