SDC version is lower than 202311****

The Secure Device Connector (SDC) has been installed on CentOS 7 virtual machines up to now. However, as CentOS has reached its end-of-life and is no longer supported by Firewall in Security Cloud Control, we recommend migrating all SDCs from CentOS 7 to an Ubuntu virtual machine.

For more information, see Migrate an On-Premises Secure Device Connector and Secure Event Connector from a CentOS 7 Virtual Machine to an Ubuntu Virtual Machine.

This procedure applies if you are still using CentOS.

  • Security Cloud Control is adapting a new way of communicating with the Secure Device Connector (SDC). To facilitate this, Security Cloud Control must migrate your existing SDC to the new communication method by February 1, 2024.

    Note

    If your SDC is not migrated by February 1, 2024, Security Cloud Control will no longer be able to communicate with your devices through the SDC.

  • Security Cloud Control's operations team attempted to migrate your SDC but was unsuccessful because your tenant is running a version lower than 202311****.

  • The current version of your SDC is listed on the Secure Connectors page by navigating from the Security Cloud Control navigation menu, Administration > Integrations > Secure Connectors. After selecting your SDC, its version number is found in the Details pane on the right of the screen.

Please follow the steps below to upgrade the SDC version. Once this problem is resolved, Security Cloud Control operations will run the migration process again.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the SDC VM and authenticate.

Step 2

At the prompt, enter sudo su - sdc and authenticate.

Step 3

At the prompt, enter crontab -r.

If you receive the message no crontab for sdc you can ignore it and move to the next step.

Step 4

At the prompt, enter ./toolkit/toolkit.sh upgrade. Security Cloud Control will determine if you need an upgrade and upgrade the toolkit. Ensure that no errors were reported in the console.

Step 5

Verify the new version of the SDC:

  1. Log in to Security Cloud Control.

  2. Navigate to the Secure Connectors page by navigating from the Security Cloud Control menu bar, Tools & Services > Secure Connectors.

  3. Select your SDC and click Request Heartbeat in the Actions pane.

  4. Validate that the SDC version is 202311**** or later.

What to do next

Contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) once you have completed these steps, or in case you encounter any errors. Once you have successfully completed these steps, the Security Cloud Control operations team can run the migration process again.