Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) — Question 464

An engineer has been given approval to upgrade their environment to the latest of PAN-OS.

The environment consists of both physical and virtual firewalls, a virtual Panorama HA pair, and virtual log collectors.

What is the recommended order of operational steps when upgrading?

Answer options

• A. Upgrade the firewalls, upgrade log collectors, upgrade Panorama
• B. Upgrade the firewalls, upgrade Panorama, upgrade the log collectors
• C. Upgrade the log collectors, upgrade the firewalls, upgrade Panorama
• D. Upgrade Panorama, upgrade the log collectors, upgrade the firewalls

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct order is to first upgrade Panorama, as it manages the firewalls and log collectors, ensuring compatibility. Next, upgrading the log collectors is important to ensure they can properly gather logs from the upgraded firewalls. Finally, upgrading the firewalls ensures they can take advantage of the new features and improvements in the updated Panorama and log collectors.