How to redistribute data (e.g. ip-user mappings, device quarantine list, ip tags, etc) from a multivsys firewall over management interface
Objective
How to redistribute data (e.g. ip-user mappings, device quarantine list, ip tags, etc) from a multivsys firewall over the management interface
Environment
PAN-OS Firewall enabled with Multivsys
Panorama
Data Redistribution
Procedure
When User-ID is enabled on a firewall's management interface and the firewall is configured as the Agent under Data Redistribution on a client Panorama or firewall without a Collector Name on vsys, the client Panorama or firewall connects to vsys1 by default and receives data only from vsys1.
Example Scenario
- Firewall-A is enabled with User-ID on the management interface profile and is listening on TCP 5007
- The firewall is configured as an Agent under the Data Redistribution on the Panorama (or Firewall-B)
- Collector Name under Data Distribution > Collector Setting is not configured on any vsys
- Firewall-A has two vsys
- vsys1 has Device Quarantine List with two entries
- vsys2 has Device Quarantine List with three entries
- Conclusion: The Panorama/Firewall-B (as a Client) will connect to the Firewall-A agent (server) only on the vsys1. Data on vsys1 will redistribute the two device quarantine entries to the Panorama/Firewall-B from the Firewall-A. Data from other vsys (e.g. vsys2) will not be redistributed to the Panorama/Firewall-B from the Firewall-A
Multivsys Data Redistribution Objective: To redistribute data from both the vsys1 and vsys2 to the Panorama/Firewall-B, the Firewall-A and Panorama/Firewall-B should be configured with Collector Name under the Data Distribution > Collector Setting:
- On Firewall-A's vsys1 configure the Collector Name (e.g. Vsys1-Collector_FWA)
- On Firewall-A's vsys2 configure the Collector Name (e.g. Vsys2-Collector_FWA)
- On Panorama/Firewall-B, configure two Agents for each vsys under Data Distribution:
- Name: Vsys1-Agent, add Firewall-A Host IP and Port 5007 and Collector Name (e.g. Vsys1-Collector_FWA)
- Name: Vsys2-Agent, add Firewall-A Host IP and Port 5007 and Collector Name (e.g. Vsys2-Collector_FWA)
- Conclusion: With this configuration, the Panorama/Firewall-B client will connect to Firewall-A on vsys1 and vsys2 and receive redistributed data from both vsys1 and vsys2
Additional Information
Please check the KB: How to Configure and Verify User-ID Collector in PAN-OS