• Network Security Manager On-Premises
• Overview
  • About NSM
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
    • UI Conventions
    • Guide Conventions
• Before Starting
  • Installation Quick Start
  • Prerequisites
  • Supported Firewalls
  • System Requirements
    • Capacity Requirements
    • Scaling Up
    • Licensing Model
  • Creating an MSW Account
  • Obtaining the Image
    • Obtaining a New Licensed Image
    • Obtaining a Trial Version
    • Downloading NSM for an Existing Instance
• Installing NSM on ESXi Server
  • Installing on ESXi Server
  • Connecting to the Console from ESXI
• Installing NSM on Hyper-V
  • Preparing the Windows Server System
  • Installing NSM On-Premises on Hyper-V
  • Connecting to the Console from Hyper-V
• Installing NSM on KVM
  • Deploying NSM on KVM via Virtual Machine Manager
• Installing NSM on Azure
• NSM Settings and Registration
  • Configuring NSM Network Settings
  • Registering NSM
  • Associating Firewalls on MSW
  • Unregistering NSM
• Console Operations
  • Management Console Operations
  • NSM Management Console Menu
  • Using SafeMode on the Management Console
    • Enabling SafeMode
    • Disabling SafeMode
    • Configuring Network Interfaces in SafeMode
      • Configuring Interface Settings
      • Disabling an Interface
    • Installing a Software Upgrade in SafeMode
    • Downloading Logs in SafeMode
• Using NSM
  • Interface Overview
  • Dashboard
  • Creating a Tenant
  • Creating a New User
  • Adding a Device
• Integrate On-Prem Analytics with NSM
• Upgrade Instructions
  • Upgrade Using Management Console
  • Upgrading SonicOS Firmware
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Installing a Software Upgrade in SafeMode

SWI files are used to upgrade NSM On-Premises. You can download the latest SWI image file from MySonicWall.

In SafeMode, you can upload a new SWI image and apply it to the NSM On-Premises instance. The SafeMode web management interface is used to perform an upgrade, rather than SafeMode in the Management Console. When viewing the Management Console in SafeMode, the URL for the SafeMode web interface is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

In SafeMode, the web management interface is only available via http (not https).

To install a new system image from SafeMode:

1. With the NSM On-Premises instance in SafeMode, view the management console. At the bottom of the screen, the URL for the SafeMode web management interface is displayed.

2. In a browser, navigate to the URL provided at the bottom of the Management Console screen. The SafeMode web management interface displays.

   

3. Click the Upload Image button to select an SWI file and then click Upload to upload the image to the appliance. A progress bar provides feedback on the file upload progress. Once the upload completes, the image is available in the Image Management list in the SafeMode web interface.

   

4. In the row with the uploaded image file, click the Boot button and select one of the following:

   • Boot Uploaded Image with Current Configuration
   • Boot Uploaded Image with Factory Default Configuration

   The NSM On-Premises Instance reboots with the new image.