History for Scheduled Tasks


Feature	Minimum Firewall Management Center	Minimum Firewall Threat Defense	Details
Deprecated: scheduled download of maintenance releases.	20240203	Any	The Download Latest Update scheduled task no longer downloads maintenance releases; now it only downloads the latest applicable patches and VDB updates. To direct-download maintenance (and major) releases to the Firewall Management Center, use System() > Product Upgrades. See: Software Update Automation
Automatic VDB downloads.	20221213	Any	Initial setup schedules a weekly task to download the latest available software updates, which now includes the latest VDB. We recommend you review this weekly task and adjust if necessary, as well as schedule a new weekly task to actually update the VDB. You must deploy configurations for new application detectors and operating system fingerprints to take effect. New/modified screens: The Vulnerability Database check box is now enabled by default in the system-created Weekly Software Download scheduled task.
Automatic intrusion rule updates.	Any	Any	Initial setup enables daily intrusion rule updates. We recommend you review this task and adjust if necessary. For the updated rules to take effect you must deploy configurations.
Automatic software downloads and configuration backups.	Any	Any	Initial setup schedules weekly tasks to: Download the latest available software updates for the FMC and its managed devices. Perform a locally stored configuration-only backup. We recommend you review these tasks and adjust as necessary.
Schedule remote backups of many managed devices.	Any	Any	Schedule device backups. New/modified screens: When configuring a recurring backup, you can now choose a Backup Type: management center vs device. Platform restrictions: Device must support on-demand backup; see Requirements for Backup and Restore.