Device Management and Services Flashcards
What functional plane does the Management Port use?
Control Plane
What are the 2 functional backend planes?
Control (mgmt) plane and Data (network) plane
What are the 4 methods used to access Palo Alto firewalls?
Web Interface, CLI, Panorama, XML API
Default mgmt IP of the PA?
192.168.1.1
Default credentials?
admin/admin
From the CLI: what command allows you the mode to display and modify the configuration parameters of the firewall?
configure
What standard API is the XML API interface based on?
REST (Representational state transfer)
What are 2 tasks that can be automated using the XML API?
1.) Creating, updating, and modifying firewall and Panorama configurations
2.) Execute operational mode commands, such as restarting the systems or validating configurations
3.) Retrieving reports
4.) Managing users through User-ID
5.) Updating dynamic objects without having to modify or commit new configurations
What “management” configuration options are there for the data interfaces?
HTTPS, SSH, Ping, Telnet, HTTP, SNMP, Response Pages, User-ID
What are the “default” options for configuring management through a data interface?
HTTPS, SSH, Ping
What mechanism allows you to protect the firewall from unauthorized access by defining protocols, services, and IP address and applying them to an interface?
Interface Management profiles
What is the “Permitted IP Addresses” field used for?
Restricting access to specific IPs
True/False: By default, the firewall uses the mgmt interface to communicate with various servers, including those for external dynamic lists (EDLs), DNS, email, and Palo Alto Networks update servers.
True
What is the path to configure service routes?
Device>Setup>Services>Service Route Configuration>Customize
