Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Release 6.3
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Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Release 6.3

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Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Release 6.3

Learn about the device upgrade and downgrade considerations for Prisma SD-WAN Release 6.3.
The following section details the upgrade path to Prisma SD-WAN release 6.3.x. Review the upgrade and downgrade considerations before upgrading to this release.
Prerequisite—Prior to upgrading branch ION devices to 6.1.X, ensure that all data center ION devices are running ION software version 5.4.x or higher.
Upgrade Or Downgrade Path
Use the following paths to upgrade to release 6.3.x, and use the path in reverse to rollback to the version you started from:
4.7.1 -> 5.0.x -> 5.1.x -> 5.4.x -> 5.6.x -> 6.1.x -> 6.3.x
4.7.1 -> 5.0.x -> 5.2.x -> 5.5.x -> 5.6.x -> 6.1.x -> 6.3.x
5.0.x -> 5.2.x -> 5.5.x -> 5.6.x -> 6.1.x -> 6.3.x
5.1.x -> 5.4.x -> 5.6.x -> 6.1.x -> 6.3.x
5.2.x -> 5.5.x -> 5.6.x -> 6.1.x -> 6.3.x
5.4.x -> 5.6.x -> 6.1.x -> 6.3.x
6.0.x -> 6.1.x -> 6.3.x
6.2.x -> 6.3.x
  • Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Device Release 6.3.3
  • Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Device Release 6.3.2
  • Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Device Release 6.3.1

Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Device Release 6.3.3

The following table lists the new features that have an upgrade or downgrade impact. Make sure you understand all upgrade/downgrade considerations before you upgrade to or downgrade from Prisma SD-WAN release 6.3.3.
FeatureUpgrade ConsiderationsDowngrade Considerations
Support for FIPS mode
FIPS mode will not be supported on an upgrade to device software version 6.3.3. Device software version 6.3.4 will support FIPS.

Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Device Release 6.3.2

The following table lists the new features that have an upgrade or downgrade impact. Make sure you understand all upgrade/downgrade considerations before you upgrade to or downgrade from Prisma SD-WAN release 6.3.2.
FeatureUpgrade ConsiderationsDowngrade Considerations
Support for FIPS mode
FIPS mode will not be supported on an upgrade to device software version 6.3.2. Device software version 6.3.4 will support FIPS.

Upgrade or Downgrade Considerations in Prisma SD-WAN ION Device Release 6.3.1

The following table lists the new features that have upgrade or downgrade impact. Make sure you understand all upgrade/downgrade considerations before you upgrade to or downgrade from Prisma SD-WAN release 6.3.1.
FeatureUpgrade ConsiderationsDowngrade Considerations
Performance Policy
When upgrading to device version 6.3.1 or higher, if a performance policy is not attached to a site, default thresholds for LQM will be applied for path selection of both real time applications. After upgrading to 6.3.1 or higher you cannot create / update LQM and App performance thresholds from the advanced menu but, they can be deleted. Any configured advanced menu values will be ignored by the device after the upgrade to 6.3.1 or higher.None
IPv6 BGP Support
NoneRemove the IPv6 configuration before downgrading the device software version.