topic FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC in Network Security

FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC

titusroz03 — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:00:00 GMT

We have our management center running in 7.2.7-500 version and we want to add a New Secure -3105 firewall in FMC.OS updated for this 3105 firewall as updated in cisco software download website is 7.3 and plus but Secure 3110 Firewall has the OS for 7.2.7-500(cisco-ftd-fp3k.7.2.7-500.SPA)

Will this OS be compatible with 3105 or Do I need to upgrade FMC to 7.3 and get the new firewall registered..?Any clues or suggestions..?

My intention I want to bring the firewall into FMC..?Is upgrade really required in this situation..?

Re: FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC

Rob Ingram — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:05:03 GMT

@titusroz03 you would have to upgrade the FMC. You the FTD can be the same version or older version than the FMC, but not newer.

Re: FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC

titusroz03 — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:09:01 GMT

@Rob Ingram Yes..Understood,but have a clarification below:

Is there any specific reason for only the 3105 which couldn’t support versions below 7.3 in spite other 3k models can support..?

Re: FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC

Rob Ingram — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:15:46 GMT

@titusroz03 the 3105 hardware was introduced after the other 3100 series hardware, so 7.3 is the first version to support that hardware.

To be exact, FMC 7.3.1 is required to support the 3105 hardware - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/secure-firewall/release-notes/threat-defense/730/threat-defense-release-notes-73.html

You may wish to consider 7.4 which is a longer supported release.

Re: FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC

dareveggen — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:27:23 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm currently managing a network infrastructure project and have encountered an issue with our Cisco routers. We're experiencing intermittent connectivity drops across multiple sites, and despite following the troubleshooting guidelines and ensuring all firmware is up to date, the problem persists.

I've checked the configurations and logs, but nothing seems out of the ordinary. Has anyone else faced similar issues with Cisco routers? What steps did you take to resolve it? Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Re: FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC

titusroz03 — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 15:11:46 GMT

@Rob Ingram We have upgraded our FMC from 7.2.7 to 7.4.1 first and then to 7.4.1.1-12 ,will that be same for FTDs or can we directly upgrade from 7.2.7 to 7.4.1.1-12 ..?

Re: FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC

Rob Ingram — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:46:49 GMT

@titusroz03 EDIT: @Marvin Rhoads is correct, upgrade to 7.4.1 then apply the patch.

Re: FTD-3105 OS compatibility with FMC

Marvin Rhoads — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 14:30:06 GMT

@Rob Ingram and @titusroz03 7.4.1.1 is just a patch. So as far as I know you must first upgrade to 7.4.1. Then patch to 7.4.1.1.