Firepower Datasheet
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of platform limits and limitations for the Cisco Firepower platform. I created this overview to document information that is available from different CiscoLive presentations, administration guides and Cisco datasheets.
Hardware End-of-Life
ASA
| Model |
Replacement |
ASA |
FPS |
FTD |
| ASA 5505 |
FPR1010 |
9.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
| ASA 5506-X |
FPR1010 |
TBD |
6.2.3 |
6.2.3 |
| ASA 5512-X |
FPR1120 |
9.9.2 |
6.2.3 |
6.2.3 |
| ASA 5515-X |
FPR1140 |
9.12 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
| ASA 5525-X |
FPR1100 |
9.14 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
| ASA 5545-X |
FPR1100 |
9.14 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
| ASA 5555-X |
FPR1100 |
9.14 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
| ASA 5585-X |
FPR1100 |
9.12 |
6.4 |
N/A |
Firepower
| Model |
Replacement |
ASA |
FTD |
| Firepower 7000 |
Firepower 1140/1150/2000 |
N/A |
6.4 |
| Firepower 8000 |
Firepower 9300 (SM40/48/56) |
N/A |
6.4 |
| Firepower 4120 |
Firepower 4125 |
9.16 |
6.8 |
| Firepower 4140 |
Firepower 4145 |
9.16 |
6.8 |
| Firepower 4150 |
Firepower 4155 |
9.16 |
6.8 |
| Firepower 9300 (SM24) |
Firepower 9300 (SM40) |
9.16 |
6.8 |
| Firepower 9300 (SM36) |
Firepower 9300 (SM48) |
9.16 |
6.8 |
| Firepower 9300 (SM44) |
Firepower 9300 (SM56) |
9.16 |
6.8 |
Management Center
| Model |
Replacement |
FPS |
FTD |
| FMC 1000 |
FMC 1600 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
| FMC 2500 |
FMC 2600 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
| FMC 4500 |
FMC 4600 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
Multi Instance Mode
Hardware Support
Multi-Instance Mode is only supported on Firepower 4100 & 9300 platforms. Firepower 1000 & 2100 do not support multi-instance mode
| Model |
Max. Container Instances |
Available CPU Cores |
Available RAM |
Available Disk Space |
| Firepower 4110 |
3 |
22 |
53 GB |
125.6 GB |
| Firepower 4112 |
3 |
22 |
78 GB |
308 GB |
| Firepower 4115 |
7 |
46 |
162 GB |
308 GB |
| Firepower 4120 |
3 |
46 |
101 GB |
125.6 GB |
| Firepower 4125 |
10 |
62 |
162 GB |
644 GB |
| Firepower 4140 |
7 |
70 |
222 GB |
311.8 GB |
| Firepower 4145 |
14 |
86 |
344 GB |
608 GB |
| Firepower 4150 |
7 |
86 |
222 GB |
311.8 GB |
| Firepower 9300 SM-24 security module |
7 |
46 |
226 GB |
656.4 GB |
| Firepower 9300 SM-36 security module |
11 |
70 |
222 GB |
640.4 GB |
| Firepower 9300 SM-40 security module |
13 |
78 |
334 GB |
1359 GB |
| Firepower 9300 SM-44 security module |
14 |
86 |
218 GB |
628.4 GB |
| Firepower 9300 SM-48 security module |
15 |
94 |
334 GB |
1341 GB |
| Firepower 9300 SM-56 security module |
18 |
110 |
334 GB |
1314 GB |
Software limitations
- ASA Software is not supported
- Multi-Instance is not supported on Firepower Device Manager
- Data sharing interfaces are not supported in a cluster
- Intra-Chassis high availability (active/standby) is not supported on Firepower 9300
- Inter-Chassis high availability is only supported between same hardware models
- Container instances within a high availability pair must use the same resource profile attributes
- Radware DefensePro link decorator is not supported (no service chaining)
- FMC UCAPL/CC mode is not supported
- Flow offload to Smart NICs is not supported
- If Subinterfaces are used for failover link other subinterfaces on the same parent interface cannot be used for data interfaces
Software limits
- TLS crypto acceleration on up to 16 instances
- Max 14 instances per shared interface (e.g. Po1 shared between instance 1 through 14)
- Mac 10 shared interfaces per instance (e.g. Po1.1 through Po1.10)
- Up to 500 VLAN IDs can be created per physical interface
Access Control Rules
Max recommended access control elements (LINA POV)
| Platform |
Recommended Limit |
| ASA 5506-X |
12.500 |
| ASA 5508-X |
50.000 |
| ASA 5516-X |
125.000 |
| ASA 5525-X |
150.000 |
| ASA 5545-X |
250.000 |
| ASA 5555-X |
250.000 |
| Firepower 1010 |
15.000 |
| Firepower 1120 |
125.000 |
| Firepower 1140 |
150.000 |
| Firepower 1150 |
250.000 |
| Firepower 2110 |
50.000 |
| Firepower 2120 |
75.000 |
| Firepower 2130 |
300.000 |
| Firepower 2140 |
375.000 |
| Firepower 4110 |
2.250.000 |
| Firepower 4115 |
2.500.000 |
| Firepower 4120 |
2.250.000 |
| Firepower 4125 |
2.750.000 |
| Firepower 4140 |
2.250.000 |
| Firepower 4145 |
3.000.000 |
| Firepower 4150 |
3.000.000 |
| Firepower 9300 SM-24 |
2.250.000 |
| Firepower 9300 SM-36 |
2.250.000 |
| Firepower 9300 SM-40 |
6.000.000 |
| Firepower 9300 SM-44 |
3.000.000 |
| Firepower 9300 SM-48 |
6.000.000 |
| Firepower 9300 SM-56 |
6.000.000 |