• SonicOS 7
• Obtaining the Latest SonicOS Firmware
• Creating a System Backup and Exporting Your Settings
• Upgrading via System Update in the NSv Management Console
• Upgrading SonicOS with Current Settings
• Upgrading a High Availability Pair
• Upgrading SonicOS with Factory Default Settings
• Using SafeMode to Upgrade the SonicOS Image
• Upgrading an Existing Deployment from SonicOS 6.5.4.v to SonicOS 7.0
• Performing a Model Upgrade
  • Performing a Model Upgrade on a Single NSv
  • Performing a Model Upgrade on NSv AWS or NSv Azure
  • Performing a Model Upgrade on an HA Pair
• Importing Configuration Settings
  • Settings Import Support Across NSv Platforms
  • Settings Import Support Across NSv Models
  • Settings Export and Import Procedures
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Obtaining the Latest SonicOS Firmware

To obtain a new SonicOS image file for your SonicWall NSv virtual firewall

1. In a browser on your management computer, log into your MySonicWall account at https://www.mysonicwall.com.
2. In MySonicWall, navigate to Product Management > My Products in the left navigation pane to display the list of your registered NSv virtual firewalls.

3. Click on the serial number for your appliance to display a window frame with Product Details, Licenses, Firmware and Cloud Backup. The Product Details screen displays the type of Hyper Visor, such as AWS or VMware.

   

4. Click the Firmware tab. The screen displays the recently available firmware versions. Scroll down to find firmware for your hypervisor.

   

5. Optionally, click the Browse All Firmware button to display all available firmware versions. Depending on your NSv platform, the following file types are available:

   • SWI – Upgrade image file for an existing deployment on any platform. If not displayed, a fresh installation may be required for this release. Check the Release Notes.
   • ZIP – Contains image file for fresh installation on NSv Hyper-V or NSv KVM.

   • OVA – Fresh installation image file for NSv VMware/ESXi.

   SonicOS 7 is the latest and the default version available on the Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure web sites. For information on how to deploy the SonicOS 6.5.4 version on AWS and Azure platforms, refer to the respective Knowledge Base article:

   • For NSv Azure, refer to the following Knowledge Base article: https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/how-do-i-deploy-an-old-version-of-nsv-on-azure/191202144945079/

   • For NSv AWS, refer to the following Knowledge Base article: https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/deploying-previous-versions-of-nsv-on-aws/201111071141760/

6. Mouse over the row for the firmware you want. Options appear at the right. The PDF icon for the Release Notes might only appear on the first row of that group, usually the row with the SWI.

   

7. Click the Download icon to download the firmware to your computer, and click the PDF icon to display the Release Notes. Be sure to download the firmware that matches your hypervisor.