SonicOS 7.0.1 Release Notes

Version 7.0.1-5030 December/October 2021

October 2021

This version of SonicOS7.0.1 (7.0.1-5030-R780) is a maintenance release for currently shipping NSsp 15700 platform and resolves issues found in previous releases.

Supported Platforms

The platform-specific versions for this release apply to NSsp 15700 platforms.

Resolved Issues

Issue ID Issue Description
GEN7-30375 A crash was observed during reboot in the configuration auditing timer.
GEN7-30332 A crash was observed when accessing the IPv6 address cache with a mix of IPv4 and IPv6 users being repeatedly logged in and out.
GEN7-30022 The Search in the ARP table only allows a 1 character entry.
GEN7-30021 Incorrect IPv6 addresses are displayed for logged in users on the User Status page.
GEN7-29792 Loading settings with several IPv6 VLANs configured causes devices configured in High Availability to continuously failover and failback.
GEN7-29623 In L3 Port Aggregation, the Aggregate Port does not show the correct link state on the Dashboard page of the user interface.
GEN7-29620 Changing verification security level on the SSO 3rd Party API Configuration Advanced page on the interface triggers an error message: Host name/IP Address: the host name/IP address must be unique.
GEN7-29593 A memory leak from the SSO API was observed when returning multiple errors in response to an SSO API request with multiple users.
GEN7-29592 Blade mismatch warnings are being seen for SSO API user authentication with large number of users.
GEN7-29590 An intermittent crash is seen when adding SSO users via 3rd party API and IPv6 and IPv4 groups overlap while IPv4/IPv6 traffic is present.
GEN7-29415 VLAN subinterface does not show correct MTU in the user interface when jumbo frames are enabled.
GEN7-29412 When accessing the Dashboard the first time, the Front Panel widget does not show the interface status indicators.
GEN7-29246 HA timeout customization changes were improved to help large configuration files synchronize between Active and Idle units.
GEN7-29150 Default Service Objects for ICMPv6 are missing in user interface.
GEN7-28793 Modifying 3rd party SSO API client settings results in error: Host name / IP address: The host name/IP address must be unique.
GEN7-28338 A number of IPv6 SSO inefficiencies in the mechanism for inter-blade user sync requests were fixed (those which request other blades to send something back and then wait for it).
GEN7-20540 Route Policy Details for source and destination routes are wrong on IPv6 connections page on the backup unit of a High Availability pair.

Known Issues

Issue ID Issue Description
GEN7-30590 Importing settings fail and trigger a trace indicating a post file HTTP issue through the API.
GEN7-30560 In response to a user accessing the WAN from LAN using a security rule containing the group Everyone, the device shows an undetermined error when trying to change the password after login.
GEN7-30559 A reboot is seen during LDAP import of a large number of users.
GEN7-30459 On the LDAP User Import page, for the user groups that were read form the LDAP Server, only the first LDAP Group location shows any users.
GEN7-30065 When trying to manually log out users from the interface, once they're populated and active, produces an error: command 'killuser ...' does not match.
GEN7-30009 Security Policies page shows No Data momentarily when loading over 600 entries.
GEN7-29777 The user interface is very slow when refreshing the User Group page with over 2800 user groups in it.

October 2021

This version of SonicOS 7.0.1 is a maintenance release for existing platforms and resolves issues found in previous releases.

Supported Platforms

The platform-specific versions for this unified release are all the same:

Platform Firmware Version
TZ Series 7.0.1-5030
NSa Series 7.0.1-5030
NSv Series 7.0.1-5030
NSsp Series 7.0.1-5030
  • NSa 2700
  • NSa 3700
  • NSa 4700
  • NSa 6700
  • NSsp 13700
  • NSsp 15700
  • TZ270 / TZ270W
  • TZ370 / TZ370W
  • TZ470 / TZ470W
  • TZ570 / TZ570W
  • TZ570P
  • TZ670
  • NSv 270
  • NSv 470
  • NSv 870

SonicOS NSv deployments are supported on the following platforms:

  • AWS (BYOL and PAYG)
  • Microsoft Azure (BYOL)
  • VMware ESXi
  • Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Linux KVM

