Firewalls
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Strata Logging Service

Firewalls

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Firewalls

Onboard firewalls to Strata Logging Service.
You can onboard both software firewalls and hardware firewalls. The process to onboard hardware firewalls and software firewalls varies for qualifying and non-qualifying users of the new Strata Logging Service and Strata Cloud Manager Pro licenses.

Add a Hardware Firewall

  1. Log in to hub and launch Strata Logging Service app.
  2. Select the Strata Logging Service instance to which you would like to add the devices.
  3. Click InventoryFirewalls Manage Firewall InventoryManage other firewalls.
    If you are using Strata Cloud Manager to manage Strata Logging Service, click Settings > Device Associations page to add devices to your Strata Logging Service instance.
  4. In the Device Associations page, click Add Device.
  5. Select the device you want to onboard and save changes.
  6. In the Licensed Products selection column, select Strata Logging Service.
  7. Continue to associate product with devices:
    1. In the Device Association page, select Associate Products.
    2. In the Licensed Products selection column, select Strata Logging Service.
    3. Select the devices you want to associate with the product and save the changes.

Add a Software Firewall

Add a VM-Flex device to your Strata Logging Service instance.
  • For qualifying user of Strata Logging Service - VM-Flex devices are automatically onboarded when you select Strata Logging Service or Strata Cloud Manager Pro (new license) on the deployment profile and have associated the deployment profile to the TSG in which Strata Logging Service resides.
  • If you are a non-qualifying user and are not enabling the new Strata Logging Service or Strata Cloud Manager Pro services on the deployment profile:
    1. Log in to the Strata Logging Service standalone app.
    2. Click InventoryFirewalls.
    3. Click Manage Firewall InventoryManage flexible VM-Series firewalls Add.
    4. Select the firewalls to associate to Strata Logging Service instance and click Submit.
    Onboarding of VM-Flex device is not enabled from the Strata Cloud Manager Device Associations page.

Generate Pre-shared Key

Click InventoryFirewallsGenerate PSK to create the pre-shared key used to onboard a firewall running PAN-OS 10.0 or earlier to your Strata Logging Service instance.
You can Generate PSK only in Standalone Strata Logging Service app. When you select this option in Strata Cloud Manager, you will be automatically redirected to Strata Logging Service app.

Move a Firewall

To move a firewall from one Strata Logging Service instance to another, the destination Strata Logging Service instance must be in the same customer support account as the original instance.
To move a firewall to another Strata Logging Service instance, ensure that the firewall:

Move a Hardware Firewall

To move a hardware device from one Strata Logging Service instance to another, remove the associated device from the tenant and add it to the new tenant.
  1. Navigate to Strata Cloud ManagerSettingsDevice Associations
  2. Select the device you want to disassociate from Strata Logging Service and other products.
  3. Click Remove Associations Remove product association and click Remove.
  4. Select the device you want to disassociate from the tenant.
  5. Click Remove Associations Remove tenant association and click Remove.

Move a Software Firewall

Move a VM-Flex device from one Strata Logging Service instance to another.
  • For qualifying user of Strata Logging Service- refer to the VM-series deployment guide.
  • For non-qualifying user of Strata Logging Service-
    1. In Strata Logging Service standalone app, navigate to InventoryFirewallsManage Firewall Inventory Manage flexible VM-Series firewallsMove.
    2. Select the firewall to connect to your Strata Logging Service instance.
    3. Submit the changes.

View Onboarded Firewalls

  • Check the connection status- Above the firewalls table, you can see the number of firewalls with each connection status. Select the chart icon (
    ) on any table row to view a chart of the incoming log rate and connectivity history for the firewall:
    NameThe name under which the Customer Support Portal registered the Firewall. If unnamed, then the name appears as Firewall.
    You can change the firewall name in the Customer Support Portal.
    ModelThe model of the firewall
    Serial NumberThe unique serial number of the firewall
    PAN-OS VersionThe version of PAN-OS that the firewall is running
    Managed By PanoramaWhether a Panorama manages the firewall or not
    Connection Status
    Whether the firewall can connect to Strata Logging Service. This can have four different values:
    • Connected—The firewall has an active channel through which it's sending session logs to Strata Logging Service.
    • Partially Connected—The firewall does not have an active channel through which it's sending session logs to Strata Logging Service. However, it's sending Enhanced Application logs on a second channel.
    • Disconnected—The firewall does not have an active channel through which to send sessions logs to Strata Logging Service, and it's not sending Enhanced Application logs.
    • Need Certificate—The firewall does not have the certificate to connect to Strata Logging Service
    Ingestion Rate
    The rate, in logs per second, at which the firewall is sending logs to Strata Logging Service
    (Non-qualifying users only) Storage Used
    The amount of your Strata Logging Service storage capacity that a firewall is using at this point in time
    Apps Using Log DataAll apps that consume data from the firewall
    (Non-qualifying users only)Store Log DataChoose whether Strata Logging Service stores firewall data or only ingests it.
    • OnStrata Logging Service will store the log data.
    • OffStrata Logging Service will only ingest the log data.
    After you toggle On, Strata Logging Service can take up to 15 minutes to start storing log data for the firewall.
    If toggled On and grayed out, this switch means that the IoT Security package to which you subscribe requires that you store log data.
    You can set log retention policy for your entire Strata Logging Service instance from StorageConfiguration.
    Last Contact TimeThe last time that the device communicated with Strata Logging Service, either to send logs or to report telemetry
    Certificate StatusWhether the firewall has the certificate necessary to connect to Strata Logging Service. Hover over the certificate status to see which certificate the Panorama is using to connect to Strata Logging Service: logging service certificate or device certificate
    • Needs Certificate—The certificate is missing. This device can't connect to Strata Logging Service.
    • Activated—This device has the certificate necessary to connect to Strata Logging Service
    • Expired—The certificate has expired. The device is unable to connect to Strata Logging Service until you renew the certificate.
    • Expiring in 7 Days—The certificate will expire in 7 days. Renew the certificate as soon as possible to remain connected to Strata Logging Service
  • Check only show firewalls that are storing logs to hide the firewalls that send data to Strata Logging Service only for ingestion and further streaming to other Palo Alto Networks applications.