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Sidewinder Control
Center
Release Notes
5.3.2P09
Revision A
Table of contents
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About this release
This document contains important information about the current release. We strongly recommend that you read the entire document.
Forcepoint ™ Sidewinder ® Control Center version 5.3.2P09 provides support for Forcepoint Sidewinder version
8.3.2.P08 and earlier (8.x.x and 7.0.1.03). The system must be on version 5.3.2P02 to install the 5.3.2P09 patch.
This release resolves issues present in the previous release.
Note: We have rebranded Sidewinder (formerly McAfee Firewall Enterprise) and the Sidewinder product documentation.
The locations of the Control Center client applications in the Windows Start menu have changed for all versions of Windows excluding Windows 8. The new locations are:
• Start > All Programs > Forcepoint > Sidewinder Control Center v5 > 5.3.2
> Sidewinder Control Center
• Start > All Programs > Forcepoint > Sidewinder Control Center v5 > 5.3.2
> Sidewinder Control Center
Initialization Tool
The previous Control Center client applications have been removed from the Windows Start menu.
You can find additional information by using the resources listed in the table.
Table 1: Product resources
Component
Help
Support
Requirements
Online Help is built into Control Center. Click Help on the toolbar or from a specific window.
Visit https://support.mcafee.com
to find:
• Product documentation
• KnowledgeBase
• Product announcements
• Technical support
• Product installation files
• Upgrades and patches
Note: For information about the Control Center support life cycle, see http://www.mcafee.com/us/support/support-eol.aspx
.
Product updates Visit https://support.mcafee.com
and click the Downloads tab to get the latest
Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center patches.
Compatible products
Control Center version 5.3.2P09 is compatible with the following products:
• Forcepoint Sidewinder
• McAfee ® ePolicy Orchestrator ® Extension
• McAfee ® Logon Collector
• McAfee ® Endpoint Intelligence Agent (McAfee EIA)
For the latest information about the firewall products and versions that interoperate with Control Center, see
KnowledgeBase article KB67462 .
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Resolved issues
These issues are resolved in this release of the product. For a list of issues fixed in earlier releases, see the
Release Notes for the specific release.
• Rebranded from McAfee Firewall Enterprise Control Center to Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center.
(1113960)
• Update the cipher list used during firewall registration (1113992)
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Installation instructions
You can install Control Center on a physical or virtual appliance.
Patches are available from http://go.mcafee.com/patchindex.html
. A Grant Number is required to download patches.
For more details, see the Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center Installation and Migration Guide.
1. Install Control Center 5.3.2.
2. If the 532P02 patch is not installed, download and install the patch.
Note: 5.3.2P09 makes the previous 5.3.2P03 through 5.3.2P08 patches obsolete.
3. Download and install the 5.3.2P09 patch.
Hardware appliance requirements
Before you install Control Center 5.3.2, make sure the Control Center Client application and Management Server requirements are met.
Client application requirements
The computer that hosts the Control Center Client application must meet these requirements.
Table 2: Client application minimum requirements
Component
Operating system
Web browser
Hardware
Requirements
One of the following Microsoft operating systems:
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 10
Note: Windows 8 and Windows 10 are supported in traditional desktop mode. Tablet mode is not supported. Touchscreen is not supported.
Compatible legacy Microsoft operating systems:
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows Vista
One of the following:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6 or later
• Mozilla Firefox, version 1.0 or later
• 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor or higher
• System memory
• Windows Server or Windows XP — 3 GB (2 GB minimum)
• Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 — 4 GB (3 GB minimum)
• 150 MB of available disk space
• CD drive
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Component Requirements
• Network card (with access to network hosting the Management Server)
• USB port (for USB drive)
• USB drive formatted in MS-DOS (configuration USB drive)
Note: You must provide a configuration USB drive; the USB drive that we provided cannot be used to store the configuration file.
• 1280 x 1024 display (1024 x 768 minimum)
• Keyboard and mouse
• Network cables
Management Server requirements
Control Center versions 5.3.0 and later use the McAfee ® Linux Operating System (MLOS) 2.1.0 64-bit version.
Important: These requirements are applicable to both physical and virtual appliances. See the
Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center Installation and Migration Guide for more details.
Table 3: Management Server minimum requirements
Component
Hardware
Requirements
• Examples:
• C1015
• C2050
Virtual appliance requirements
The Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center, Virtual Appliance runs on the VMware ESX 4.1 update 2 or later hypervisor operating system, providing flexible security for your virtual environment.
To run Control Center, Virtual Appliance, the following requirements must be met.
Table 4: System requirements
Component
Control Center, Virtual Appliance
VMware server
Requirements
VMware ESX version 4.1 update 2 or later
Tip: Make sure that VT (Virtual
Technology) is enabled in your computer
BIOS.
Hardware
CPU
• Any server-class type hardware. Examples:
• Dell R910
• Dell R610
One virtual processor
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Component
Memory
Drives
Control Center Client application
Operating system
Monitor
Network interface card
Browser
Requirements
1 GB minimum (Recommended 2 GB)
150 GB of available disk space
Note: Hard drive space is thin provisioned. 150 GB is the maximum amount of disk space the virtual machine requires. A minimal installation uses approximately 5 GB of disk space and increase as needed.
Note: For a VMDK installation, we recommend that you select thin provisioning.
One of the following Microsoft operating systems:
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 10
Note: Windows 8 and Windows 10 are supported in traditional desktop mode. Tablet mode is not supported.
Touchscreen is not supported.
Compatible legacy Microsoft operating systems:
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows Vista
1024 x 768 or higher
Access to the network hosting your Control Center,
Virtual Appliance
• Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6 or later
• Mozilla Firefox, version 1.0 or later
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Known issues
For known issues in this product release, refer to KnowledgeBase article KB79057 .
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Find product documentation
On the ServicePortal , you can find information about a released product, including product documentation, technical articles, and more.
1. Go to the ServicePortal at https://support.mcafee.com
and click the Knowledge Center tab.
2. In the Knowledge Base pane under Content Source , click Product Documentation .
3. Select a product and version, then click Search to display a list of documents.
Product documentation
Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center documentation set includes the following:
Typical documents
• Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center Release Notes
• Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center Product Guide
• Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center Online Help
Hardware
• Firewall Enterprise Control Center Installation USB Drive Product Note
• Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center Hardware Guide, C Models
• Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center Installation and Migration Guide
• Forcepoint Sidewinder Control Center Quick Start Guide
Certification
• Firewall Enterprise Control Center Common Criteria Evaluated Configuration Guide
• Firewall Enterprise Control Center FIPS 140-2 Configuration Guide
• Firewall Enterprise Control Center FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Kit Installation Guide
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