Sophos Firewall Manager SFM 17.1 MR6 Released

Hi XG Community!

We've released Sophos Firewall Manager SFM 17.1 MR6. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from the Licensing Portal. We will gradually release the firmware via auto-update to customers. 

This release allows firewalls currently managed by SFM to be easily migrated to Sophos Central for management.

New Feature

• Migrate firewall management from SFM to Sophos Central

How to migrate:

• Select the desired firewall group, and go to Synchronised Security. e.g.: Device-Configuration(all devices) =>synchronised security
• Enter Sophos Central credentials of the account the firewall should be moved to
• Click Register and when prompted, choose the scheduled time to perform the action
• In the event viewer, confirm registration was successful for all firewalls
• Select the desired group again, then navigate to Synchronized Security => Security Heartbeat
• Enable Security Heartbeat (optional)
• Enable Synchronized Application Control (optional)
• Enable Manage from Sophos Central
• Click Apply and when prompted, choose the scheduled time to perform the action
• Once the action completes successfully, the firewall will no longer be managed by SFM, and will appear in the Sophos Central dashboard, awaiting approval to be managed. 

Issues Resolved

• NCCC-10156 Resolved issue with backup restore from SFM failing
• NCCC-10099 Resolved issue with backup restore from  SFM Air-Gap deployments failing
• NCCC-10020 Resolved issue with VPN tab on template or device configuration screen not loading correctly
• NCCC-9914 Resolved issue with firewalls on latest firmware still reporting a firmware update available
• NCCC-9711 Resolved error occurring when saving dynamic objects