Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S370
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Release Notes for Cisco IronPort AsyncOS 7.7.5 for Web
Installation Notes
Cisco UCS Servers and VMware ESXi 4.x and 5.0
Cisco UCS servers (blade or rack-mounted) are the only supported hardware platform for the virtual
appliance. VMware ESXi version 4.x and 5.0 are the only supported virtualization hypervisors. Any
other hardware platform or VMware hypervisor will be supported on a “Best Effort” basis: we will try
to help you, but it may not be possible to reproduce all problems, and we cannot guarantee a solution.
No other virtualization hypervisor is supported.
appliance. VMware ESXi version 4.x and 5.0 are the only supported virtualization hypervisors. Any
other hardware platform or VMware hypervisor will be supported on a “Best Effort” basis: we will try
to help you, but it may not be possible to reproduce all problems, and we cannot guarantee a solution.
No other virtualization hypervisor is supported.
Cisco recommends that the server hosting your virtual appliances have the minimum requirement of two
64-bit x86 processors of at least 1.5 GHz each, 8 GB of physical RAM, and a 10k RPM SAS hard drive
disk.
64-bit x86 processors of at least 1.5 GHz each, 8 GB of physical RAM, and a 10k RPM SAS hard drive
disk.
VMware ESXi 4 File System Settings
VMware ESXi version 4.x comes with a file system that has a default block-size of 4 MB, which supports
a virtual disk image of up to 1 TB. However, the larger Cisco virtual security appliances (e.g., S300V)
require more than 1 TB of disk space. In order to run these models, you will need to create a new
datastore and format it with an 8 MB or larger block size.
a virtual disk image of up to 1 TB. However, the larger Cisco virtual security appliances (e.g., S300V)
require more than 1 TB of disk space. In order to run these models, you will need to create a new
datastore and format it with an 8 MB or larger block size.
For information on block size and instructions on how to create a new datastore, seeVMware’s technical
documentation at
documentation at
Compatibility with IronPort AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management
Features on AsyncOS 7.7.5 for Web are supported by AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management
version 8.0. Note that there is no virtual Cisco Security Management appliance.
version 8.0. Note that there is no virtual Cisco Security Management appliance.
Compatibility of this release with AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management releases is detailed
in the Compatibility Matrix available from
in the Compatibility Matrix available from
.
Opening Support Cases Through the Appliance
When opening a support case using the appliance, the severity level is 3. Previously, users were able to
set the severity level using the appliance, either through the CLI command,
set the severity level using the appliance, either through the CLI command,
supportrequest
, or through
the GUI. To open a support case at a higher severity level, call Customer Support.
Defect: 87828, CSCzv13413; 87830, CSCzv25201
End-User Notification Pages
This section describes changes to the On-box End User Notification pages.
Changes in Behavior
This section describes changes in behavior from previous versions of AsyncOS for Web that may affect
the appliance configuration after you upgrade to the latest version.
the appliance configuration after you upgrade to the latest version.