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Overview

When upgrading the managed firewalls from one major firmware version to the next, you must:

  • upgrade the firmware for all managed firewalls first.
  • upgrade the central policy and object database last During the upgrade, the managed firewalls can be running mixed firmware versions until all firewalls and the central policy & object database are successfully upgraded.

The following diagram shows what's happening during the upgrade and after the upgrade:

Overview

When upgrading the managed firewalls from one major firmware version to the next, you must:

  • upgrade the firmware for all managed firewalls first.
  • upgrade the central policy and object database last During the upgrade, the managed firewalls can be running mixed firmware versions until all firewalls and the central policy & object database are successfully upgraded.

The following diagram shows what's happening during the upgrade and after the upgrade: