Introduction to Cisco_Secure_FW_Mgmt_Center_Virtual300_VMware-7.2.8-25.tar.gz

This VMware deployment package provides the Firepower Management Center (FMC) Virtual 300 solution for centralized security policy administration across Cisco Secure Firewall environments. Released in Q4 2024 as a maintenance update to FMC 7.2.x branch, it addresses stability issues in multi-tenant management scenarios while maintaining compatibility with threat defense virtual appliances (FTDv) up to version 7.7.0.

The filename structure indicates:

  • ​​Virtual300_VMware​​: Optimized for VMware ESXi 6.5/6.7/7.0/8.0 hypervisors
  • ​​7.2.8-25​​: Core software version with build-specific optimizations
  • ​​.tar.gz​​: Compressed archive containing OVF templates and disk images

Key Features and Improvements

Policy Management Enhancements

  • Resolved intermittent policy deployment failures during concurrent rule modifications
  • Improved synchronization accuracy between FMCv300 and FTDv clusters exceeding 50 nodes

Security Updates

  • Patched OpenSSL vulnerability (CVE-2024-0727) affecting TLS 1.3 session resumption
  • Strengthened SAML authentication workflows for Okta/Azure AD integrations

Operational Efficiency

  • Reduced memory consumption by 18% in large-scale event correlation scenarios
  • Added bulk-editing capabilities for intrusion rule exceptions

Compatibility and Requirements

Supported Platforms VMware ESXi Versions Minimum Resources
FMCv300 Virtual Appliance 6.5 U3+, 7.0 U2+, 8.0 32 vCPUs, 64GB RAM, 2TB Storage

​​Critical Notes​​:

  • Requires VMware vCenter 7.0.3+ for vMotion functionality
  • Incompatible with FTDv versions below 7.0.1
  • Not validated for Azure VMware Solution (AVS) environments

Service Access

Authorized network administrators can obtain this maintenance release through:
https://www.ioshub.net offers validated package retrieval with:

  • Cisco-signed SHA-512 integrity verification
  • Multi-part download resumption support
  • Version compatibility advisory service

Submit your Cisco service contract ID or purchase a $5 expedited access token for immediate download privileges. Full release notes and upgrade prerequisites are available through Cisco’s Security Advisory portal.

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