PA-VM deployed in AWS does not get any settings specified in “init-cfg.txt”
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Created On 03/17/20 21:58 PM - Last Modified 04/06/20 17:22 PM
Symptom
PA-VM is deployed in AWS EC2 using bootstrap process and upon boot up it fails to pick the settings such as Panorama IP, DNS, Panorama auth-key etc. listed in “init-cfg.txt” file located in “config” folder in S3 bucket
- Log in to the firewall CLI and execute below CLI commands:
> show system bootstrap status
Bootstrap Phase Status Details
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Media Detection Success Media detected successfully
Media Sanity Check Failed Mandatory bootstrap bundle component missing.
> debug logview component bts_details
s1mp bts_details 2019-07-05 15:50:55: INFO: Bootstrap log initialized
s1mp bts_details 2019-07-05 15:48:12: INFO: Running command: status []
s1mp bts_details 2019-07-05 15:48:12: INFO: Bootstrap log initialized
s1mp bts_details 2019-07-05 10:41:18: ERROR: btsErrorConfig: No init-cfg.txt file found(4)
=============== ====== =======
Media Detection Success Media detected successfully
Media Sanity Check Failed Mandatory bootstrap bundle component missing.
> debug logview component bts_details
s1mp bts_details 2019-07-05 15:50:55: INFO: Bootstrap log initialized
s1mp bts_details 2019-07-05 15:48:12: INFO: Running command: status []
s1mp bts_details 2019-07-05 15:48:12: INFO: Bootstrap log initialized
s1mp bts_details 2019-07-05 10:41:18: ERROR: btsErrorConfig: No init-cfg.txt file found(4)
- Above highlighted text in CLI outputs indicates bootstrapping has failed due to init-cfg.txt file being missing
Environment
- Platform: PA-VM
- PAN-OS / Plugin Version: 8.1.8 / -
- Deployment: AWS
Cause
- “init-cfg.txt” file is either missing in AWS S3 Bucket within the “config” folder or the filename might be incorrect
Resolution
- Create “init-cfg.txt” file in “config” folder within AWS > S3 with relevant settings
- Sample init-cfg.txt file can be found at below link: