Device Telemetry fails with the error - "Failed to send: file" seen in the System Logs.

Device Telemetry fails with the error - "Failed to send: file" seen in the System Logs.

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Created On 01/27/23 09:30 AM - Last Modified 12/18/25 23:33 PM


Symptom


  • Device Telemetry enabled on the Firewall.
  • System logs (show log system) indicating failure to send the telemetry data.
critical device- send-fa 0  Failed to send: file 'PA_XXXX_dt_10.1.8_20230120_0230_1-hr-interval_HOUR.tgz'.
critical device- send-fa 0  Failed to send: file 'PA_XXXX_dt_10.1.8_20230120_0230_1-hr-interval_HOUR.tgz'.
critical device- send-fa 0  Failed to send: file 'PA_XXXX_dt_10.1.8_20230120_0230_1-hr-interval_HOUR.tgz'.
critical device- send-fa 0  Failed to send: file 'PA_XXXX_dt_10.1.8_20230119_2030_1-hr-interval_HOUR.tgz'.
  • device_telemetry_send.log (less mp-log device_telemetry_send.log) file indicates the following errors.
 dt_send INFO TX FILE: curl cmd status: 11, 11; err msg: 'Send File to CDL Receiver Failed'
 dt_send ERROR TX FILE: Failed to send file
  • device_telemetry_curl.log ( less mp-log device_telemetry_curl.log) display logs related to a self signed certificate - "SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate in certificate chain" 
'* Connected to storage.googleapis.com (xx.yy.zz.qq) port 443 (#0)\n'

Server hello (2):\n', '} [2 bytes data]\n', '* SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate in certificate chain\n', '\r', ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:
--:-- --:--:-- 0\n', '* Closing connection 0\n', 'curl: (60) SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate in certificate chain\n', 'More details here: https://curl.haxx.se/docs/sslcerts.html\n', '\n', 'curl failed to verify the legitimacy of the server and there
fore could not\n', 'establish a secure connection to it.

 


Environment


  • Palo Alto networks Firewall
  • PAN-OS 10.1 or higher
  • Device Telemetry Enabled


Cause


This issue is caused by an intermediate device decrypting the connection between the Firewall and storage.googleapis.com:443

Resolution


Exempt the traffic from Firewall's management interface to storage.googleapis.com:443 from SSL decryption

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