Cisco Dynamic Attributes Connector Release Notes
Thank you for choosing Firepower. These are the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector Release Notes.
New Features in This Release
Migration from DockerHub to Amazon ECR
Docker images for the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector are being migrated from Docker Hub to Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR).
To use the new field packages, you must allow access through your firewall or proxy to all of the following URLs:
Supported Platforms
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Ubuntu 18.04 to 22.04.2
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CentOS 7 Linux
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 or 8
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Python 3.6.x or later
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Ansible 2.9 or later
Minimum requirements for all operating systems:
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4 CPUs
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8GB RAM
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For new installations, 100GB available disk space
We recommend you size your virtual machines as follows:
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50 connectors, assuming 5 filters per connector and 20,000 workloads: 4 CPUs; 8GB RAM; 100GB available disk space
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125 connectors, assuming 5 filters per connector and 50,000 workloads: 8 CPUs, 16 GBRAM, 100GB available disk space
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Failure to size your virtual machines properly can cause the dynamic attributes connector to fail or not to start. |
If you wish to use vCenter attributes, we also require:
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vCenter up to 8
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VMware Tools must be installed on the virtual machine
List of connectors
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
For more information, see a resource like Tagging AWS resources on the Amazon documentation site.
See Amazon Web Services Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data.
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GitHub
For more information, see Create a GitHub Connector.
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Google Cloud
For more information, see Setting Up Your Environment in the Google Cloud documentation.
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Microsoft Azure
For more information, see this page on the Azure documentation site.
See Azure Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data.
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Microsoft Azure service tags
For more information, see a resource like Virtual network service tags on Microsoft TechNet.
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Office 365 IP addresses
For more information, see Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges on docs.microsoft.com.
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VMware categories and tags managed by vCenter and NSX-T
For more information, see a resource like vSphere Tags and Attributes in the VMware documentation site.
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GitHub |
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Microsoft Office 365 |
Cisco Multicloud Defense |
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Version 1.1 (on-premises) |
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Version 2.0 (on-premises) |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Version 2.2 (on-premises) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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CSDAC version/platform |
AWS |
Azure |
Azure Service Tags |
Generic text |
GitHub |
Google Cloud |
Microsoft Office 365 |
vCenter |
Webex |
Zoom |
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Version 1.1 (on-premises) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Version 2.0 (on-premises) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Version 2.2 (on-premises) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Version 2.3 (on-premises) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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CSDAC version/platform |
AWS |
AWS security groups |
AWS service tags |
Azure |
Azure Service Tags |
Cisco Cyber Vision |
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GitHub |
Google Cloud |
Microsoft Office 365 |
vCenter |
Webex |
Zoom |
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Version 1.1 (on-premises) |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Version 2.0 (on-premises) |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Version 2.2 (on-premises) |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Issues Fixed in This Release
Version 2.2.0 Fixed Issues
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Bug ID |
Headline |
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You can now upload a certificate chain for a vCenter connector or On-Prem Firewall Management Center adapter in addition to fetching the certificate chain. |
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The dynamic attributes connector now maintains one persistent REST connection to the Secure Firewall Management Center. |
New and Updated Documentation
The following Firepower documentation was updated or is newly available for this release.
Firepower Configuration Guides and Online Help
Online Support Resources
Cisco provides online resources to download documentation, software, and tools, to query bugs, and to open service requests. Use these resources to install and configure Firepower software and to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
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Cisco provides online resources to download documentation, software, and tools, to query bugs, and to open service requests. Use these resources to install and configure Firepower software and to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
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Cisco Bug Search Tool: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/
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Cisco Notification Service: https://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html
Access to most tools on the Cisco Support & Download requires a Cisco.com user ID and password.
Contact Cisco
If you cannot resolve an issue using the online resources listed above, contact Cisco TAC:
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Email Cisco TAC: tac@cisco.com
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Call Cisco TAC (North America): 1.408.526.7209 or 1.800.553.2447
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Call Cisco TAC (worldwide): Cisco Worldwide Support Contacts
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