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API calls to add managed device to panorama template and override variables.

Dinko — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 18:32:50 GMT

Hi,

I've been trying to tailor two API calls for adding managed device to a template in panorama and override template variable for for the specific device.

Looking at the API browser I get the following which throws error message with curl.

# Add device to template stack

curl -k -X GET "https://<panorama>/api/?type=op&key=<my_key>=&xpath=/config/devices/entry[@name='localhost.localdomain']/template-stack/entry[@name='test-template']/devices/entry[@name='111111111111111']/>"

#Override variabes for specific device

curl -k -X GET "https://<panorama>/api/?type=config&action=get&xpath=/config/devices/entry[@name='localhost.localdomain']/template-stack/entry[@name='test-template']/devices/entry[@name='111111111111111']/variable" cookie="1234567890" override="yes"><entry name="$subnet"><type><ip-netmask>192.168.1.0/24</ip-netmask></type></entry></request>"

I was hoping that some one can point me in the right direction on how the API should look like.

Re: API calls to add managed device to panorama template and override variables.

Dinko — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 21:48:21 GMT

Figured the first part:

curl -k -g "https://panorama/api/?type=config&action=set&key=my_key/config/devices/entry[@name='localhost.localdomain']/template-stack/entry[@name='TEST']/devices&element=<entry%20name='111111111111111'/>"

Still batling with how to override the variable:

Here is what I'm using for xpath:

xpath=/config/devices/entry[@name='localhost.localdomain']/template-stack/entry[@name='TEST']/devices/entry[@name='111111111111111']/variable/entry[@name='$Variable1']/type/ip-netmask&element=<member name='10.10.10.0/24'/>"

I'm getting "bad xpath"

Re: API calls to add managed device to panorama template and override variables.

gfreeman — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:30:31 GMT

If you're doing a set because $Variable1 doesn't already exist, then this should be what you do:

type=config

action=set

key=(your_key_here)

xpath=/config/devices/entry[@name='localhost.localdomain']/template-stack/entry[@name='(your_name_here)']/variable

element=<entry name='$Variable1'><type><ip-netmask>10.10.10.0/24</ip-netmask></type></entry>

If the variable $Variable1 already exists, you'll want to do an EDIT instead of SET. So in the above:

1) action should be edit instead of set

2) xpath should have the following added on to the end: /entry[@name='$Variable1']

That should do it I think.

Re: API calls to add managed device to panorama template and override variables.

Dinko — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:53:48 GMT

I'm doing override as the varibale already exists in the template.

I just fixed it, here is the API call.

https://panorama/api/?type=config&action=set&key=my_key&xpath=/config/devices/entry[@name='localhost.localdomain']/template-stack/entry[@name='TEST']/devices/entry[@name='1111111111']/variable&element=<entry name='$Variable1'><type><ip-netmask>10.10.10.0/24</ip-netmask></type></entry>"

I did use Postman to do get call as curl tends to have issues with spaces and special characters.