Ansible - Backup config

[jxjoseph]

I'm having a hard time understanding why I can't just use something like this to backup the my Palo.

- name: Backup up config - Palo Alto

panos_type_cmd:

cmd: show

xpath: "/config/devices/entry/deviceconfig/system"

ip_address: '{{ ansible_host }}'

username: '{{ ansible_user }}'

password: '{{ ansible_ssh_pass }}'

It seems like there should be an easy way to issue the command and save the output to a variable and then store the output onto a file.

Am I going down the wrong path with this?

and what exactly is xpath?

[ljeevanandam]

Try using the panos_facts module. However, this doesn't support panorama. But, you can all managed devices through panorama using respective device serial numbers.