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ok thats excellent information for the process. I do not have the SOS 5 yet. how can i get that? is it free or would it require purchasing from netscreen?
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ok thats excellent information for the process. I do not have the SOS 5 yet. how can i get that? is it free or would it require purchasing from netscreen?

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You need to go to <a href="http://www.juniper.net" rel="ugc">http://www.juniper.net</a>&nbsp;and login using the login credentials; if you do not have one then you can contact Juniper support and they would help you with that.<br />
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Please note that SOS is not available for free you need to have an active support license, if you wish you can purchase the license from Juniper; please contact Juniper support for more options details.<br />
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Thank you.
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You need to go to http://www.juniper.net [http://www.juniper.net] and login using the login credentials; if you do not have one then you can contact Juniper support and they would help you with that.

Please note that SOS is not available for free you need to have an active support license, if you wish you can purchase the license from Juniper; please contact Juniper support for more options details.

Thank you.

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i have 5gt netscreen firewall with os 4 on it. how do i upgrade to 5?
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i have 5gt netscreen firewall with os 4 on it. how do i upgrade to 5?

netscreen 5gt upgrade OS procedure

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.