We’ve just released a maintenance release for Sophos Firewall Manager (SFM). This update contains fixes for a number of open issues.
News
Maintenance Update
Remarks
Device will be rebooted
Applicable SFM-OS versions
Following SFM-OS versions can upgrade to this SFM-OS maintenance release:
- SFM-OS 15.01.0 (GA release - Build 301)
- SFM-OS 15.01.0 MR-1 (Build 425)
Compatible SF-OS versions
SFM MR Release - SFM-OS 15.01.0 MR-2 (Build 465) supports Firewalls running on the following Sophos Firewall OS (SF-OS) versions:
- SF-OS 15.01.0 (GA release - Build 376)
- SF-OS 15.01.0 MR-1.1 (Build 407)
- SF-OS 15.01.0 MR-2 (Build 418)
- SF-OS 15.01.0 MR-3 (Build 447)
Bug Fixes
Device Configuration
- Policies created manually in a custom group do not appear at group level in SFM. - NCCC-3448
System Management
- Advanced shell access on CLI is not available if SFM goes in fail safe mode. - NCCC-3355
- Notification Settings do not accept email address with ‘.local’. - NCCC-3306
- SFM license synchronization issue on firmware upgrade. - NCCC-3218
Monitoring & Alerts
- Security, Resource and License graphs are not generated properly when SFM and managed Firewalls are in different time zones. - NCCC-3304
Templates
- Sequence of Application filter policy and policy criteria in SFM changes on creating a Template using import device configuration. - NCCC-3023
- Applying a template to managed Firewalls must apply policies and rules in same order as in the actual template. - NCCC-3431
- Managed Firewall goes out of sync when a template from SFM is pushed on a Firewall with DHCP Server configured. - NCCC-1472
Device Management Settings
- Multiple ‘Failure to add compatibility’ warning displayed even after the compatibility is added. - NCCC-2891
Updating your Firmware
Sophos Up2Date technology makes it easy to upgrade your Sophos Firewall Manager to the latest version.
There are two ways to apply an available Up2Date package to the device:
- Log on to your SFM web interface, navigate to System Management > System Settings > Maintenance > Firmware and click “Check for new Firmware” to download the latest firmware. Once downloaded, click on Install. The Device will reboot once new firmware is applied. The previous firmware version will be preserved. You will be able to roll back to the previous version by choosing the Boot Firmware Image option for the previous firmware version. Note that any configuration changes made between the upgrade and rollback will be lost.
- Download the Up2Date package from MySophos and install it under System Management > System Settings > Maintenance > Firmware. Click upload firmware for the non-active firmware slot, then select the downloaded firmware file. Choose to upload and boot into the new firmware version. The Device will reboot once new firmware is applied. The previous firmware version will be preserved. You will be able to roll back to the previous version by choosing the Boot Firmware Image option for the previous firmware version. Note that any configuration changes made between the upgrade and rollback will be lost.
Providing Feedback
Please provide feedback and discuss this release or other aspects of the product with fellow community members and Sophos staff here on the forums. Please indicate the version you are using to enable everyone to better assist you.
If you have any feedback on our help, manual, or any documentation (Online Help) please send it to nsg-documentations@sophos.com.