• SonicOS 7
• Obtaining the Latest SonicOS Firmware
• Creating a System Backup and Exporting Your Settings
• Upgrading via System Update in the NSv Management Console
• Upgrading SonicOS with Current Settings
• Upgrading a High Availability Pair
• Upgrading SonicOS with Factory Default Settings
• Using SafeMode to Upgrade the SonicOS Image
• Upgrading an Existing Deployment from SonicOS 6.5.4.v to SonicOS 7.0
• Performing a Model Upgrade
  • Performing a Model Upgrade on a Single NSv
  • Performing a Model Upgrade on NSv AWS or NSv Azure
  • Performing a Model Upgrade on an HA Pair
• Importing Configuration Settings
  • Settings Import Support Across NSv Platforms
  • Settings Import Support Across NSv Models
  • Settings Export and Import Procedures
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Performing a Model Upgrade

Model Upgrade provides additional cores to increase computing power. You can upgrade your NSv to a model with a higher number of cores by selecting and purchasing the desired SKU for the higher model on MySonicWall and then applying the activation key on the Service Management page. Model Upgrade SKUs are available for single NSv appliances and for High Availability pairs.

Model Upgrade on NSv AWS or NSv Azure platforms might require moving to a new virtual machine model from the vendor (Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure) if it does not already have the CPU and memory allocations required for the new NSv model, For information about VM models supported by these vendors, refer to the NSv Series Getting Started Guide for your platform.

Be sure to manually update the memory and CPU/processor settings in the VM console before this upgrade. For details about changing your hypervisor settings, see the Upgrading to a Higher Capacity NSv Model section in the NSv Series Getting Started Guide for your platform. For the new memory and CPU/processor values, refer to the Product Matrix and Requirements section in the NSv Series Getting Started Guide for your platform.

Upon activation of the Model Upgrade service, the product ID of the NSv is updated to match the ID of the new model. This update is also communicated to the SonicWall License Manager to update the product code for the NSv serial number.

Depending on your NSv deployment, refer to one of the following sections:

• For Model Upgrade on a single NSv, see Performing a Model Upgrade on a Single NSv.

• For Model Upgrade on NSv AWS or NSv Azure platforms when the current NSv does not already have the CPU and memory allocations in the vendor VM that are required for the new NSv model, see Performing a Model Upgrade on NSv AWS or NSv Azure.

• For Model Upgrade on a High Availability pair, see Performing a Model Upgrade on an HA Pair.