• About SonicOS and SonicOSX 7
  • What is SonicOS/X 7?
  • Where Do I Find Information?
  • SonicOS Web Interface to Admin Guides Reference
  • SonicOSX Web Interface to Admin Guides Reference
  • Guide Conventions
• Firewall Management Methods
• About the SonicOS/X Management Interface
  • Logging into SonicOS/X
  • Logging Out of SonicOS/X
  • Contemporary vs Classic Web Interface
  • Global Search
  • Online Help
  • Notification Center
  • SonicOS/X Guides (Wizards)
  • SSH Terminal Access
  • About the Top Menu Views
  • About the API and CLI
  • Legal Information
• What's New in SonicOS/X 7.0.1
• Features in Both SonicOS and SonicOSX
• Features Specific to SonicOSX
  • About Unified Policies in SonicOSX
  • About the Shadow Feature
  • About Action Profiles
• Features Specific to TZ, NSa and NSsp 13700
  • Switch Management
  • PortShield Groups
  • Access Points Management
  • WWAN and 4G/LTE
  • Storage Device Configuration
• Features Specific to NSv
  • Feature Support on NSv Series
  • Changing Between SonicOS and SonicOSX
    • Choosing the Mode in Fresh Deployments or Upgrades
    • Changing From Classic to Policy Mode
    • Changing From Policy to Classic Mode
• Features Specific to NSsp 15700
  • About Multi-Instance
• SonicWall Support

Choosing the Mode in Fresh Deployments or Upgrades

During NSv registration after fresh deployments or upgrades of existing NSv firewalls to SonicOS/X 7.0.1, you are prompted to choose Classic or Policy mode.

The specific use cases where this applies are:

• Fresh deployments of SonicOS or SonicOSX 7.0.1
• Upgrading an existing deployment from SonicOSX 7.0.0 to SonicOSX 7.0.1
• Upgrading an existing deployment from SonicOS 6.5.4.v to SonicOS 7.0.1
• Resetting the registration of (deregistering) an existing NSv deployment running SonicOS/X 7.0.1

Choosing Classic Mode will cause the NSv to boot up running SonicOS 7.0.1 with the SonicOS features.

Choosing Policy Mode will cause the NSv to boot up running SonicOSX 7.0.1 with the SonicOSX features.

When upgrading an NSv from SonicOS 6.5.4.v to SonicOS 7.0.1 (Classic mode) using the SWI file, the supported features are on par with a SonicWall TZ or NSa running SonicOS 7.0.1, except that the following are not supported on NSv:

• Switch Network (SonicWall Switch management support)
• Access Points / Wireless
• WWAN (4G / LTE)
• PortShield

After upgrading your NSv from SonicOS 6.5.4.v to SonicOS 7.0.1, you will need to register it using the new (7.0) serial number.