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USEFUL CLI COMMANDS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING USER-ID AGENT

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  USEFUL CLI COMMANDS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING USER-ID AGENT   175903 Created On 09/25/18 18:50 PM - Last Modified 04/20/20 21:49 PM Resolution This document aims to familiarizes users and admins to the CLI commands (on PAN-OS 8.0) relevant to User-ID agent running on Windows server.   Check for agent To check if the agent is connected and operational:   admin@anuragFW> show user user-id-agent statistics Name Host Port Vsys State Ver Usage --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAB_UIA 10.21.56.14 5007 vsys1 conn:idle 5 Usage: 'P': LDAP Proxy, 'N': NTLM AUTH, 'C': Credential Enforcement A state of 'conn:idle' indicates the connected state. Usage would show blank if the User-ID agent is only furnishing user-ip mappings and no other services such as LDAP proxy, NTLM auth or credential enforcement.   Check for details of connection To see the details of the ...

HOW TO CONFIGURE IPSEC VPN

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  HOW TO CONFIGURE IPSEC VPN   619802 Created On 09/25/18 17:36 PM - Last Modified 10/30/22 09:22 AM CRYPTO PROFILE IKE IPSEC VIRTUAL ROUTER VIRTUAL SYSTEMS VPNS Symptom Documentation provides information of  Setting up IPSEC tunnel . This article provides an example with screen captures and IP addresses. Environment Palo Alto Firewall IPSEC VPN configuration Supported PAN-OS.   Topology   Resolution NOTE:  The Palo Alto Networks supports only tunnel mode for IPSec VPN. The transport mode is not supported for IPSec VPN. STEP 1   Go to  Network >Interface > Tunnel tab,   click  Add  to create a new tunnel interface and assign the following parameters: Name: tunnel.1 Virtual router: (select the virtual router you would like your tunnel interface to reside) Security Zone:(configure a new zone for the tunnel interface for more granular control of traffic ingress/egressing the tunnel) NOTE:  If the tunnel interf...

OpenStack vs VMware vCloud

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Topics ● IT Managers Important Points ● OpenStack Pro/Cons ● VMware Pro/Cons ● Technical Compare ● Non-technical Compare ● Who Should Use OpenStack ? ● Who Should Use VMware ? IT Managers Important Points The important points for IT managers in organizations and companies to manage infrastructure services are: ● Easy to use ● Management tools & Optional web interfaces ● Easy to find skills and support ● Entry cost and maintenance, The lower the better ● Integration with other platforms ● Other points by you OpenStack Pro/Cons The advantage of OpenStack by our experiences at innfinision: ● The most successful Open Source project after Linux kernel ● Support from many OEMs and OS vendors ● Interoperability with many components, just pick your favorite one and plug it in ● Standard and well accepted APIs The disadvantage of OpenStack by our experiences at innfinision: ● Very complex to setup and troubleshoot ● Although common code base, might differ from implementations ● Need high nu...

Layers of Latency: Cloud Complexity and Performance

  The cloud has enabled enterprises to dramatically improve how they operate their businesses, bringing information and applications to every corner of the globe and freeing up storage space as big data grows in popularity and volume. Within the cloud, users can access applications from literally anywhere in the world, requiring only an Internet connection, and applications can be housed across multiple data centers sprinkled around the globe. Because of the flexibility and availability that the cloud offers, more than 30 percent of enterprises worldwide use at least one cloud-based solution. What’s more, cloud revenue is expected to grow 500 percent from 2010 to 2020 as cloud applications and companies multiply and expand. Despite the cloud opening so many possibilities, it is not always able to deliver on performance demands, sometimes leading to subpar end user experiences. For example, research from Google Chrome executive Mike Belshe found that 20 milliseconds of network laten...