Network Security Manager 3.1 On Premises Release Notes

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Version 3.1.0 On-Premises

August 2025

Important

Compatibility and Installation Notes

  • Most popular browsers are supported, but Google Chrome is preferred for the real-time graphics display on the Dashboard.
  • A MySonicWall account is required.

  • Capacity Requirements: The capacity requirements for an NSM On-Premises deployment have changed:

    Supported Platforms
    Platform Platform Details
    VMware

    Supported versions: ESXi 7.0, 8.0
    Hyper-V Windows 2019, 2022
    KVM Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS
    Azure

    Standard_D4_v2

    Standard_D5_v2

    Standard_D16as_v5

    Standard_D8as_v5
    Management Only
    Number of Firewalls CPU (Cores)
    100 4
    150 4
    250 8
    500 8
    750 8
    1000 8
    1000+ 16
    Management Only
    Number of Firewalls CPU (Cores) RAM (GB)
    100 4 16
    150 4 16
    250 8 16
    500 8 16
    750 8 16
    1000 8 16
    1000+ 16 32
    Management, Reporting and Analytics
    Number of Firewalls CPU (Cores) RAM (GB)
    100 4 24
    150 4 24
    250 8 24
    500 8 32
    750 8 32
    1000 8 32
    1000+ 16 64
    Reporting Disk Space Requirements (Data Storage + Cache)/SSD
    Number of Firewalls Data Retention 7 days Data Retention 365 days
    50 600 GB 750 GB
    100 1.2 TB 1.5 TB
    150 1.7 TB 2.3 TB
    250 2.8 TB 4 TB
    Distributed Deployments Sizing Guideline
    Number of Firewalls NSM Nodes
    ≤ 250 NSM Controller Node / Single Node Deployment
    > 250 Controller Node + 1 Reporting Agent per 250 firewall
    Reporting Agent resource requirements (CPU and RAM ) is the same as the controller node.

  • Upgrade Instructions:

     

    • We strongly recommend using the system update method to upgrade NSM using steps captured in the Upgrade using management console.
    • Minimum 50% of the free disk space is required to upgrade.
    Current Build Upgrade Path to 3.1.0 On-Prem
    NSM 2.6.0 HF1 NSM 2.6.0 HF1 > NSM 3.1.0
    NSM 3.0.0 NSM 3.0.0 > NSM 3.1.0
    MSM 3.0.1 NSM 3.0.1 > NSM 3.1.0

What's New

  • Improvement in firewall firmware upgrade:

    • NSM will support ability to transfer firmware file directly from SonicWall Upgrade Server to Firewall, this mechanism will provide reliable and faster firewall firmware upgrades.
    • Now, Gen 7 firewalls running firmware version 7.3.0 or higher in NSM can be enabled for auto firmware upgrade.
  • SonicOS 7.3.0 support: NSM 3.1.0 release will support SonicOS 7.3.0 version. Refer to SonicOS release notes for details on new features and enhancements.
  • Improvement in firewall acquisition workflow: If the firewall requires a reboot after acquisition in NSM to provision a new advanced reporting and analytics license, NSM is introducing flexibility that will enable users to reboot firewalls as per the network maintenance cycle. After firewall acquisition, NSM will indicate in the inventory against each firewall name if the firewall requires a reboot to start receiving reporting logs from NSM. In earlier releases of NSM, it used to reboot the firewall automatically.
  • NSM On-Prem backup Improvements: Starting 3.1.0, NSM will support taking on-demand backup on an external disk.

  • NSM On-Prem Upgrade Improvements: Now, NSM user can utilize system console upgrade method to upgrade to multiple versions of NSM by specifying right channel name.

  • Enhancement in NSM firewall configuration migration capability to support migration to NSa 2800 and NSa 3800.
  • Improvement in schedule report: The user will be able to customize the report scheduling option in NSM to specify the start day of the week for weekly reports.

Resolved Issues

Issue ID Description
NSM-26461 All Firewalls managed by the HA NSM system were deleted without interaction from the admin. Now, the issue has been resolved.
NSM-28294 Resolved the issue in showing the file upload and scanning history data on the Firewall View | Home > Dashboard > Capture ATP dashboard.
NSM-28989 Fixed the issue in showing data on Firewall View | Policy > Capture ATP > Scanning History page when the slider set to Last 24 hours, Last Week, or Last Month.
NSM-29677 Resolved the data representation issue on the Firewall View | Monitor > VPN Activity Report > Dashboard.
NSM-29702 Resolved the issue in scheduling the Backup according to the backup date or day selected in the schedule.
NSM-29792 Resolved the issue where alerts generated from the Rules configured under the Firewall View | Monitor > Alerts & Notifications > Rules page would disappear upon refreshing on the Firewall View | Monitor > Alerts & Notifications > History page.
NSM-29817 Resolved an issue that prevents exporting the device inventory data as a .CSV file from the Manager View | Home > Firewalls > Inventory page.
NSM-29912 Resolved the issue in accessing the Template View > Settings > Time page of a newly added template.
NSM-30707 Fixed an issue of not showing the Tags attribute under the Grid settings options on the Manager View | Home > Firewalls > Inventory page.
NSM-30708 Commit errors were seen when an NSM admin configures a user with @ in the name field on the Firewall View | Device > Users > Local Users & Groups page for Gen 6 devices. Now, the issue has been resolved.
NSM-30869 The unit locally changed event, with the firewall device going to out-of-sync status, was not occurring while the firewall's GMS/NSM config was using NSM Private IP instead of Public IP. Now, the issue has been resolved.
NSM-31036 Resolved the issue of getting the Agent deregistered from the Controller while upgrading.
NSM-31209 Resolved the issue of getting the Controller and Agent deregistered from a distributed setup after the upgrade.

Known Issues

Issue ID Description
NSM-31223 After upgrade, login to NSM Agent in Safemode is not working.

Additional References

NSM-31255, NSM-30892, NSM-30748, NSM-30663, NSM-30208, NSM-30198, NSM-30044, NSM-29386

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