Upgrade/Downgrade Considerations
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Upgrade/Downgrade Considerations

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Upgrade/Downgrade Considerations

Review the upgrade and downgrade considerations for the Network Discovery plugin.
Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • NGFW (Managed by PAN-OS or Panorama)
One of the following subscriptions:
  • Device Security subscription for an advanced Device Security product (Enterprise, OT, or Medical)
  • Device Security X subscription
The following table lists the features that have upgrade or downgrade impact. Make sure you understand all upgrade and downgrade considerations before you upgrade to or downgrade from a Network Discovery plugin release.
FeatureUpgrade ConsiderationsDowngrade Considerations
Network Discovery 3.0.0 and later
Network Discovery 3.0.0 and later are only supported on PAN-OS 12.x and later. If you are running an older version of PAN-OS, uninstall Network Discovery 2.x or earlier prior to upgrading to PAN-OS 12.x. After upgrading to PAN-OS 12.x, you can install Network Discovery 3.0.0 and later.
Network Discovery 3.0.0 and later are only supported on PAN-OS 12.x and later. If you want to downgrade to Network Discovery 2.x.x or earlier, you need to uninstall Network Discovery, downgrade to a supported version of PAN-OS, and then install the Network Discovery version 2.x or earlier that you want to use.
Network Discovery 2.2.0 and later
Uninstall Network Discovery 2.0.x or earlier prior to installing a 2.2.0 plugin version or later.
Upgrading from Network Discovery 2.1.x or later to 2.2.0 or later isn't affected.
Uninstall Network Discovery 2.2.0 or later prior to installing a 2.0.x plugin version.
Network Discovery 2.1.0 and later
Uninstall Network Discovery 2.0.x or earlier prior to installing a 2.1.0 plugin version or later.
Uninstall Network Discovery 2.1.0 or later prior to installing a 2.0.x plugin version.
Network Discovery 2.0.0
Uninstall Network Discovery 1.0.x prior to installing the 2.0.0 plugin.
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