Contents

Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Components Used

Background Information

Version Skips

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

Security Analytics and Logging on Prem and Visibility Assessment

Upgrades by Version

Upgrade Version 7.0.x to 7.1.x

Upgrade Version 7.1.x to 7.2.1

Upgrade Version 7.2.x to 7.3.x

Upgrade Version 7.3.x to 7.4.x

Upgrade Version 7.4.x to 7.5.x

Software Support Timelines

End of Life (EOL) Notices

FlexNet EOL

Global Threat Analytics (GTA) EOL

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

Version Skips

SNA only supports upgrades from one major version to the next. (For example from 6.9.x to 6.10.x or 7.1.x to 7.2.x.) Version 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, or the "SWU Skipper" can be used to go direct to the target version.

Software Downloads and Upgrade Guides

- Software and guides for versions 7.1 and higher can be found at Cisco Software Central

- Software and guides for versions previous to 7.1 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.

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

Security Analytics and Logging on Prem and Visibility Assessment

Upgrades by Version

Upgrade Version 7.0.x to 7.1.x

Upgrades to versions: 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3

Software Downloads: Software is available from Cisco Software Central

Upgrade Guide: Update guide for 7.0.x to 7.1.3

Upgrade Version 7.1.x to 7.2.1

Upgrades to versions: 7.2.1

Software Downloads: Software is available from Cisco Software Central

Upgrade Guide: currently unavailable

Upgrade Version 7.2.x to 7.3.x

Upgrades to versions: 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

Software Downloads: Software is available from Cisco Software Central

Upgrade Guide: currently unavailable

Upgrade Version 7.3.x to 7.4.x

Upgrades to versions: 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 Version 7.4.x to 7.5.x

Upgrades to versions: 7.5.0

Software Downloads: Software is available from Cisco Software Central

Upgrade Guide: Update guide for 7.4.x to 7.5.0

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.

Version

Release Date

End of Software Maintenance (EoS)

End of Vulnerability & Security Support (EoVSS)

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 version

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.