topic Re: Loading firewall context in CLI in Panorama Discussions

Loading firewall context in CLI

raji_toor — Thu, 22 May 2025 20:18:56 GMT

Is there a way to load firewall context in Panorama CLI, similar to how we can load in GUI.

Or is there a way to export in excel runtime stats/routes in GUI from virtual router.

Re: Loading firewall context in CLI

matthew554 — Fri, 23 May 2025 06:22:22 GMT

@raji_toor wrote:

Is there a way to load firewall context in Panorama CLI, similar to how we can load in GUI.

Or is there a way to export in excel runtime stats/routes in GUI from virtual router.

For **Panorama CLI**, you can't "load context" like in the GUI. Instead, use `debug device-server device "firewall-name" cmd "show..."` to run commands on a specific firewall, or `ssh <firewall_serial_number_or_name>` to directly access its CLI. For **exporting runtime stats/routes** from a virtual router in the **GUI**, navigate to **Network > Virtual Routers**, select your VR, click **More Runtime Stats**, and then use the **Export button** within tables like the Routing Table. All exports are typically in **CSV format**, which opens perfectly in Excel.

Re: Loading firewall context in CLI

mshekh — Fri, 23 May 2025 06:32:28 GMT

Hi @raji_toor

As of now the context switch is available only for the web interface and enables you to seamlessly move between the interfaces to monitor and manage firewalls.

You can refer the below doc to check the routing table.

https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/11-1/pan-os-networking-admin/ospf/confirm-ospf-operation/view-the-routing-table

Re: Loading firewall context in CLI

raji_toor — Thu, 29 May 2025 06:06:00 GMT

@mshekh @matthew554 Direct access to access to firewalls is blocked for the most part and can only be reached in GUI vi loading firewall context. So cannot ssh to run those commands, hence was looking for a solution, and I sort of did, through developer tools user is now able to copy the run time stats information.

Re: Loading firewall context in CLI

mshekh — Fri, 30 May 2025 02:48:11 GMT

@raji_toor ,

Just to clarify that so now users are using developer tools to fetch the info in GUI right.