paloalto_panos and dedicated panorama log collector appliances

[gittyjr]

Connecting to dedicated panorama log collector fails after the command "show admins" is attempted to be ran

Setup

Netmiko version

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Name: netmiko
Version: 4.3.0
Summary: Multi-vendor library to simplify legacy CLI connections to network devices
Home-page: https://github.com/ktbyers/netmiko
Author: Kirk Byers
Author-email: ktbyers@twb-tech.com
License: MIT
Location: C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages
Requires: ntc-templates, paramiko, pyserial, pyyaml, scp, textfsm
Required-by:

Netmiko device_type (if relevant to the issue)

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paloalto_panos

Steps to Reproduce the Issue

build a connection handler for a palo alto panorama log collector appliance ( I am using virtual appliances ) try to run any command (show clock for example)

Error Traceback

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\palo-automation\log-collector-check-reset.py", line 15, in <module>
    net_connect = ConnectHandler(**paloalto_connect)
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\netmiko\ssh_dispatcher.py", line 399, in ConnectHandler
    return ConnectionClass(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\netmiko\base_connection.py", line 488, in __init__
    self._open()
  File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\netmiko\base_connection.py", line 494, in _open
    self._try_session_preparation()
    self._test_channel_read(pattern=r"Client")
  File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\netmiko\base_connection.py", line 1235, in _test_channel_read
    return self.read_until_pattern(pattern=pattern, read_timeout=20)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\netmiko\base_connection.py", line 746, in read_until_pattern
    raise ReadTimeout(msg)
netmiko.exceptions.ReadTimeout:

Pattern not detected: 'Client' in output.

Things you might try to fix this:
1. Adjust the regex pattern to better identify the terminating string. Note, in
many situations the pattern is automatically based on the network device's prompt.
2. Increase the read_timeout to a larger value.

You can also look at the Netmiko session_log or debug log for more information.

Relevant Python code

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from netmiko import ConnectHandler
import logging

paloalto_connect = {
    "device_type" : "paloalto_panos",
    "host" : "hostname",
    "username" : "admin",
    "password" : "password",
    "session_log" : "./session.log",
    "port" : 22,
}

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
net_connect = ConnectHandler(**paloalto_connect)

output1 = net_connect.send_command("show clock")
output2 = net_connect.send_command("show log-collector-es-cluster health | match as_number")

print(output1)
print(output2)
temp_var = output2.split(":")
shard_percent = temp_var[1].rstrip()
print(f"Percent complete: {shard_percent}%")

I am happy to test any suggestions. I've used terminal_server which has some interesting other quirks, but I would prefer to leverage the paloalto_panos handler. I have access to many different models of palo firewalls, as well as panorama management appliances as well as panorama dedicated log collectors.

[ktbyers]

@gittyjr What does the CLI of the panorama log collector look like?

What happens if you type show admins at the CLI?

It is definitely possible/probably that the paloalto_panos device_type does not work with Panorama log-collector (since netmiko is expecting the behavior of the panos firewall).

[gittyjr]

@ktbyers ,

It looks very similar to management panoramas and firewalls. the show admins is not a valid command on a log collector but is on the firewall and the management / hybrid panorama.

[gittyjr]

If you need any other output from a log collector, please let me know. I have access to quite a few currently.

[Jack-xizhan]

@ktbyers , I have the same requirement to collect basic information from Palo Alto Firewall and Panorama log-collector using Netmiko. The command I'm using is show system info.

As mentioned above, the show admins command is invalid on the Panorama log-collector. However, using paloalto_panosdoes not allow bypassing this step, and resulting in the same error.

Is there a way to resolve this issue? Or are there any recommended alternatives for gathering this information?

Thank you!