Next-Generation Firewall
Create a Software Update Grouping Rule
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Create a Software Update Grouping Rule
Create a software update grouping rule to upgrade the PAN-OS version for multiple
firewalls.
Contact your account team to enable Cloud Management for NGFWs using
Strata Cloud Manager.
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Create a software update grouping rule so you can group sets of firewalls and
schedule PAN-OS software upgrades for sets of firewalls. A firewall can only be
associated with a single software update grouping rule. When you create a new
software update grouping rule, only firewalls not already associated with an
existing software update grouping rule are displayed as Target
Devices.
- Log in to Strata Cloud Manager.Select and Add Software Upgrade Grouping Rule.Configure the General settings for software update grouping rule.
- Enter a Name.(Optional) Enter a Description for the software update grouping rule.Specify the Position of the update upgrade grouping rule.You can select Before or After an existing software update grouping rule. The position of the software update grouping rule determines which firewalls are Target Devices.Based on the rule position and Match Criteria, firewalls aren’t displayed as Target Devices if they’re already associated with a rule positioned before the rule you’re creating.Configure the Match Criteria to filter and specify target firewalls associated with the software update grouping rule.
- Specify the Folders the firewalls you want to target are associated with.
- Any (default)—Include all folders and the associated firewalls.
- Match—Select one or more folder names to match and include in the filtered target firewalls.
- Exclude (Negate)—Select one or more folder names to match and exclude from the filtered target firewalls.
Specify the firewall Models you want to target.All supported firewall models are listed and not just the firewall models associated with the filtered Folders.- Any (default)—Include all firewall models.
- Match—Select one or more firewall models to match and include in the filtered target firewalls.
- Exclude (Negate)—Select one or more firewall models to match and exclude from the filtered target firewalls.
Specify one or more firewall Label you want to target.If you specify multiple labels, use the And, Or, and Not operators to further filter the target firewalls.(Optional) Exclude Devices from the list of Target Devices.Review the list of Target Devices to confirm all the firewalls you want to include in the software update grouping rule are included.If not all the firewalls you want to include are listed, go back and modify the Match Criteria until all the firewalls you want included are listed as Target Devices.Save.
