• SonicOSX 7
• Product Overview
  • Enterprise Class High-performance Firewall
  • Feature Summary
    • Simplified Management and Reporting
    • Advanced Threat Protection
    • Capture Cloud Platform
    • Deep Packet Inspection of SSL/TLS (DPI-SSL)
    • Content Filtering Service
    • Intrusion Prevention Service
    • Application Control
    • Unified Policy Configuration and Management
    • Multiple Instances / High Availability
  • System Architecture
  • Hardware Overview
    • Front Panel
    • Rear Panel
    • LEDs
    • Specifications
• System Setup
  • Default Settings
  • System Startup
    • HTTPS Management via X0
    • HTTPS Management via MGMT Port
      • Using SafeMode
      • Using CLI
  • SonicOSXBasic Configuration
  • Connecting LAN and WAN Interfaces
  • Network Configuration
  • Registration and Licensing
• Configuring Multiple Instances
  • Enabling Multi-Instances
  • Configuring Multi-Instances
• Licenses for Multiple Instances
  • Surveying Multiple Instances
  • Instance Registration
  • Instance License Update
  • Deactivating an Instance
  • Instance HA Pair on a Standalone NSsp Node
• Configuring High Availability
  • High Availability Overview
  • Setting Up Unit-to-Unit HA
  • Configuring Advanced Settings
  • Checking High Availability Status
  • Monitoring High Availability
  • Configuring Multi-Appliance Instance-Level HA
• CLI Bring-up
  • Access the Console Port
  • At the ChassisOS Prompt
  • To Change to the Console Port of Another Physical Blade
  • Check Network Address Settings
  • Commands at ChassisOS Prompt
  • Show Commands at ChassisOS Prompt
  • Configure IP Addresses from the CLI
  • Restart SonicOSX from the CLI
  • To Access SonicOSX Console
• Using the SafeMode GUI
  • Accessing SafeMode
  • Rebooting the System
  • Upgrading Firmware
  • Diagnostics
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Registration and Licensing

To register SonicOSX, you can click Register in the SonicOSX web management interface, then enter your MySonicWall credentials. Or you can log in to MySonicWall at https://www.mysonicwall.com from a browser and register SonicOSX there, then synchronize from within SonicOSX.

Registration in MySonicWall requires your SonicOSX serial number and authentication code, which you can find on the appliance label or on the DEVICE | Settings > Status page of the SonicOSX web interface.

You can purchase additional Security Service licenses by clicking Licenses in the row for your SonicOSX on the My Products page in MySonicWall.

Instance Licenses

When you register the SonicOSX and license security services on it, additional license keys are automatically created for a Multi-Instance deployment. These Instance licenses have unique serial numbers and authentication codes. All security services licensed on the SonicOSX are inherited by each Instance. Each Instance license is separate and independent, allowing each Instance to have a unique configuration.

Latest Firmware

After product registration, be sure to download the latest firmware and upgrade your SonicOSX. You can run different SonicOSX firmware versions on each Instance, if desired. The Instance firmware images are available for download along with the main firmware in MySonicWall.

Enabling Multi-Instance requires a chassis reboot, which can take up to 15 minutes.