Workflows: Device Management
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Workflows: Device Management

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Workflows: Device Management

Learn about how to manage your onboarded firewalls.
Where Can I Use This?
What Do I Need?
  • NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • AIOps for NGFW Premium
A Palo Alto Networks NGFW that is managed by
Strata Cloud Manager
is called a
Cloud Managed Device
. Strata Cloud Manager can manage firewalls running PAN-OS 10.2.3 or newer.
For more information about prerequisites for
Strata Cloud Manager
, click here.
With the
Device Management
dashboard
(
Workflows
NGFW Setup
Device Management
)
you can review important device and version details about all your managed devices and select which devices to move to cloud management.

See All Cloud Managed NGFWs Details

The
Cloud Managed Devices
tab
(
Workflows
NGFW Setup
Device Management
Cloud Managed Devices
)
displays all of your SCM onboarded firewalls, the folders they are assigned to, and important details about them.
Device Information
Description
Name
The name of the NGFW and the folder(s) it is organized under.
Labels
Any labels attached to the NGFW.
Config Sync Status
The synchronization status of the NGFW:
  • Synced
  • Out of Sync
HA Status
The HA Status of the onboarded NGFW:
  • Active
    —Normal traffic-handling operational state.
  • Passive
    —Normal backup state.
  • Initiating
    —The firewall is in this state for up to 60 seconds after bootup.
  • Non-functional
    —Error state.
  • Suspended
    —An administrator disabled the firewall.
  • Tentative
    —For a link or path monitoring event in an active/active configuration.
Serial Number
The serial number of the onboarded NGFW.
Model
The model number of the onboarded NGFW.
Type
They type of the onboarded NGFW:
  • VM
  • PA
Address
The IP Address of the onboarded NGFW.
License
The license information for the onboarded NGFW
  • Matched
  • Mismatched
Software Version | App and Threat | Antivirus | URL Filtering
Displays the software and content versions that are currently installed on the firewall. For details, see Firewall Software and Content Updates.
Device Dictionary
A file for firewalls to import. The dictionary file provides the
Strata Cloud Manager
and firewall administrator with a list of device attributes for selection when importing recommended security policy rules.
Actions
The actions for the onboarded firewall:
  • Fetch License Info
  • Reboot
  • Change Routing Mode
  • Local Config Management
  • Force Boot Strap

Remove a NGFW from the Cloud Managed Devices

The
Available Devices
tab displays all of your NGFWs available to onboard to SCM and NGFWs already managed by
Strata Cloud Manager
.
For more information about the onboarding process for
Strata Cloud Manager
, click here.
You can use the available devices tab to move devices in and out of
Strata Cloud Manager
.
  1. Log in to
    Strata Cloud Manager
    .
  2. Select
    Workflows
    NGFW Setup
    Device Management
    Available Devices
    .
    1. Select
      Back to Available Devices
      to move a firewall out of
      Strata Cloud Manager
      .

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