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Cisco Configuration Guide, Release 4.2

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About this document

Introduction to the Firewall Management Center Virtual

Platforms and Support for the Firewall Management Center Virtual
Firewall Management Center Virtual Licenses
About Virtual Appliance Performance
Download the Firewall Management Center Virtual Deployment Package

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on VMware

VMware Feature Support for the Firewall Management Center Virtual
System Requirements
Guidelines and Limitations
Download the Installation Package
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual
Verify the Virtual Machine Properties
Power On and Initialize the Virtual Appliance

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on KVM

Overview
Prerequisites
Guidelines and Limitations
Prepare the Day 0 Configuration File
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual
Deploy Without Using the Day 0 Configuration File

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on AWS

Overview
Guidelines and Limitations
Configure the AWS Environment
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on Azure

Overview
Prerequisites
Guidelines and Limitations
Resources Created During Deployment
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual
Deploy the Azure Marketplace offers in the restricted Azure Private Marketplace environment
Deploy the IPv6 Supported Secure Firewall Management Center Virtual on Azure
About IPv6 Supported Deployment on Azure
Deploy from Azure Using Custom IPv6 Template with Marketplace Image Reference
Deploy from Azure Using a VHD and Custom IPv6 Template
Verify the Firewall Management Center Virtual Deployment
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Feature History

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on GCP

Overview
Prerequisites
Guidelines and Limitations
Sample Network Topology
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual
Access the Firewall Management Center Virtual Instance on GCP

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on OCI

Overview
Prerequisites
Guidelines and Limitations
Sample Network Topology
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual
Access the Firewall Management Center Virtual Instance on OCI

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on OpenStack

Overview
Prerequisites
Guidelines and Limitations
System Requirements
Sample Network Topology
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on Cisco Hyperflex

System Requirements
Guidelines and Limitations
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual
Power On and Initialize the Virtual Appliance

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on Nutanix

System Requirements
Prerequisites
Guidelines and Limitations
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on Alibaba Cloud

Overview
Guidelines and Limitations
Prerequisites
Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual

Deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V

Overview
Sample Topology of Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V
Supported Windows Server for Management Center Virtual
Guidelines and Limitations for Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V
Licenses for Deployment of Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V
Prerequisites for Deployment of Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V
Deploy the Management Center Virtual
Verify the Deployment
Access First Boot Logs
Shut Down Management Center Virtual
Reboot Management Center Virtual
Delete Management Center Virtual
Troubleshooting

Firewall Management Center Virtual Initial Setup

Firewall Management Center Initial Setup Using the CLI for Versions 6.5 and Later
Perform Initial Setup at the Web Interface for Versions 6.5 and Later
Review Automatic Initial Configuration for Versions 6.5 and Later

Firewall Management Center Virtual Initial Administration and Configuration

Individual User Accounts
Device Registration
Health and System Policies
Software and Database Updates
Troubleshooting

Guidelines and Limitations

Updated: February 5, 2026

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Overview

Limitations
OVF File Guidelines
High Availability Support
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Overview

Learn about the guidelines and limitations for deploying Firewall Management Center Virtual on Cisco HyperFlex, including unsupported features such as cloning and snapshots, OVF file naming requirements for vCenter, and high availability prerequisites like matching appliance models and license entitlements.

Limitations

The following limitations exist when you deploy the Firewall Management Center Virtual for Cisco HyperFlex:

The Firewall Management Center Virtual appliances do not have serial numbers. The System > Configuration page shows either None or Not Specified depending on the virtual platform.
Cloning a virtual machine is not supported.
Restoring a virtual machine with snapshot is not supported.
VMware Workstation, Player, Server, and Fusion do not recognize OVF packaging and are not supported.

OVF File Guidelines

Virtual appliances use Open Virtual Format (OVF) packaging. You deploy a virtual appliance with a virtual infrastructure (VI) OVF template. The selection of the OVF file is based on the deployment target-

For deployment on vCenter—Cisco_Secure_FW_Mgmt_Center_Virtual_VMware-VI-X.X.X-xxx.ovf

where X.X.X-xxx is the version and build number of the System software you want to deploy. The installation process allows you to perform the entire initial setup for the Firewall Management Center Virtual appliance. You can specify:

A new password for the admin account.
Network settings that allow the appliance to communicate on your management network.

High Availability Support

You can establish high availability (HA) between two Firewall Management Center Virtual appliances deployed on Hyperflex host:

The two Firewall Management Center Virtual appliances in a high availability configuration must be the same model.
To establish the Firewall Management Center Virtual HA, Firewall Management Center Virtual requires an extra Firewall Management Center Virtual license entitlement for each the Firewall Threat Defense device that it manages in the HA configuration. However, the required Firewall Threat Defense feature license entitlement for each the Firewall Threat Defense device has no change regardless of the Firewall Management Center Virtual HA configuration. See License Requirements for Threat Defense Devices in a High Availability Pair in the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Device Configuration Guide for guidelines about licensing.
If you break the Firewall Management Center Virtual HA pair, the extra Firewall Management Center Virtual license entitlement is released, and you need only one entitlement for each the Firewall Threat Defense device.

See High Availability in the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Administration Guide for guidelines about high availability.

Guidelines and Limitations

Overview

Limitations

OVF File Guidelines

High Availability Support

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