Global Management System 9.5.1

Aug 2025

About SonicWall GMS 9.5.1

SonicWall GMS 9.5.1 release provides a critical bug fix for users. Refer to Resolved Issues for additional information.

You must be at the correct version of GMS before upgrading to GMS 9.5.1. Refer to the table below before attempting to upgrade to GMS 9.5.1.

Current Build	Upgrade Path to 9.5.1
GMS 9.4.3	9.4.3 > 9.5.1
GMS 9.5.0	9.5.0 > 9.5.1

GMS does not support firewall versions beyond 7.0.x, so if you plan to continue using GMS to manage firewalls, do not upgrade them to versions beyond 7.0.x. This information will be displayed in GMS 9.4.2 and above, the user interface for all Gen 7 firewalls in the firewall status and global status. Also, Log-In to Unit (LTU) feature will not be available for firewalls running firmware version 7.1.2 and higher.

To learn more about the best practice for deploying GMS you can see this article.

To install a new GMS configuration, refer to the Global Management System Getting Started Guide.

System Requirements

For syslog-based deployments, you can also use the Capacity Planning Tool at https://www.sonicwall.com/gms-capacity-planning-tool/ to determine the specific hardware requirements for your deployment

System Requirement	Minimum Requirements
SonicWall GMS Virtual Appliance	A CPU greater than quad core level 16 GB RAM (more is recommended for increased performance) 40 GB, 250 GB, or 950 GB available disk space (depending on number of devices) Thick provisioning GMS is not supported as a VMware virtual machine running in a cloud service, such as Amazon Web Services EC2.
Hard Drive	Spindle Speed: 10,000 RPM or higher Cache: 64 MB or higher Transfer rate: 600 MBs or higher Average Latency: 4 microseconds or lower
Java	Java 8.0 plug-in
Browser	Google Chrome 42.0 and higher (recommended browser for dashboard real-time graphics display) Mozilla Firefox 37.0 and higher Microsoft Edge 41 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.0 and higher   Internet Explorer version 10.0 in Metro interfaces of Windows 8 is currently not supported. When using Internet Explorer, turn off Compatibility Mode when accessing the GMS management interface. Internet Explorer is not supported for Angular-based flow reports.
Network	Access to the Internet Either: An IP address automatically assigned through DHCP A static IP address

SonicWall Appliances Supported for GMS Management

GMS 9.5.1 does not support legacy SonicWall appliances, including:

• Firewall appliances running firmware earlier than SonicOS 5.0
• CSM Series
• CDP Series

GMS does not support firewalls running version 7.1.1, 7.1.2 and newer.

SonicWall GMS 9.5.1 supports the following SonicWall appliances and firmware versions:

SonicWall Platforms	Appliance	SonicWall Firmware Version
Gen6 Firewalls	SuperMassive 9000 Series	SonicOS 6.1 or newer
	NSa Series	SonicOS 6.5.4 or newer
	TZ Series and TZ Wireless	SonicOS 6.x
	SOHO Wireless	SonicOS 6.2.6 or newer
	SOHO 250 and 250 Wireless	SonicOS 6.5.4.1 or newer
Gen7 Firewalls	NSsp	SonicOS 7.0.1
	NSa
	TZ
Email Security/Anti-Spam	Email Security Series	Email Security 7.2 or newer (management only)
Secure Mobile Access	SMA 1000 Series	SMA 10.7.2 or newer
	SMA/SRA/SSL-VPN Series	SSL-VPN 2.0 or newer (management) SSL-VPN 2.1 or newer (management and reporting)

GMS Virtual Appliance Supported Platforms

SonicWall GMS 9.5.1 can be installed as a virtual appliance or by installing GMS 9.4.3 or 9.5.0 and upgrading it to 9.5.1. The elements of basic VMware structure must be implemented prior to deploying the SonicWall GMS Virtual Appliance. The GMS Virtual Appliance runs on the VMware ESXi 6.7 and 7.0 platforms.

Product Licensing

The SonicWall GMS Virtual Appliance comes with a base license to manage either 5, 10, or 25 nodes. You can purchase additional licenses on MySonicWall. For more information on licensing additional nodes, visit: https://www.sonicwall.com/en-us/support/contact-support/licensing-assistance.

SonicWall network security appliances must be registered on MySonicWall to enable full functionality and the benefits of SonicWall security services, firmware updates, and technical support. Log in or register for a MySonicWall account at https://mysonicwall.com.

What's New

GMS 9.5.1 release is a maintenance release and has fixes for critical bugs

Resolved Issues

Issue ID	Description
GMS2-1352	Resolved the synchronization issue of access rules and service objects to GMS that was caused by the character restriction on the name field.
GMS2-1353	Resolved the issue in creating objects with an incorrect names during the inheritance process.
GMS2-1354	While doing Forward Inheritance, the retrieval of the dependent object was failing because the POST request size exceeded 2MB, whereas the server, by the default, accepts data only up to 2MB. Now, the issue has been resolved.
GMS2-1362	Fixed vulnerability issues reported in the previous GMS released versions.
GMS2-1393	Resolved the issue in showing the report graph for Geo-IP with Initiator/Responder Country as N/A.

Known Issues

There are no known issues with this release.