: Use CLI Commands for Upgrade Tasks
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Use CLI Commands for Upgrade Tasks

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Use CLI Commands for Upgrade Tasks

CLI commands for upgrading PAN-OS.
Use the following CLI commands to carry out upgrade tasks.
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Check the current versions of the firewall
  • Check the current version of the firewall software and content.

									show system info

								
Access the available dynamic updates and upgrade the content version of the firewall
  • Check available content versions of dynamic updates directly from the Palo Alto Networks servers.

									request content upgrade check

								
  • Check available content versions of dynamic updates directly from the firewall.

									request content upgrade info

								
  • Download content version directly to the firewall.

									request content upgrade download <content version>

								
  • Install content version.

									request content upgrade install <content version>

								
Access the available software versions and upgrade the firewall
  • Check the available software versions available for download.

									request system software info

								
  • Check the preferred releases of a software.
    (PAN-OS 11.0.5 and later 11.0 releases)

									request system software info preferred

								
  • Check the base releases of a software.
    (PAN-OS 11.0.5 and later 11.0 releases)

									request system software info base

								
  • Check both preferred and base releases of a software.
    (PAN-OS 11.0.5 and later 11.0 releases)

									request system software info preferred base

								
  • Check the available versions loaded on the firewall.

									request system software check

								
  • Download a specific version of the software.

									request system software download version <version>

								
  • Check the status of a specific download job.

									Show job id <jobid>

								
  • Install the downloaded software.

									request system software install version 10.1.0

								
  • Restart the firewall.

									request restart system

								
Access the available software patches for the firewall:
The patch feature is currently offered in preview mode. Full support is not available with this functionality.
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  • Check the available software patches available for download.

									request system patch check

								
  • Check the available patches for the currently installed firewall version.

									request system patch info

								
  • Download a specific patch version.

									request system patch download version <version>

								
  • Check more detailed information for a specific patch version.

									request system patch info version <version>

								
  • Install the downloaded patch.

									request system patch install version <version>

								
  • Apply the installed patch.

									request system patch apply