Deploy Upgrades to Firewalls, Log Collectors, and WildFire Appliances
Using Panorama
Use Panorama™ to test software and content updates on
a subset of firewalls and Dedicated Log Collectors before you deploy
to all your firewalls and appliances.
You can use Panorama™ to qualify software and content
updates by deploying them to a subset of firewalls, Dedicated Log
Collectors, or WildFire® appliances and appliance clusters before
installing the updates on the rest of your managed appliances. If
you want to schedule periodic content updates, Panorama requires
a direct internet connection. To deploy software or content updates
on demand (unscheduled), the procedure differs based on whether
Panorama is connected to the internet. Panorama displays a warning
if you manually deploy a content update when a scheduled update
process has started or will start within five minutes.
When deploying updates, Panorama notifies the managed appliances (firewalls,
Log Collectors, and WildFire appliances) that updates are available
and the appliances then retrieve the update packages from Panorama.
By default, managed appliances retrieve updates over the management
(MGT) interface on Panorama. However, if you want to reduce the
traffic load on the MGT interface by using another interface for
appliances to retrieve updates, you can Configure
Panorama to Use Multiple Interfaces.
You can quickly revert a content version for one or more firewalls
to the previously installed content version using Panorama. After
a new content version is installed on the firewall, you can revert
back to the previously installed version if the newly installed
content version destabilizes or otherwise disrupts your network
operations.
By default, you can download up to two software or content updates
of each type to Panorama. When you start any download beyond that
maximum, Panorama deletes the oldest update of the selected type. To
change the maximum, see Manage
Panorama Storage for Software and Content Updates.
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