How to export traffic logs from Panorama using FTP/SCP for a specific Device Group

Objective

This article explains how to export traffic logs from Panorama using FTP/SCP for a specific Device Group.

Environment

These instructions are applicable for Panorama running on PAN-OS 7.1, 8.0, 8.1 and 9.0.

Procedure

If the Panorama is managing multiple firewalls and has got multiple Device Groups, you can run the command below from Panorama CLI.
 

ftp export log traffic max-log-count 1048576 query "device-group eq DEVICE-GROUP-NAME" start-time equal 2019/03/22@00:00:00 end-time equal 2019/03/22@14:00:00 to anonymous@10.129.132.13

This command will export the logs only for the Device Group that you are querying, and it will be based on the start and end time.

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