notes.txt

# How to get started with Palo Alto and Ansible 

#Python modules on host 
pan-python
pandevice  pip3 install pandevice==0.13

# Get ip from PA via CLI 
show system info

# Get API key from firewall 
curl -k -X POST 'https://192.168.1.123/api/?type=keygen&user=admin&password=Cisco123'

SSH - RSA key issue

Ansible module reference: https://paloaltonetworks.github.io/pan-os-ansible/modules.html
Examples Ansible playbooks: https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/ansible-playbooks

Docs for bootstrapping with VM-Series: 
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/vm-series/10-1/vm-series-deployment/bootstrap-the-vm-series-firewall.html
for hardware too: 
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-1/pan-os-admin/firewall-administration/bootstrap-the-firewall.html

Set management IP on PA 
configure
set deviceconfig system type static
set deviceconfig system ip-address 192.168.1.210 netmask 255.255.255.0 default-gateway 192.168.1.254 dns-setting servers primary 8.8.8.8

#Wipe Firewall 
request system private-data-reset

Default IP on PA is 192.168.1.1 - need to change