Exported config files are in XML format. Here is a link to the documentation. Nowhere in their documentation does it reference using JSON as the format for import/export.
Also, Palo Alto has a "scheduled export" facility, especially if you are using Panorama. We use RANCiD to track the changes more than anything, but use the utility to auto-export configs. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/8-1/pan-os-admin/firewall-administration/manage-configuration-backups/save-and-export-firewall-configurations.html --Chris Chris Gauthier Senior Network Engineer | Comscore t +1 (503) 331-2704 | cgauth...@comscore.com comscore.com This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is private, confidential, or protected by attorney-client or other privilege. If you received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your system and notify sender. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> Date: Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11:44 AM To: john heasley <h...@shrubbery.net> Cc: "Gauthier, Chris" <cgauth...@comscore.com>, "rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net" <rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net> Subject: Re: [rancid] Restore a Palo Alto Firewall from a Rancid bacup It’s not XML, it’s JSUN if I understand where you’re going with this. >From exec mode Set cli config-output-format default Also other variables here can be set for set form andother formats which you can select and display with a ? In the config-output-format parameter field. Thanks > On Jul 12, 2019, at 2:20 PM, john heasley <h...@shrubbery.net> wrote: > > Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 06:15:39PM +0000, Gauthier, Chris: >> Rancid configs for PAN can NOT be used to restore the config, unless you cut >> and paste the configuration. This is because the native config files are >> stored in XML format and that is the format the Palo Alto utilities expect >> when performing restorations. >> > > so, store both in rancid. what is the cmd to retrieve the xml format? > > _______________________________________________ > Rancid-discuss mailing list > Rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.shrubbery.net%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2francid-discuss&c=E,1,sOD-u4Fb7FVnpwIC-I0Noqe21OYAOvq8QodxcvUVO6-_RwELL2hG9BvQdat-eHRfzF59pW8ydxDEwG45J8a3oI9ghdsNO9UKZn3Kwl9xyPeaQm2MlpRKXQLW2A,,&typo=1
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