SonicOS 7 NSv Getting Started Guide for Azure

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Moving from SonicOS 6.5

SonicOS 7 NSv supports only fresh deployments. You can register NSv as SonicOS (Classic mode) or SonicOS (Policy mode). If running SonicOS, you can import settings from a 6.5.4.4 NSv. If the NSv is registered as SonicOS, you cannot import settings and must manually navigate policies, application rules, and content filtering rules for SonicOS 7 NSv installations. Note that there are console, API, and SonicOS web approaches to completing these configurations.

Moving to SonicOS 7 from SonicOS 6.5.4 requires a Secure Upgrade Path key that must be purchased separately. You can choose from any of the following:

  • SonicWall NSv 270 SECURE UPGRADE VIRTUAL APPLIANCE ONLY NO ATTACHED SUBSCRIPTION (EXISTING SonicWall CUSTOMERS ONLY)
  • SonicWall NSv 470 SECURE UPGRADE VIRTUAL APPLIANCE ONLY NO ATTACHED SUBSCRIPTION (EXISTING SonicWall CUSTOMERS ONLY)
  • SonicWall NSv 870 SECURE UPGRADE VIRTUAL APPLIANCE ONLY NO ATTACHED SUBSCRIPTION (EXISTING SonicWall CUSTOMERS ONLY)
  • SonicWall NSv 270 SECURE UPGRADE PLUS ESSENTIAL EDITION (2YR, 3YR, or 5YR)
  • SonicWall NSv 470 SECURE UPGRADE PLUS ESSENTIAL EDITION (2YR, 3YR, or 5YR)
  • SonicWall NSv 870 SECURE UPGRADE PLUS ESSENTIAL EDITION (2YR, 3YR, or 5YR)

To upgrade an existing SonicOS 6.5.4.v NSv deployment to SonicOS 7 or higher

  1. Purchase a Secure Upgrade license key.
  2. Log in to MySonicWall and register the Secure Upgrade serial number. Enter a descriptive "friendly" name in the available field, shown here as "SecureUpgrade1."
  3. Click Choose management options.
  4. In the Secure Upgrade pop-up window, select Register Only at the top.
  5. Select the Trade-In Unit from the list of registered NSv instances. This is the SonicOS 6.5.4.v NSv instance to be upgraded to SonicOS 7.
  6. Click Done after selecting the Trade-In Unit. The Secure Upgrade serial number is then registered to your MySonicWall account.
  7. The action item Secure Upgrade Transfer is added to the To-do list at the bottom of the page.
  8. You can perform the service transfer after you have deployed the SonicOS 7 NSv instance and moved the configuration settings ("prefs") from the SonicOS 6.5.4.v NSv to the new SonicOS 7 NSv.
  9. The service transfer moves all active services from SonicOS 6.5.4.v NSv to the new SonicOS 7 NSv and then deregisters the SonicOS 6.5.4.v NSv.
  10. If you do not perform the service transfer within 60 days, the transfer is performed automatically.
  11. Deploy a new SonicOS 7 NSv instance with the desired model and platform.
  12. Register the SonicOS 7 NSv using the Secure Upgrade serial number. When prompted to select either Classic mode or Policy mode, select Classic mode. The Classic mode supports configuration settings imported from SonicOS 6.5.4.v NSv.
  13. Registration initiates a 60-day countdown at the end of which the SonicOS 6.5.4.v NSv is deregistered, completing the Secure Upgrade Transfer.
  14. Log in to the SonicOS 6.5.4.v NSv and export the configuration settings to a file on your management computer.
  15. Using the migration tool (https://migratetool.global.sonicwall.com/), migrate the SonicOS 6 NSv preferences to the SonicOS 7 NSv model.
  16. Log in to SonicOS 7 NSv and import the configuration settings file.
  17. The upgrade is now complete and the SonicOS 7 NSv is ready for use.
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