How To Take Backups On Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
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Created On 01/21/20 01:13 AM - Last Modified 02/03/25 21:38 PM
Objective
The purpose of this document is to reveal how to take the correct backup on the Palo Alto Networks Firewalls.
Environment
- Palo Alto Firewalls only (Not Panorama)
- Supported PAN-OS
- Device State
Procedure
- Go to Device
- Select Setup
- Go to Operations
- Click on Export Device State.
- The Device State backup will be saved on the PC. Please check and make sure that the device state has been saved on the PC.
Additional Information
The export device state backup contains everything that was configured locally on the firewall as well as anything that was configured on the Panorama and pushed to the firewall. The named configuration snapshot backup only contains the local firewall configuration.