SonicWall NSA Firmware or SonicOS End Of Support 2020

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SonicWall has announced the end of support date of various firmware versions earlier years and recommended a new available version to upgrade. In March 2020 SonicWall announced the end of support of SonicOS Version 6.5.4.3. End of support SonicOS should not be used and should be upgraded to new supported available SonicOS. A brief details of the EOS SonicOS version 6.5.4.3, SonicWall models, and recommended firmware version is as mentioned below.

SonicOS 6.2.7.1

SonicOS 6.2.7.1 – It is General Release firmware which was released on 31-Mar-2017 has reached its end of support date on 31-Mar-2020.
StatusEnd of Support
Supported Model – NSA2600, NSA3600, NSA4600, NSA5600, NSA6600
Recommended Upgrade Version – 6.5.1.3

There are still few firmware or SonicOS versions that were released a few months/years back and they are still active and under support. Brief details of active SonicOS and supported models are as below.

SonicOS 6.5.4.3

SonicOS 6.5.4.3 – Its Feature Release software which is released on 07-May-2019.
Supported Model – NSA2600, NSA3600,  NSA4600, NSA5600, NSA6600, NSa2650, NSa3650, NSa4650, NSa5650, NSa6650, NSa9250, NSa9450, NSa9650
Status – Active
Recommended Upgrade Version – N/A

SonicOS 6.5.3.3

SonicOS 6.5.3.3 – It’s Maintenance Release software which was released on 21-May-2019.
Supported Model – NSA2600, NSA3600,  NSA4600, NSA5600, NSA6600, NSa2650, NSa3650, NSa4650, NSa5650, NSa6650, NSa9250, NSa9450, NSa9650
Status – Active
Recommended Upgrade Version– 6.5.4.3

SonicOS 6.5.1.3

SonicOS 6.5.1.3– It is General Release Software which was released on 24-Oct-2018.
Supported Model – NSA2600, NSA3600,  NSA4600, NSA5600, NSA6600, NSa2650, NSa3650, NSa4650, NSa5650
Status – Active
Recommended Upgrade Version – N/A

SonicOS 5.9.1.10

SonicOS 5.9.1.10 – It’s Maintenance Release software which was released on 25-Oct-2017.
Supported Model – NSA220, NSA220W, NSA240, NSA2400, NSA2400MX, NSA250M, NSA250MW, NSA3500, NSA4500, NSA5000
Status – Active
Recommended Upgrade Version – N/A

SonicOS 5.9.1.7

SonicOS 5.9.1.7 – It is General Release Software which was released on 31-Aug-2016.
Supported Model – NSA220, NSA220W, NSA240, NSA2400, NSA2400MX, NSA250M, NSA250MW, NSA3500, NSA4500, NSA5000
Status – Active
Recommended Upgrade Version – N/A

If you want to understand the different release types of SonicWall Firmware please refer to SonicWall Software or SonicOS Release TypesFollow the article if you are looking to upgrade/downgrade the firmware of Sonicwall Firewalls

Source: SonicWall, Knowledge Base  

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