References

References#

  • Palo Alto Networks, Strata Cloud Manager API Documentation – Official developer docs detailing SCM’s API structure, including functional REST endpoints for security policy and objects.

  • Palo Alto Networks, PAN-OS / Panorama API Documentation – Guides for Panorama’s XML API usage (e.g., generating API keys and commit operations) and PAN-OS REST.

  • Palo Alto Networks, Strata Cloud Manager – Getting Started Guide – Explains the Push Config process in SCM (activating changes on firewalls).

  • Matt Blackwell, Mastering Policy Flexibility in SCM – Blog highlighting differences in configuration scope between Panorama and SCM (folders vs. device groups, snippets vs. templates) and noting that SCM’s feature parity with Panorama is still evolving.

  • Palo Alto Networks, panos-to-scm Migration Tool (README) – Notes from the official migration script pointing out current API limitations (e.g., requirement of profile groups, lack of schedule support in policy API).

  • Palo Alto Networks, PAN-OS Python SDK and Cloud Management SDK – Developer resources indicating that the traditional pan-os-python SDK targets PAN-OS/Parorama, whereas new tools (e.g., pan-scm-sdk) are available for SCM. These resources guide how to adapt or replace your SDK usage when moving to SCM.