Cisco Secure Workload Release Notes
Release 3.6.1.47
This document describes the new features, caveats, and limitations for Cisco Secure Workload software, release 3.6.1.4x
This document describes the features, bug fixes and any behavior changes for the Cisco Secure Workload software patch release 3.6.1.47. This patch is associated with the Cisco Secure Workload software major release 3.6.1.5. Details of the major release can be found here - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/workload_security/tetration-analytics/sw/release-notes/cta_rn_3_6_1_5.html.
Release Notes are sometimes updated with new information about restrictions and caveats. See the following website for the most recent version of this document:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/security/tetration/products-release-notes-list.html
The following table shows the online change history for this document.
Date |
Description |
Sep 12, 2022 |
Release 3.6.1.47 became available. |
Contents
This document includes the following sections:
■ Caveats
This section lists the new and changed features in this release and includes the following topics:
■ No new software features in this patch release
Enhancements
■ Software Agents now support Redhat Enterprise Server 9 on x86_64 and s390x architectures
Changes in Behavior
■ No changes to software in this patch release
This section contains lists of open and resolved caveats, as well as known behaviors.
The following table lists the open caveats in this release. Click a bug ID to access Cisco’s Bug Search Tool to see additional information about that bug.
Bug ID |
Description |
Conversation Mode: Short lived non TCP flows in conversation mode can have client server flipped |
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Conversation Mode: 39RU cluster may not support 50k sensors when enforcement is enabled. |
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FMC-CSW orchestrator: CSW pushes ipv6 hop by hop if protocol is set to any |
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AWS Flow Logs: Policies Analysis with AWS Flow logs doesn’t work. |
Resolved Caveats
The following table lists the resolved caveats in this release. Click a bug ID to access Cisco’s Bug Search Tool to see additional information about that bug.
Table 3 Resolved Caveats
Bug ID |
Description
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namenode switchover script may fail to wait for namenode to start |
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Unable to perform a massive CSW agent deployment for their workloads |
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Secure workload internal cluster orchestrator local dns may fail in very rare cases |
Disabling network visibility also disables process/package visibility |
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RHEL 8.x enforcement agents don't display in Upgrade tab |
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Netflow sensor dropping received netflow data. |
Enforcement Agent may restart when processing a policy with specific IPv6 ranges |
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Error decoding netflow datasets received from ACI with EOF errors |
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CSW 3.7 Upgrade may fail due to rsync version < 3.1.2 on orchestrators |
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Constant errors in decoding netflow packets from Netflow Connector. |
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Add Requirement to Import Working SSH Keys Before Upgrade |
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Windows agent installer powershell script does not provide option to install agent in custom path. |
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Agent installer script with user label update caveat |
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Agent on RHEL hosts would repeatedly appear in Agent Restarted anomaly |
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Disabling the Forensic feature does not stop logging events into audit logs |
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Match Condition Support for All Label Types |
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Policy Template import does not change Analyze Latest Policies button |
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Clock Drift Observed on Windows Server 2008 R2 with Cisco Secure Workload Agent |
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DNS external orchestrator goes into error state and is not able to get metadata from DNS servers configured with extremely large DNS zones. |
■ Refer to Cisco Secure Workload software major release 3.6.1.5 release notes - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/workload_security/tetration-analytics/sw/release-notes/cta_rn_3_6_1_5.html.
Compatibility Information
For detailed compatibility information, please refer to the Platform Information page on Cisco.com.
Usage Guidelines
■ Refer to Cisco Secure Workload software major release 3.6.1.5 release notes - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/workload_security/tetration-analytics/sw/release-notes/cta_rn_3_6_1_5.html.
Verified Scalability Limits
The following tables provide the scalability limits for Cisco Secure Workload (39-RU), Cisco Secure Workload M (8-RU), and Cisco Secure Workload Cloud:
Table 5 Scalability Limits for Cisco Secure Workload (39-RU)
Configurable Option |
Scale |
Number of workloads |
Up to 25,000 (VM or bare-metal) Up to 50,000 (2x) when all the sensors are in conversation mode. |
Flow features per second |
Up to 2 million |
Number of hardware agent enabled Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches |
Up to 100 (deprecated) |
Note: Supported scale will always be based on which ever parameter reaches the limit first
Table 6 Scalability Limits for Cisco Secure Workload M (8-RU)
Configurable Option |
Scale |
Number of workloads |
Up to 5,000 (VM or bare-metal) Up to 10,000 (2x) when all the sensors are in conversation mode. |
Flow features per second |
Up to 500,000 |
Number of hardware agent enabled Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches |
Up to 100 (deprecated) |
Note: Supported scale will always be based on which ever parameter reaches the limit first
Table 7 Scalability Limits for Cisco Secure Workload Virtual (VMWare ESXi)
Configurable Option |
Scale |
Number of workloads |
Up to 1,000 (VM or bare-metal) |
Flow features per second |
Up to 70,000 |
Number of hardware agent enabled Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches |
Not supported |
Note: Supported scale will always be based on whichever parameter reaches the limit first.
The Cisco Secure Workload documentation can be accessed from the following websites:
Cisco Secure Workload Platform Datasheet: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/data-center-analytics/tetration-analytics/datasheet-c78-737256.html
Secure Workload Documentation: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/security/tetration/series.html#~tab-documents
Table 8 Installation Documentation
Document |
Description |
Cisco Secure Workload Cluster |
Describes the physical configuration, site preparation, and cabling of a single- and dual-rack installation for Cisco Secure Workload (39-RU) platform and Cisco Secure Workload M (8-RU). |
Cisco Secure Workload Virtual Deployment Guide |
Describes the deployment of Cisco Secure Workload virtual appliances (formerly known as Tetration-V).
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Cisco Secure Workload Upgrade Guide |
Document Link: NOTE: As a best practice, it’s always recommended to patch a cluster to the latest available patch version before performing a major version upgrade. |
Latest Threat Data Sources |
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