Network Security Manager On-Prem Getting Started Guide

Console Operations > Using SafeMode on the Management Console > Enabling SafeMode
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Enabling SafeMode

SafeMode can be enabled from the management console.

To enable SafeMode

  1. Access the NSM On-Premises through the respective virtual machine monitor remote console.
  2. In the console, select the Reboot | Shutdown option and then press Enter.
  3. Navigate down to the Boot SonicWall into safemode option to highlight Enable, and then press Enter.
  4. Select Yes in the confirmation dialog.
  5. Press Enter.

The NSM On-Premises instance immediately reboots and comes back up in SafeMode.

In SafeMode, the web interface is served from an HTTP server. The HTTPS server is not started in SafeMode.