Contents

Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Components Used

Background Information

Software Downloads and Upgrade Guides

Hardware Support Matrix

Manager & Flow Collector

Data Store

Flow Sensor

Flow Replicator/UDP Director

App Compatibility Matrix

ETA Cryptographic Audit

Host Classifier

Network Diagrams and Report Builder (Report Builder is integrated into the product starting 7.4.0)

Security Analytics and Logging on Prem (integrated in product starting 7.5.1) and Visibility Assessment

Upgrades by Release

Upgrade Release 7.3.x to 7.4.x

Upgrade Release 7.4.x to 7.5.x

Software Support Timelines

End of Life (EOL) Notices

FlexNet EOL

Global Threat Analytics (GTA) EOL

Upgrade Gotchas and Warnings

Introduction

This document describes some best practice information about upgrades to Secure Network Analytics (SNA) (formerly known as Stealthwatch).

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

Components Used

This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Background Information

SNA only supports upgrades from one major release to the next. (For example from 7.3.x to 7.4.x or 7.4.x to 7.5.x) Release skips are not supported. If the user is comfortable with reset of all data to a factory default state then a hardware appliance can be reimaged, a new VM can be installed.

Software Downloads and Upgrade Guides

- Software and guides for releases 7.3.2 and higher can be found at Cisco Software Central

- Software and guides for releases previous to 7.3.2 are no longer available

Hardware Support Matrix

The information in this section is pulled from the Cisco Secure Network Analytics Hardware and Software Version Support Matrix guide as of release 7.5.3.

Manager & Flow Collector

Data Store

Flow Sensor

Flow Replicator/UDP Director

App Compatibility Matrix

The information in this section is pulled from the Secure Network Analytics Apps Version Compatibility Matrix

ETA Cryptographic Audit

Host Classifier

Network Diagrams and Report Builder (Report Builder is integrated into the product starting 7.4.0)

Security Analytics and Logging on Prem (integrated in product starting 7.5.1) and Visibility Assessment

Upgrades by Release

Upgrade Release 7.3.x to 7.4.x

Upgrades to releases: 7.4.0, 7.4.1 and 7.4.2

Software Downloads: Software is available from Cisco Software Central

Upgrade Guide: Update guide for 7.3.x to 7.4.0 or 7.4.1

Upgrade Guide: Update guide for 7.3.x to 7.4.2

Upgrade Release 7.4.x to 7.5.x

Upgrades to releases: 7.5.0, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.3

Software Downloads: Software is available from Cisco Software Central

Upgrade Guide: Update guide for 7.4.x to 7.5.0

Upgrade Guide: Update guide for 7.4.x and 7.5.0 to 7.5.1

Upgrade Guide: Update guide for 7.4.x and 7.5.x to 7.5.2

Upgrade Guide: Update Guide for 7.4.x and 7.5.x to 7.5.3

Software Support Timelines

Typically a release is covered under Software Maintenance for 12 months post-release and receives Vulnerability and Security Fixes for 18 months post-release. More information about the SNA software Release Model and release support timeline is available from Cisco Stealthwatch® Software Release Model and Release Support Timeline Product Bulletin.

This table lists support timelines from release 7.1.1 onwards.

Release

Release Date

End of Software Maintenance (EoS)

End of Vulnerability & Security Support (EoVSS)

7.5.3*

25 August, 2025

25 August, 2026

25 February, 2027

7.5.2

24 February, 2025

24 February, 2026

24 August, 2026

7.5.1

19 August, 2024

19 August, 2025

19 February, 2026

7.5.0

22 January, 2024

22 January, 2025

22 July, 2025

7.4.2

26 March, 2023

26 March, 2024

26 September, 2024

7.4.1

09 May, 2022

09 May, 2023

09 November, 2023

7.4.0

02 November, 2021

02 November, 2022

02 May, 2023

7.3.2

01 June, 2021

01 June, 2022

01 December, 2022

7.3.1

04 Feb, 2021

04 February, 2022

04 August, 2022

7.3.0

03 September, 2020

03 September, 2021

03 March, 2022

7.2.1

17 June, 2020

17 June, 2021

01 July, 2022

7.1.1

16 August, 2019

16 August, 2020

01 July, 2022

* indicates the currently recommended release

End of Life (EOL) Notices

FlexNet EOL

FlexNet licensing went EOL on Dec 31, 2022. All SNA licensing moved to CIsco Smart Licensing.

Global Threat Analytics (GTA) EOL

GTA is scheduled to go EOL on July 31, 2024. The EOL notice also discusses migration options.

Upgrade Gotchas and Warnings

Number 1: SMC Failover: Once you start an upgrade, do NOT perform an SMC failover until ALL appliances are upgraded, this could result in the system becoming inoperable.