• About SonicOS
  • What is SonicOS?
  • Where Do I Find Information About SonicOS?
  • SonicOS Web Interface to Administration Guide Reference
  • Guide Conventions
• Firewall Management Methods
• About the SonicOS Management Interface
  • Logging Into SonicOS
  • Logging Out of SonicOS
  • Contemporary vs Classic Web Interface
  • Global Search
  • Online Help
  • Notification Center
  • SonicOS Guides (Wizards)
    • Public Server Guide
    • VPN Guide
    • Wireless Guide
    • SDWAN Guide
  • SSH Terminal Access
  • About the Top Menu Views
  • About the API and CLI
  • Legal Information
• What's New in SonicOS 7.1
• Features of SonicOS
  • Features Available in Policy Mode
    • About Unified Policies in SonicOS
    • About the Shadow Feature
    • About Action Profiles
  • Features Available on TZ Series, NSa Series, and NSsp Series
    • Switch Management
    • PortShield Groups
    • Access Points Management
    • WWAN and 4G/LTE
    • Storage Device Configuration
  • Features Available on NSv Series
    • Feature Support on NSv Series
    • Changing Between Classic Mode and Policy Mode
      • Choosing the Mode in Fresh Deployments or Upgrades
      • Changing From Classic to Policy Mode
      • Changing From Policy to Classic Mode
  • Features Available on NSsp 15700
    • About Multi-Instance
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Choosing the Mode in Fresh Deployments or Upgrades

During NSv registration after fresh deployments or upgrades of existing NSv firewalls to SonicOS 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 SonicOS 7.0.1
• Upgrading an existing deployment from SonicOS 7.0.0 to SonicOS 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 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 SonicOS 7.0.1 with the SonicOS features.

When upgrading an NSv from SonicOS 6.5.4.v to SonicOS 7.1 (Classic mode) using the SWI file, the supported features are on par with a SonicWall TZ or NSa running SonicOS 7.1, 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 7.1, you will need to register it using the new (7.0) serial number.