Palo Alto Firewall: Reset Palo Alto Firewall But Keep Software Install and Updates

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PA-3020> request system ?

> external-list Perform external-list refresh/sanity functions

> fqdn Perform fqdn refresh/reset functions

> private-data-reset Delete private data, keep software, content installations

> self-test FIPS/CC self test commands

> self-test-job Run FIPS/CC self test job

> software Perform system software installation functions

PA-3020> request system private-data-reset

Executing this command will remove all logs and configuration will revert back to
factory defaults. The system will restart and then reset the data. Are you sure you
want to continue? (y/n) (y or n) y

When you reset this, you log back in, set the IP address/default gateway/DNS info,
and re-connect to the Palo Alto site to license the box. Everything like the OS
version you had plus the updates you did will be there, after you put the license
back on. However, you may want to check for updates again to get it completely up
to date.

UPDATE: I did this on another unit and it wouldn't boot up afterwards. I had to do
a factory reset on it and build everything from scratch again. Just fyi