Panorama SDWAN 3.2.0 - zone map menu missing

[leonarit]

Hello,

I'm currently deploying a new sdwan setup with Panorama(11.1.0(KVM))+sdwan_plugin(3.2.0) and noticed that the zone map menu doesn't exist, tested with different browsers(Chrome and Firefox)

In the official documentation for the lasted plugin version, it's mentioned that the zone map menu still exists and in the release notes there isn't anything about the removal of the option for zone mapping.

I've tested in my lab in another panorama vm with the same version and zone map menu also doesn't exist, I've also exported the imported sdwan devices to csv and the csv file doesn't have any columns related to zones.

Before opening a case I would like to know if someone have tested the latest plugin version and noticed the same behaviour  

In the configd.log I get the information that the zone map doesn't exist.

2024-02-22 23:41:25.668 +0000 Error: pan_cfg_transform_fullpath(pan_cfg_utils.c:6955): error generating transform /opt/pancfg/mgmt/factory/tplrenamemapfrompushreq.xsl
2024-02-22 23:41:25.668 +0000 Error: pan_cfg_tpl_renamemap_from_request(pan_cfg_templates.c:5759): failed to generate tpl rename map from request
2024-02-22 23:41:25.670 +0000 Error: pan_cfg_pushtpl_autogen_config_merge(pan_cfg_templates.c:8103): Zones node or zone map hash not found for sd-wan zone mapping

Regards.

[DIEHARD]

I am using Pan 10.2.7-h3 and SDWAN 3.0.7 plugin and noticed the zones assignment stuff is missing too.

Don't seem to be having issues committing or pushing policy.. at least so far.
Really strange i don't see any change notes anywhere though.

[DIEHARD · Accepted solution]

I just found this note in the known issues section.. They probably should have been listed in the changes instead of issues.

This at least explains it going away for me.

https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/plugins/vm-series-and-panorama-plugins-release-notes/panorama-plug...

PLUG-13152

The SD-WAN plugin creates predefined zones automatically that does not require any user configuration. Hence, we have removed the following predefined zones tabs from the SD-WAN plugin web interface:

• Zone Internet
• Zone to Hub
• Zone to Branch
• Zone Internal

This issue is addressed in SD-WAN plugin 2.2.5 and 3.0.5.

[leonarit]

Thanks for the help! PA should update the admin guide(3.1 and 3.2) and remove the incorrect information.

There are two main use cases for predefined zones:

• Existing Zones

  —You already have pre-existing zones that you created for use in User-ID™ or various policies (security policy rules, QoS policy rules, zone protection, and packet buffer protection). You must map the pre-existing zones to the predefined zones that SD-WAN uses so the firewall can properly forward traffic. You should continue to use your pre-existing zones in all of your policies because the new predefined zones are used only for SD-WAN forwarding. You will map the zones when you to Add SD-WAN Devices to Panorama by creating your CSV file. (If you aren’t using a CSV file, you will map zones when you configure Panorama SD-WAN Devices and add existing zones to Zone Internet, Zone to Hub, Zone to Branch, and Zone Internal.)