Resolved Issues

Issue ID Issue Description
GEN7-25465 Cannot delete LDAP user group
GEN7-25712 Compatibility issue with certain switch vendor 25G implementations
GEN7-26035 OSPF becomes disabled on the unnumbered VPN Tunnel Interface after adding LAG's member when it's bound to a L2 LAG port
GEN7-26419 NSsp 15700 only: The Interface Link Speed is not configurable on the web management interface, but is configurable on the command-line interface (CLI)
GEN7-26507 Delay in call setup of 10-60 seconds may be experienced when a SIP call is made.
GEN7-26613 Putting a serial number using lower case characters in the Serial Number field on the High Availability > Settings page for a Secondary Firewall is not allowed.
GEN7-26653 The management console for Capture Client URI "captureclient-36.sonicwall.com has not been added to the allowed list, which will cause Capture Client to be unable to be installed and licensed, making its policy and certificate unavailable.
GEN7-26710 Administrators are unable to change partition for a newly added policy on the Device > Users > Authentication Partition page.
GEN7-26785 If devices have Capture Client installed, Endpoint Enforcement does not allow access to the devices.
GEN7-26827 The 10G RJ45 interface (X16-X19) Link Speed displays auto-negotiated to 5Gbps on the Interfaces page
GEN7-27038 On the Device > Users> LDAP configuration page, the child LDAP server are not shown in the web management interface.
GEN7-27047 When using High Availability, the Certificate for Administration is not used on the Secondary Appliance after initial synchronization.
GEN7-27429 NSA 6700 only: Cannot create LACP on 40GB Interfaces (X33)
GEN7-27441 Guest Services user interface authorization fails on a Guest Services-enabled LAN zone.
GEN7-27514 The Event Logs is not showing any events for OSPF.
GEN7-27823 Configuring Ratio mode for an LB group fails with an error message: Command 'rank 1' does not match.
GEN7-27936 The network security appliance may become nonfunctional when switching between main power and battery backup (UPS).
GEN7-27976 When using a Dell switch in a Daisy-chain configuration Portshielding does not work on the parent switch.
GEN7-28110 Network security appliances that have settings migrated from a previous generation appliance fails during Network Security Manager acquisition.
GEN7-28225 Unable to restore settings from a cloud backup.
GEN7-28270 Clicking Cancel on when confirming whether to reset to factory defaults still causes the appliance to reset to the factory defaults.

Additional References

The following additional resolved issues in this release are listed here for reference:

GEN7-28157, GEN7-27978, GEN7-27955, GEN7-27950, GEN7-27930, GEN7-27834, GEN7-27766, GEN7-27747, GEN7-27712, GEN7-27703, GEN7-27671, GEN7-27670, GEN7-27571, GEN7-27515, GEN7-27473, GEN7-27453, GEN7-27432, GEN7-27239, GEN7-27216, GEN7-27203, GEN7-27181, GEN7-27174, GEN7-27138, GEN7-27095, GEN7-27094, GEN7-27062, GEN7-27041, GEN7-27025, GEN7-26853, GEN7-26819, GEN7-26773, GEN7-26716, GEN7-26715, GEN7-26551, GEN7-26518, GEN7-26346, GEN7-25966, GEN7-24904, GEN7-24809, GEN7-23834<![CDATA[ ]]>

Known Issues

Issue ID Issue Description
GEN7-28144

Unable to export console logs using FTP from the console.

Use SCP to transfer files.

GEN7-28238

In WAN Load Balancing and Failover setup, traffic flows from the backup WAN even when the Primary is at the Rank 1 and active after a cold boot or a firmware upgrade.

Swap the rank on the Load Balancing settings and then swap back to the original configurations.

GEN7-28269

Deploying NSv on Azure to an existing VNET does not associate NSG to the X1 WAN subnet.

Manually configure NSG on the existing WAN subnet or on the NSv X1 interface.

GEN7-28360 With Failover and Load Balancing disabled failover does not occur when shutting down primary WAN.
GEN7-28384 Unable to configure the interface in Portshield to a WLAN zone.
GEN7-28388 Trying to configure the fiber interfaces on the Portshield Port Graphics page causes the error Command 'link-speed auto-negotiate' does not match to be displayed.
GEN7-28397 NSa 6700 only:LACP on 40GB Interfaces (X33) fails after rebooting the appliance.
GEN7-28463 WLB Type Spillover is working with interfaces in reverse of how it is configured.

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