Preparing for the upgrade

Before we get started on the upgrade process, there are a few precautions we should take to ensure we are properly prepared and have everything set so that the upgrade process itself goes smoothly:

1. Go to Device | Setup | Operations for the firewall or Panorama | Setup | Operations for Panorama, then click Save named configuration snapshot and name the configuration file for the device name, date, and time (for example, HQmember1-04052020-1005.xml).
2. Next, click on Export named configuration snapshot and save the file somewhere where you can find it if you need it.
3. You can also export running-config.xml so that you have the latest committed configuration, but remember to rename the file after downloading it.

   If you have Panorama, you should already have the scheduled backup configured under Panorama | Scheduled Backup, but it doesn’t hurt to have a fresh backup just in case.

4. Go to Device | Dynamic Updates,...