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    Manage: Snippets

    Use snippets to group configurations that you can quickly push to your firewalls or deployments.
    Where Can I Use This?
    What Do I Need?
    • Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
    • NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
    • NGFW (PAN-OS or Panorama Managed)
    • VM-Series, funded with Software NGFW Credits
    • AIOps for NGFW Premium license (use the Strata Cloud Manager app)
    • Prisma Access
       license
    Use snippets to group configurations that you can quickly push to your firewalls or deployments.
    A snippet is a configuration object, or grouping of configuration objects, that you can associate with a folder, deployment, or device. Snippets are used to standardize a common base configuration for a set of firewalls or deployments allowing you to quickly onboard new devices with a known good configuration and reducing the time required to onboard a new device. For example, you onboard a new firewall in a remote branch office. You can associate a set of snippets that contain all of the required network and policy rule configurations with the folder the new firewall belongs to. This reduces the time required to set up the firewall to protect the remote branch office.
    Snippet associations have a top-down priority in the event of conflicting values. This means that if the first and the last associated snippets have different values for the same object, the value from the first snippet is inherited by the device or deployment. Additionally, all configurations inherited from a snippet can be overridden at the child folder, deployment, or device level.
    Within a folder hierarchy, a snippet might only be associated one time within any folder hierarchy. This means that a snippet can’t be associated with both a folder and the folder nested under it. However, you can associate the same snippet with different folders or folders nested under different folders. Snippets that are already associated with a folder in the folder hierarchy are grayed out so they can’t be used more than once where applicable.

    Create a Snippet

    Create and associate a snippet with a folder, deployment, or device to apply a common base configuration to a group of devices. You can associate as many snippets with a folder, deployment, or device as needed.
    Snippets can be modified and reassociated with any folder, deployment, or device at any time after creation.
    Custom snippets that are no longer in use can be deleted.
    1. Log in to
      Strata Cloud Manager
      .
    2. Select
      Manage
      Configuration
      NGFW and Prisma Access
      Overview
       and expand the Configuration Scope to view the
      Snippets
      .
    3. Add Snippet
      .
    4. Create the snippet.
      1. Give the snippet a descriptive
        Name
        .
      2. (
        Optional
        ) Enter a
        Description
         for the snippet.
      3. (
        Optional
        ) Assign one or more
        Labels
        .
        You can select an existing label or create a new label by typing the label you wanted to create.
      4. Create
        .
    5. Create your snippet configuration.
      You’re now in the Configuration Scope for the snippet. All configurations you create while in the snippet scope occurs only for the snippet.
      While in the snippet scope, you can review the snippet
      Overview
       to see detailed information about the snippet. This includes information such as the number of variables, information about the snippet was created and last updated, and the list of all folders, deployments, and devices the snippet is associated with.
    6. Associate a snippet.
      1. Select
        Manage
        Configuration
        NGFW and Prisma Access
        Overview
         and expand the Configuration Scope to view the
        Config Tree
        .
      2. Select the folder, deployment, or device you want to associate the snippet with.
      3. Edit the
        Config Snippet
        .
      4. Add the snippets that you want to associate and order them as needed.
      5. Close
        .
    7. Push Config
       to push your configuration changes to your network.

    Modify a Snippet

    Modify your snippet configurations, details, and associations.
    Custom snippets no longer associated with a folder, deployment, or device can be deleted.
    1. Log in to
      Strata Cloud Manager
      .
    2. Select
      Manage
      Configuration
      NGFW and Prisma Access
      Overview
       and expand the Configuration Scope to view the
      Snippets
      .
    3. Select the snippet you want to modify.
      After you select a snippet, you’re redirected to the snippet
      Overview
      .
    4. (
      Optional
      ) Edit the snippet to modify the
      Name
      ,
      Description
      , or to change or assign additional
      Labels
      .
      Save
       your edits to apply them.
    5. Edit the
      Snippet Associations
       to reassociate the snippet with a different folder, deployment, or device or to associate the snippet with additional folders, deployments, or devices.
      Exit the snippet reassociation screen to apply the changes.
    6. Make any changes to the snippet configuration as needed.
    7. Push Config
      .

    Delete a Snippet

    Delete your custom snippets to keep your configurations organized. Snippets must be unassociated with any firewalls, folders, or deployments before they are able to be deleted. Deleting predefined snippets is not supported.
    1. Log in to
      Strata Cloud Manager
      .
    2. Select
      Manage
      Configuration
      NGFW and Prisma Access
      Overview
       and expand the
      Configuration Scope
       to view the Snippets.
    3. Click the three vertical dots of the custom snippet you want to delete.
    4. Delete
       the snippet.
      Snippets currently associated with folders, deployments, or devices can't be deleted. You must first edit the
      Snippet Associations
       to remove all existing associations before it can be deleted.

    Clone a Snippet

    If you want to use an existing snippet as a template for a new snippet, you can easily clone it so you do not have to configure a completely new object.
    Cloned snippets are not associated with any devices, folders, or deployments, allowing you to customize them freely without having to disassociate them before you begin your configurations.
    1. Log in to
      Strata Cloud Manager
      .
    2. Select
      Manage
      Configuration
      NGFW and Prisma Access
      Overview
       and expand the
      Configuration Scope
       to view the Snippets.
    3. Click the three vertical dots of the custom snippet you want to clone.
    4. Clone
       the snippet.
      1. (
        Optional
        ) Give the cloned snippet a new name.

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