Manager Appliance (Linux) Release Notes McAfee Network Security Platform 9.1 Revision A Contents About this release What's new Enhancements Resolved issues Installation instructions Known issues Product Documentation About this release This document contains important information about the current release. We recommend that you read the whole document. Network Security Platform follows a release process that is based on customer requirements and best practices followed by other McAfee teams. For details, read KB78795. This release of Network Security Platform is to introduce the new Manager Appliance for Linux. Release parameters Version Network Security Manager software version 9.1.7.30 Signature Set 9.8.1.3 McAfee Linux Operating System (MLOS) production version 3.3.4.8461 1
Heterogeneous support This version of 9.1 Manager software can be used to configure and manage the following devices: Device NS-series Sensors (NS3100, NS3200, NS5100, NS5200, NS7100, NS7200, NS7300, NS9100, NS9200, NS9300) Virtual IPS Sensors (IPS-VM100 and IPS-VM600) Version 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 Network Security Manager version 9.1 does not support KVM environment. Virtual Security System (IPS-VM100-VSS) 8.3, 9.1 Network Security Manager version 9.1 does not support VMware NSX environment. M-series Sensors (M-1250, M-1450, M-2750, M-2850, M-2950, M-3050, M-4050, M-6050, M-8000) 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 Mxx30-series Sensors (M-3030, M-4030, M-6030, M-8030) 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 M-8000XC Cluster Appliance 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 NTBA Appliances (T-200, T-500, T-600, T-1200) 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 Virtual NTBA Appliances (T-VM, T-100VM, T-200VM) 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 Integration support The above mentioned Network Security Platform software versions integration support is covered in the following compatibility matrix: Table 1-1 Network Security Platform compatibility matrix Product Version supported McAfee epo 5.9.0, 5.3.2 McAfee Global Threat Intelligence McAfee Endpoint Intelligence Agent 2.6 McAfee Logon Collector Compatible with all versions McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange 2.1.0, 2.0.1 McAfee Data Exchange Layer McAfee Advanced Threat Defense McAfee Virtual Advanced Threat Defense 4.0.2.42, 3.10.0.35 McAfee Cloud Threat Detection McAfee MOVE AntiVirus Agentless 4.0.0.317 McAfee MOVE AntiVirus Multi-Platform 4.5.0.211 McAfee Vulnerability Manager McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention What's new Introducing Network Security Manager Appliance for Linux This release announces the availability of a Manager Appliance running on Linux operating system. 2
This model of the Network Security Manager Appliance runs the McAfee Linux Operating System (MLOS), which is a customized platform made use of by several McAfee products. The operating system is hardened and comes pre-loaded on the appliance along with Network Security Manager software. This appliance cannot be used as a general purpose computing device. For detailed information, refer to the McAfee Network Security Platform Manager Appliance (Linux) Installation Guide. Enhancements This release of Network Security Platform does not include any enhancements. Resolved issues This release of the product does not contain any resolved issues. Installation instructions See Network Security Platform 9.1 Manager Appliance (Linux) Installation Guide for information on how to install and configure the Network Security Manager Appliance. Table 5-1 Hardware and Software requirements Component/Software Hardware Regulatory Model Name CPU Hard Drive DVD ROM DIMM Integrated LAN USB ports Video Serial Port Minimum Required R1000 Intel Xeon Silver 4114 2.2 GHz 10 C, Skylake 1 per system 2.5" Enterprise HDD 2TB SATA III (6 Gbps) 7200 RPM 2 per system None 64 GB DDR4 2133 MHz 2 x 10 GbE 2 x 3.0 on front and 3 x 3.0 on rear panel DB15HD VGA on front & rear panel RJ45 on rear panel 3
The following table lists the 9.1 Manager client requirements when using Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10: Operating system Minimum Windows 7, English or Japanese Windows 8, English or Japanese Windows 8.1, English or Japanese Windows 10, English or Japanese The display language of the Manager client must be the same as that of the Manager server operating system. Recommended Windows 10, English or Japanese RAM 2 GB 4 GB CPU 1.5 GHz processor 1.5 GHz or faster Browser Internet Explorer 10, 11 Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome (App mode in Windows 8 is not supported) To avoid the certificate mismatch error and security warning, add the Manager web certificate to the trusted certificate list. Internet Explorer 11 Mozilla Firefox 20.0 or later Google Chrome 24.0 or later In Mozilla Firefox version 52 or Google Chrome version 42 and above, the NPAPI plug-in is disabled by default. Known issues For a list of known issues in this product release, see this McAfee KnowledgeBase article: KB88813. Product Documentation Every McAfee product has a comprehensive set of documentation. Find product documentation 1 Go to the McAfee ServicePortal at http://mysupport.mcafee.com and click Knowledge Center. 2 Enter a product name, select a version, then click Search to display a list of documents. 9.1 product documentation list The following software guides are available for Network Security Platform 9.1 release: Quick Tour AWS Deployment Guide Installation Guide (includes Upgrade Guide) CLI Guide Manager Administration Guide XC Cluster Administration Guide Custom Attack Definitions Guide Integration Guide 4
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