Next-Generation Firewall
Schedule a Software Update
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Schedule a Software Update
Schedule a PAN-OS software update for your firewalls.
Contact your account team to enable Cloud Management for NGFWs using
Strata Cloud Manager.
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Schedule a PAN-OS software update to upgrade or downgrade your firewalls to a target
PAN-OS version at a date and time of your choosing. Firewalls require an outbound
internet connection in order to successfully download and install the PAN-OS
software version from the Palo Alto Networks Update Server configured by default on
the firewall. A software update schedule is a one time event to schedule updates to
a specific PAN-OS version and aren’t reoccurring.
- Log in to Strata Cloud Manager.Create a Software Update Grouping Rule.Select and Add Schedule.Enter a Name.(Optional) Enter a Description.Select the Timezone for the software install time.Specify the Software Install Time using the calendar tool to indicate the date and time you want the PAN-OS software download and install to occur.Apply the date and time you want the update to occur.(Optional) Check (enable) Download software in advanced to specify a date and time you want the PAN-OS software version to be downloaded on the target firewalls.Use the calendar tool to indicate the date and time you want the PAN-OS software version to be downloaded before install and Apply. The date and time must occur before the Software Install Time.Select the Target OS Version you want to update the firewall to.(PAN-OS Software Downgrades only) If you’re downgrading to an older PAN-OS, you must check (enable) Allow downgrade. The downgrade fails if this setting isn’t enabled.Select Device Grouping Rules to associate firewalls with the software update schedule.You can select multiple device grouping rules to update multiple sets of firewalls.Save.
