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Back up Palo Alto devices in Kiwi Cattools using XML or Set Format

This article describes how to back up Palo Alto devices in Kiwi Cattools using XML or Set Format.

First published date

4/22/2020 8:25 PM

Last published date

5/4/2022 9:35 PM

Overview

When running a backup config activity in Cattools, you may need to have the configurations in Set or XML format for Palo Alto devices.

Product section

Kiwi CatTools

Resolution

Upgrade Kiwi Cattools to 3.11.5 or later for the device script.
Go to the Device > Extra Info, and type xml or set in the Activity Specific2 field.
Run the Activity.

Note: Cattools saves the configuration as a .TXT extension. To use it in XML format, open the config file in a text editor and save the files as .XML, such as Config1.xml.

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