Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 4000 Release Notes

Version 5.3.0.5

Sourcefire 3D System Release Notes

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Features Introduced in Previous Versions

network. Create geolocation objects to save and organize custom groupings of 

countries.

URL Filtering License Change

: Protection + URL Filtering

: Series 3, Virtual, X-Series

: Any except DC500

Sourcefire no longer requires a Control license to enable URL filtering. Only a 

Protection license is required. After you add a URL Filtering license for the first 

time, the Defense Center automatically enables URL filtering and automatic 

updates.

8300 Family of Series 3 FirePOWER Appliances

: 3D8350, 3D8360, 3D8370, 3D8390

Version 5.3 introduced the high-powered 8300 Family of Series 3 FirePOWER 

managed devices. The 8300 Family supports stacking, clustering, all existing 

NetMods, and all other features of the existing Series 3 8000 Series managed 

devices. They also provide increased power for faster connection speeds: 15Gbps 

on the 3D8350, 30Gbps on the 3D8360, 45Gbps on the 3D8370, and 60Gbps on 

the 3D8390.

Dedicated AMP Appliances

: AMP7150 and AMP8150

Version 5.3 also introduced two new Series 3 FirePOWER managed devices 

designed with additional processing power to maximize the performance of 

Sourcefire’s AMP features. The AMP7150 is a 71xx Family device with support for 

small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver with 32GB of RAM and a 120GB 

hard drive. The AMP8150 is an 81xx Family device with 96GB of RAM, 2 CPUs, 

24 cores, and a 400GB hard drive.

Disk Manager Improvements

: Any

: Series 2, Series 3, X-Series

: Series 2, Series 3

In Version 5.3, Sourcefire improved disk space management and file pruning on 

all appliances. These improvements support the file capture feature and enhance 

overall performance.

Malware Storage Packs

: 8000 Series

Sourcefire now supports the installation of a Sourcefire-supplied second hard 

drive, or malware storage pack, to provide local storage for captured files and free 

space on the main hard drive for event and configuration storage. You can add a 

malware storage pack to any 8000 Series managed device (except for the