Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA)Monitoring and ReportingMedium
A network administrator has configured a custom report to run weekly, summarizing all high-severity threats detected. The report is configured to save as a PDF to the firewall's local disk. The administrator needs to verify that the report is being generated and saved successfully. Where on the firewall can the administrator find the generated PDF files?
- ADevice > Setup > Management
- BMonitor > Reports > Manage Custom Reports
- CMonitor > ACC > PDF Reports
- DMonitor > Logs > System
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Monitor > Reports > Manage Custom Reports
Generated custom reports, whether scheduled or run on-demand, are typically accessible from the 'Monitor > Reports > Manage Custom Reports' section. This interface provides options to download, view, or delete previously generated reports, including those saved locally.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Device > Setup > Management is for general firewall management settings, not report archives.
- C. Monitor > ACC > PDF Reports is not a standard navigation path or location for accessing saved custom reports.
- D. Monitor > Logs > System shows system events, not generated report files.
Accessing Generated Reports
Generated custom reports in Palo Alto Networks firewalls, whether scheduled or on-demand, are managed and accessed from the 'Monitor > Reports > Manage Custom Reports' section of the web interface.
- Provides a list of all generated custom reports.
- Allows downloading, viewing, or deleting report files.
- Useful for verifying successful report generation and delivery.
Memory trick: To 'manage' your 'reports', go to 'Monitor' and 'Reports'!