How to Manually Install brightcloud URL Database on an Offline Device
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Created On 09/25/18 18:00 PM - Last Modified 02/01/25 00:50 AM
Environment
- Any Palo Alto Firewall.
- PAN-OS version 7.1, 8.0, 8.1 and 9.0
- BrightCloud URL database.
Procedure
Steps
- Download the brightcloud seed file from the Support Portal. It can be found under Updates > Dynamic Updates > BrightCloud Seed file.
- Note down the MD5Checksum on the support site, by clicking on the MD5 button. Image attached below
- SCP import the file onto the Palo Alto Networks device.
> scp import url-database from user1@10.26.0.23:/home/user1/bcdb_3_617
user1@10.26.0.23's password:
bcdb_3_617 100% 347MB 4.5MB/s 01:18 uploaded_bc_db_full saved
- Install the database using request url-filtering install database command. Example below. Major and Minor versions can be found in the naming structure of the downloaded file. MD5 checksum is noted from the support site in step 2.
> request url-filtering install database md5 46a156758657b543bf7462ba2f3dca93 major-version 3 minor-version 617
Installing URL database started. This may take a while!
- Verify successful update under pan_bc_download.log
> tail follow yes mp-log pan_bc_download.log
May 19 14:32:00 Time taken: 35
May 19 14:32:12 URL filtering database was upgraded from version 3615 to version 3617 by the auto-update agent
Additional Information
The documented solution applies only to Brightcloud URL filtering database.