No XLTR or LTR code since FTD version 7.0, released May of '21?

bnidacoc — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:48:05 GMT

I might not be understanding the content of https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/firewalls/bulletin-c25-743178.html, or maybe I'm overlooking something.

The documented schedule seems to indicate that code revisions released in the H1 of a calendar year would be designated as XLTR or LTR. However it appears that nothing has been designated as XLTR or LTR since 7.0 was designated XLTR which was released in May of '21. I've reviewed the release notes for 7.1 through 7.4 and I've not caught a designation in those release's documents. Or, has Cisco abandoned the guidance of this document?

I ask because if I can avoid a major revision upgrade for 2-4 years, I would prefer to go that route and thus deploy a new firewall with the most recent XLTR or LTR (depending on the projected end of software maintenance.) We're already 18 months away from 7.0 end of software maintenance, EoSW, (based on the documents timelines expressed and 7.0's release date) and nothing else since has received Cisco's XLTR or LTR designation.

Thanks.

Re: No XLTR or LTR code since FTD version 7.0, released May of '21?

tvotna — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:53:14 GMT

7.4 / 9.20 should be XLTR for sure, but I cannot prove. Probably they don't explicitly state this in RNs when new major release comes out.

Re: No XLTR or LTR code since FTD version 7.0, released May of '21?

Rob Ingram — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:05:39 GMT

@bnidacoc 7.4/9.20 is the latest XLTR. The bulletin doesn't state it, but the screenshot below is from a cisco live presentation.

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